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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hidemasa Kanada, Nagano, JP;
Masato Mitsuhashi, Nagano, JP;
Koji Higuchi, Nagano, JP;
Toshimitsu Hirai, Yamanashi, JP;
Mitsuhiro Isobe, Yamanashi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording device includes a conveyance mechanism, a recording mechanism, a rotational mechanism of a plurality of take-up spindles, and a control unit. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey a recording medium intermittently in a conveyance direction. The recording mechanism is configured to record by reciprocatingly scanning a recording head in a direction that intersects with the conveyance direction. The rotational mechanism is configured to take up the recording medium. The control unit is configured to control the conveyance mechanism and the rotational mechanism to substantially synchronize conveying of the recording medium by the conveyance mechanism and taking-up of the recording medium by the rotational mechanism.