Recording device and control method for recording device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10703597-B2
Application number	US-201816230054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2018
Priority date	Dec 22, 2017
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A recording device includes: a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a plurality of transport speed modes; a driving unit configured to drive the transport unit with a plurality of speed profiles, each corresponding to one of the plurality of transport speed modes; a current sensor configured to measure a reference current the driving unit, the reference current being a current flowing in the driving unit when the medium is transported in a loosened state; and a control configured to acquire a plurality of current profiles, each corresponding to one of the speed profiles, based on the reference current. The control unit is configured to acquire a first current profile based on the reference current when the medium is transported in a first transport speed mode, and to generate a second current profile based on the first current profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording device comprising:
a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a plurality of transport speed modes;
a driving unit configured to drive the transport unit with a plurality of speed profiles, each corresponding to one of the plurality of transport speed modes;
a current sensor configured to measure a reference current flowing in the driving unit, the reference current being a current flowing in the driving unit when the medium is transported in a loosened state; and
a control unit configured to acquire a plurality of current profiles, each corresponding to one of the speed profiles, based on the reference current, wherein:
the plurality of transport speed modes includes a first transport speed mode, and a second transport speed mode in which a transport speed of the medium is slower than that in the first transport speed mode,
the plurality of speed profiles includes a first speed profile corresponding to the first transport speed mode and a second speed profile corresponding to the second transport speed mode,
the plurality of current profiles includes a first current profile corresponding to the first speed profile and a second current profile corresponding to the second speed profile,
each of the speed profiles includes an acceleration region in which the transport speed increases over time, and
the control unit is configured to acquire the first current profile from the reference current when the medium is transported in the first transport speed mode, and is further configured to use the first current profile until a predetermined time in the acceleration region, and to generate the second current profile in the acceleration region.

2. The recording device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the speed profile includes a constant speed region in which the transport speed is constant over time, and
the control unit is configured to use the first current profile in the constant speed region to generate the second current profile in the constant speed region.

3. The recording device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the current sensor is configured to measure the reference current discretely.

4. A recording device comprising:
a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a plurality of transport speed modes;
a driving unit configured to drive the transport unit with a plurality of speed profiles, each corresponding to one of the plurality of transport speed modes;
a current sensor configured to measure a reference current flowing in the driving unit, the reference current being a current flowing in the driving unit when the medium is transported in a loosened state; and
a control unit configured to acquire a plurality of current profiles, each corresponding to one of the speed profiles, based on the reference current, wherein:
the plurality of transport speed modes includes a first transport speed mode, and a second transport speed mode in which a transport speed of the medium is slower than that in the first transport speed mode,
the plurality of speed profiles includes a first speed profile corresponding to the first transport speed mode and a second speed profile corresponding to the second transport speed mode,
the plurality of current profiles includes a first current profile corresponding to the first speed profile and a second current profile corresponding to the second speed profile, and
the control unit is configured to acquire the first current profile based on the reference current when the medium is transported in the first transport speed mode; and
the control unit is configured to generate the second current profile based on the first current profile.

5. A control method comprising:
providing a recording device comprising:
a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a plurality of transport speed modes,
a driving unit configured to drive the transport unit with a plurality of speed profiles, each corresponding to one of the plurality of transport speed modes,
a current sensor configured to measure a reference current flowing in the driving unit, the reference current being a current flowing in the driving unit when the medium is transported in a loosened state, and
a control unit configured to acquire a plurality of current profiles, each corresponding to one of the speed profiles, based on the reference current, wherein:
the plurality of transport speed modes includes a first transport speed mode, and a second transport speed mode in which a transport speed of the medium is slower than that in the first transport speed mode,
the plurality of speed profiles includes a first speed profile corresponding to the first transport speed mode and a second speed profile corresponding to the second transport speed mode,
the plurality of current profiles includes a first current profile corresponding to the first speed profile and a second current profile corresponding to the second speed profile;

acquiring, using the control unit, the first current profile based on the reference current when the medium is transported in the first transport speed mode; and
generating, using the control unit, the second current profile based on the first current profile.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Hamano Ryo

Classifications

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