Transport device and recording device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12259676-B2
Application number	US-202217654611-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2022
Priority date	Mar 15, 2021
Publication date	Mar 25, 2025
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

A transport device includes a transport belt having a support surface configured to support a medium, a cleaning roller including an absorbent member configured to absorb cleaning liquid, and configured to clean the support surface as the absorbent member comes into contact with the support surface, a supply unit configured to supply the cleaning liquid to the cleaning roller, and a squeeze member to squeeze the absorbent member as the cleaning roller rotates in a state in which the squeeze member is in contact with the absorbent member. The supply unit is configured to be switched between a supply state in which the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cleaning roller and a non-supply state in which the cleaning liquid is not supplied to the cleaning roller, and the squeeze member squeezes the absorbent member while the supply unit is in the non-supply state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transport device comprising:
a transport belt having a support surface configured to support a medium, and configured to transport the medium supported by the support surface,
a cleaning roller including an absorbent member configured to absorb cleaning liquid first and then to clean the support surface with the cleaning liquid absorbed by the absorbent member as the absorbent member comes into contact with the support surface,
a supply unit configured to directly supply the cleaning liquid to the cleaning roller by moving so that the cleaning liquid is brought into contact with the cleaning roller,
a drive unit configured to rotate the cleaning roller,
a squeeze member configured to contact the absorbent member and to squeeze the absorbent member as the cleaning roller rotates in a state in which the squeeze member is in contact with the absorbent member;
a control unit; and
a detection unit configured to detect an amount of the cleaning liquid contained in the absorbent member, wherein
the supply unit is configured to be switched between a supply state in which the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cleaning roller and a non-supply state in which the cleaning liquid is not supplied to the cleaning roller,
the squeeze member squeezes the absorbent member while the supply unit is in the non-supply state,
after the squeeze member starts squeezing the absorbent member while the supply unit is in the non-supply state, the control unit terminates operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member, based on a predetermined condition,
the predetermined condition includes a condition based on the amount of the cleaning liquid detected by the detection unit, and
the control unit terminates the operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member when the amount of the cleaning liquid detected by the detection unit is equal to or less than a threshold value.

2. The transport device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a movement mechanism configured to relatively move the transport belt and the cleaning roller such that the cleaning roller is separated from the support surface, wherein
the squeeze member squeezes the absorbent member in a state in which the cleaning roller is separated from the support surface.

3. The transport device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive from a user an instruction regarding the operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member, wherein
the control unit controls the operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member based on the instruction.

4. The transport device according to claim 3 , wherein
the reception unit receives, as the instruction, duration in which the squeeze member continues to squeeze the absorbent member from a user,
the predetermined condition includes a condition based on the duration, and
the control unit terminates the operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member when elapsed time elapsed from the time when the squeeze member starts to squeeze the absorbent member reaches the duration.

5. The transport device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a spray unit configured to spray gas to the cleaning roller.

6. The transport device according to claim 5 , comprising:
a heating unit configured to heat the gas to be sprayed by the spray unit.

7. A recording device comprising:
a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium,
a transport belt having a support surface configured to support the medium, and configured to transport the medium supported by the support surface,
a cleaning roller including an absorbent member configured to absorb cleaning liquid first and then to clean the support surface with the cleaning liquid absorbed by the absorbent member as the absorbent member comes into contact with the support surface,
a supply unit configured to directly supply the cleaning liquid to the cleaning roller by moving so that the cleaning liquid is brought into contact with the cleaning roller,
a drive unit configured to rotate the cleaning roller,
a squeeze member configured to contact the absorbent member and to squeeze the absorbent member as the cleaning roller rotates in a state in which the squeeze member is in contact with the absorbent member;
a control unit; and
a detection unit configured to detect an amount of the cleaning liquid contained in the absorbent member, wherein
the supply unit is configured to be switched between a supply state in which the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cleaning roller and a non-supply state in which the cleaning liquid is not supplied to the cleaning roller,
the squeeze member squeezes the absorbent member when the supply unit is in the non-supply state,
after the squeeze member starts squeezing the absorbent member while the supply unit is in the non-supply state, the control unit terminates operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member, based on a predetermined condition,
the predetermined condition includes a condition based on the amount of the cleaning liquid detected by the detection unit, and
the control unit terminates the operation of the squeeze member squeezing the absorbent member when the amount of the cleaning liquid detected by the detection unit is equal to or less than a threshold value.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Sato Koji
• Horikawa Yoshihisa

Classifications

• F26B21/50

  Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

• B41J29/17 Primary

  Cleaning arrangements · CPC title

• B65H2301/531

  Cleaning parts of handling machine · CPC title

• B65H2601/2611

  Soiling · CPC title

• B65H5/021

  by belts · CPC title