Title:
PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016168697
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer and printing method capable of accurately and quickly adjusting a gap distance between a nozzle surface of a carriage unit and a support surface of a support member in accordance with the thickness of a recording medium.SOLUTION: A printer 1 performs printing on a recording medium while conveying the recording medium having flexibility. The printer 1 comprises: a carriage unit 6 which has a nozzle surface 621 formed with a nozzle for discharging ink onto the recording medium at the time of printing; a platen 56 which faces the nozzle surface 621 via a gap 131 at the time of discharging ink and has a support surface 561 supporting the recording medium; and an adjustment mechanism 8 which adjusts a gap distance GD between the nozzle surface 621 and the support surface 561. The adjustment mechanism 8 includes a lifting part 9A and a lifting part 9B which are arranged so as to be deviated in the conveyance direction of the recording medium and lift the carriage unit 6 up and down in the direction in which the nozzle surface 621 approaches and separates to and from the support surface 561.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Inventors:
YAMADA KENTARO
Application Number:
JP2015048739A
Publication Date:
September 23, 2016
Filing Date:
March 11, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B41J2/01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tatsuya Masuda
Kazuo Asahi
Kazuo Asahi
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