Recording apparatus and winding method
US-2015225196-A1 · Aug 13, 2015 · US
Recording apparatus and winding method
US9770925B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9770925-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615240907-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | Aug 19, 2015 |
| Publication date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
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A printer includes a transportation unit that transports roll paper, a winding unit that winds up the transported roll paper, and a controller that controls the transportation unit and the winding unit. The controller switches between thresholds for a torque limit of the winding unit on the basis of inertia of the winding unit and a speed at which the roll paper is transported when the winding unit winds up the roll paper in synchronization with a transportation operation of the transportation unit.
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What is claimed is: 1. A recording apparatus comprising: a transportation unit that transports a recording medium, the transportation unit intermittently transports the recording medium by repetitively performing a transportation operation; a winding unit that winds up the transported recording medium; and a controller that controls the transportation unit and the winding unit, wherein the controller switches between thresholds for a torque limit of the winding unit, the thresholds for torque limit being based on the inertia of the winding unit and a speed at which the recording medium is transported when the winding unit winds up the recording medium in synchronization with the transportation operation of the transportation unit, the controller corrects the thresholds for the torque limit of the winding unit on the basis of a difference between a transportation length and a winding length, the transportation length being a length of a path through which the transportation unit transports the recording medium in one execution of the transportation operation, the winding length being a length of the recording medium which the winding unit winds up in synchronization with the transportation operation of the transportation unit. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inertia of the winding unit includes inertia of the recording medium wound up by the winding unit. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller corrects the thresholds for the torque limit of the winding unit on the basis of a difference between a speed at which the transportation unit transports the recording medium and a speed at which the winding unit winds up the recording medium. 4. A method of winding up a recording medium in a recording apparatus including a transportation unit that transports the recording medium and a winding unit that winds up the transported recording medium, the method comprising repetitively performing a transportation operation to intermittently transport the recording medium, switching between thresholds for a torque limit of the winding unit, the thresholds for torque limit being based on the inertia of the winding unit and a speed at which the recording medium is transported when the winding unit winds up the recording medium in synchronization with a transportation operation of the transportation unit, and correcting the thresholds for the torque limit of the winding unit on the basis of a difference between a transportation length and a winding length, the transportation length being a length of a path through which the transportation unit transports the recording medium in one execution of the transportation operation, the winding length being a length of the recording medium which the winding unit winds up in synchronization with the transportation operation of the transportation unit. 5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the thresholds for the torque limit of the winding unit are corrected on the basis of a difference between a speed at which the transportation unit transports the recording medium and a speed at which the winding unit winds up the recording medium.
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- What does patent US9770925B2 cover?
- A printer includes a transportation unit that transports roll paper, a winding unit that winds up the transported roll paper, and a controller that controls the transportation unit and the winding unit. The controller switches between thresholds for a torque limit of the winding unit on the basis of inertia of the winding unit and a speed at which the roll paper is transported when the winding …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J15/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 26 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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