Recording apparatus

US8960837B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8960837-B2
Application numberUS-201414255485-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 17, 2014
Priority dateMar 15, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A recording apparatus includes a transport roller that transports a sheet by a predetermined transportation amount along a transportation path, a printing unit that records an image on the sheet being transported in synchronization with driving of the transport roller, a position detecting mechanism that detects whether an installation position is vertical installation or horizontal installation, and a transportation amount correcting unit that corrects a transportation amount depending on the detection result of the position detecting mechanism.

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What is claimed is: 1. A recording apparatus comprising: a medium transporting unit; an image recording unit that records an image on a recording medium being transported by the medium transporting unit; and an installation position detecting unit that detects an installation position of the recording apparatus; wherein the image recording unit records the image in accordance with an ink jet method that ejects ink to the recording medium, and wherein the recording apparatu…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B41J2/07Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8960837B2 cover?
A recording apparatus includes a transport roller that transports a sheet by a predetermined transportation amount along a transportation path, a printing unit that records an image on the sheet being transported in synchronization with driving of the transport roller, a position detecting mechanism that detects whether an installation position is vertical installation or horizontal installatio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J2/07. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).