Medium supporting device and liquid ejecting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446613-B2
Application number	US-201514629037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2014
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A medium supporting device includes a flexible medium supporting section that supports a medium, a supporting base that supports the medium supporting section in contact with a first contact section and a second contact section, and a tension applying section that applies tension to the medium supporting section between the first contact section and the second contact section. The first contact section and the second contact section extend in a cross direction, intersecting with the tension applying direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medium supporting device comprising:
a flexible medium supporting section that supports a medium;
a condensation guide section that includes a first condensation guide portion and a second condensation guide portion that each contact and support the flexible medium supporting section, wherein the first condensation portion allows evaporated liquid to pass through to the second condensation guide portion, the second condensation guide portion collecting the passed liquid; and
a tension applying section that applies tension to the medium supporting section between a first contact section and a second contact section, wherein
the first contact section and the second contact section extend in a cross direction, intersecting with a tension applying direction.

2. The medium supporting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the tension applying section includes elastic members provided in a row along the cross direction.

3. The medium supporting device according to claim 2 , further comprising
a reinforcement member extending along the cross direction, wherein
the elastic members are configured capable of applying tension to the medium supporting section by tensioning the medium supporting section together with the reinforcement member.

4. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a transporting section that transports a medium;
a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid onto the medium being transported by the transporting section; and
the medium supporting device according to claim 3 that uses the medium supporting section to support the medium onto which the liquid has been ejected, wherein
the tension applying direction is a direction along a transporting direction of the medium.

5. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a transporting section that transports a medium;
a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid onto the medium being transported by the transporting section; and
the medium supporting device according to claim 2 that uses the medium supporting section to support the medium onto which the liquid has been ejected, wherein
the tension applying direction is a direction along a transporting direction of the medium.

6. The medium supporting device according to claim 1 , wherein
a configuration member configuring at least one of the first contact section and the second contact section is formed in a circular cylinder shape extending along the cross direction.

7. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a transporting section that transports a medium;
a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid onto the medium being transported by the transporting section; and
the medium supporting device according to claim 6 that uses the medium supporting section to support the medium onto which the liquid has been ejected, wherein
the tension applying direction is a direction along a transporting direction of the medium.

8. The medium supporting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the medium supporting section has a mesh form.

9. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a transporting section that transports a medium;
a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid onto the medium being transported by the transporting section; and
the medium supporting device according to claim 8 that uses the medium supporting section to support the medium onto which the liquid has been ejected, wherein
the tension applying direction is a direction along a transporting direction of the medium.

10. A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising:
a transporting section that transports a medium;
a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid onto the medium being transported by the transporting section; and
the medium supporting device according to claim 1 that uses the medium supporting section to support the medium onto which the liquid has been ejected, wherein
the tension applying direction is a direction along a transporting direction of the medium.

11. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a heating section capable of heating the medium that is supported by the medium supporting section and onto which the liquid is ejected, wherein
the tension applying section applies tension from the downstream side in the transporting direction of the medium.

12. The liquid ejecting apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein
lengths in the cross direction of the first contact section and the second contact section are a length in the cross direction over which the liquid is ejectable by the liquid ejecting section, or a longer length.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Nakano Shuichiro
• Hara Osamu
• Kumai Eiji

Classifications

• B41J15/16 Primary

  Means for tensioning or winding the web · CPC title

• B41J11/002

  Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating · CPC title

• B41J11/00216

  using infrared [IR] radiation or microwaves · CPC title