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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Horaguchi, Kamiina-gun, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet printer has a mechanism to counter change in the tension of the recording medium to convey the recording medium with more precision. Such printer has a media conveyance mechanism that conveys a recording medium; an inkjet printhead that prints on the conveyed medium when the printhead is located at a position opposed to the media conveyance mechanism; a media supply mechanism that supplies the medium to the media conveyance mechanism; a lever that is positioned between the media conveyance and media supply mechanisms and that moves to compensate and thus counter internal tension changes in the recording medium resulting from operation of these mechanisms; a detector that detects the movement or position of the lever; and a control unit that controls the media supply operation based on output from the detector so that the lever is urged back to or maintained in a home position.