Recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9701141-B2
Application number	US-201414541533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2014
Priority date	Nov 20, 2013
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

Provided are recording sections which record onto recording media which are supported on pallets, a first transport section which transports the recording media by moving the pallets in a first region which does not include recording positions according to the recording sections, and second transport section which transports the recording media with higher precision than the first transport section in a second region which includes the recording positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording section which carries out recording onto a recording medium which is supported on a pallet;
a first transport section which transports the recording medium by moving the pallet in a first region which does not include a recording position according to the recording section; and
a second transport section which transports the recording medium with higher precision than the first transport section in a second region which includes the recording position, the second transport section transports the recording medium slower than the first transport section,
wherein a plurality of transport paths which transport pallets individually with the recording media are provided in the second region, and wherein the recording section moves in a direction which intersects with the plurality of transport paths,
wherein the plurality of transport paths terminate at the first transport section having a single transport path to transport the pallets received from the plurality of transport paths.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recording section is common to the plurality of the transport paths.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second transport section transports the recording media by moving the pallets.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the recording section is a recording head which discharges ink onto the recording media.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a drying section which dries the ink,
wherein the drying section is provided in the first region.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pallet moving section which moves the pallets from the second region to the first region.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second transport section moves a plurality of pallets along the plurality of transport paths alternating between different transport paths of the plurality of transport paths.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second transport section includes the plurality of transport paths, each with a carriage that selectively receives the pallet and reciprocates along the transport path.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Matsuhashi Kunihiko

Classifications

• B41J11/007

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• B41J3/4078

  Printing on textile · CPC title

• B41J13/10 Primary

  Sheet holders, retainers {, movable guides}, or stationary guides · CPC title

• B41J11/06

  Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41F17/005 Primary

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