Title:
RECORDER, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HOME POSITION OF RECORDER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003127489
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To detect home position of a recording head accurately.
A recording head mounted on a carriage traveling along a platen records an image on a sheet S carried between the recording head and a platen, a single reflective photosensor 32 through which the recording head can detect a home position detecting part 34 representative of a home position HP and a sheet S is carried on a carriage, and the home position detecting part is provided on the platen where it can face the photosensor. In such a printer 10, the home position detecting part is composed of a material having a reflectivity different from that of the sheet.
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Inventors:
MITSUYA TOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
JP2001329820A
Publication Date:
May 08, 2003
Filing Date:
October 26, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B41J19/18; (IPC1-7): B41J19/18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masayanagi Ueyanagi (2 outside)