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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seijun Horie, Nagano, JP;
Kenji Hatada, Nagano, JP;
Junya Kato, Nagano, JP;
Hideo Uruma, Nagano, JP;
Koji Niioka, Nagano, JP;
Shinichi Kamoshida, Saitama, JP;
Takuya Fujita, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes an ink discharge part, a first drive part that drives a rotation of a roll body in which the recording medium is wound, a second drive part that drives the conveyance part that conveys the recording medium, and a control part that controls operations of the first drive part and the second drive part. The control part drives the first drive part in a halted state of the second drive part and executes a measurement that measures a relationship between a load and a drive speed when conveying the recording medium and the control part executes the measurement for a single rotation of the roll body. The control part also provides a first measurement mode to execute the single rotation which is divided into plural number.