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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Matsumoto, JP;
Osamu Hara, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 11/0015 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head that discharges a liquid onto a medium, a medium supporting portion that supports the medium, a heater that heats the medium supported by the medium supporting portion, and a detecting unit that performs sensing and detects energy. The radiation energy of the heater is controlled on the basis of the energy detected by the detecting unit. The medium supporting portion is provided with a sensing target portion that can be sensed by the detecting unit.