Medium transport device, recording device, and medium transport method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11034173-B2
Application number	US-202016800728-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	Feb 28, 2019
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

A medium transport device includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction, a winding unit configured to wind the medium, a tension applying unit configured to apply a tension to the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit, a drive unit configured to drive the tension applying unit, and a controller configured to control the drive unit, in which the controller is configured to control the drive unit such that an application of the tension by the tension applying unit is released at a time when a subsequent transport operation by the transport unit is started after a termination of an winding operation of the medium by the winding unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medium transport device comprising:
a transport unit configured to perform transport operation to transport a medium;
a winding unit configured to wind the medium transported by the transport unit;
a tension applying unit configured to apply a tension to the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit;
a drive unit configured to drive the tension applying unit; and
a controller configured to control the drive unit, wherein
the controller is configured to, after a termination of a winding operation of the medium by the winding unit, control the drive unit such that an application of the tension by the tension applying unit is released at a time when a subsequent transport operation by the transport unit is started.

2. The medium transport device according to claim 1 , wherein the tension applying unit includes a shaft member configured to abut the medium, and
the controller is configured to control the drive unit such that a stop position of the shaft member, after a release of the tension, coincides with a predetermined target position.

3. The medium transport device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the drive unit such that the tension is applied to the medium while the winding unit performs the winding operation of the medium.

4. The medium transport device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to start driving the winding unit based on an amount of the medium transported by the transport unit.

5. The medium transport device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a holding unit configured to hold the shaft member at a retracted position at which the shaft member is retracted, wherein
the controller is configured to control the drive unit such that the tension is released such that the shaft member does not reach the holding unit.

6. The medium transport device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to control the drive unit such that a moving speed, at which the shaft member moves toward the medium to return to a tension applying position after a release of the tension, is within a predetermined range.

7. A recording device, comprising:
a recording unit configured to perform recording onto the medium; and
the medium transport device according to claim 1 .

8. The recording device according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller is programmed to be performed following operations:
the winding unit performs, in a state where the recording unit and the transport unit are stopped, the winding operation in a tension applying state where the tension by the tension applying unit is applied to the medium,
the winding unit is stopped to terminate the winding operation,
change the tension to a tension released state where the tension is not applied to the medium,
the transport operation by the transport unit is started in the tension released state, and recording by the recording unit is performed, and
when an amount of the medium transported reaches a predetermined amount, the tension released state is changed to the tension applying state, and the winding operation of the medium by the winding unit is performed in a state where the recording unit and the transport unit are stopped.

9. A medium transport method in a recording device, the recording device including:
a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction;
a winding unit configured to wind the medium; and
a tension applying unit configured to apply a tension to the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit;
the medium transport method comprising:
performing transport operation of the medium;
winding the medium; and
releasing the tension at a time of performing subsequent transport operation of the medium after winding the medium.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Fujiwara Daisuke
• Akahane Takashi

Classifications

• B65H23/1888

  and controlling web tension · CPC title

• B65H23/1813

  acting on web-roll · CPC title

• B65H23/188

  in connection with running-web · CPC title

• B65H2513/11

  angular · CPC title

• B65H20/02

  by friction roller · CPC title