US 12,214,982 B2
Recording device and air blowing control method of recording device
Shogo Awaji, Shiojiri (JP); and Takuya Uehara, Matsumoto (JP)
Assigned to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/169,399.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-021893 (JP), filed on Feb. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257223 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 29/24 (2006.01); B65H 5/22 (2006.01); B65H 7/16 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 29/247 (2013.01) [B65H 5/228 (2013.01); B65H 7/16 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2406/1222 (2013.01); B65H 2511/15 (2013.01); B65H 2511/22 (2013.01); B65H 2511/414 (2013.01); B65H 2515/20 (2013.01); B65H 2515/82 (2013.01); B65H 2553/00 (2013.01); B65H 2601/521 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1311 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1313 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recording device comprising:
a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium;
a medium discharge unit configured to discharge the medium recorded by the recording unit;
a placement unit at which the medium discharged by the medium discharge unit is placed, the placement unit being inclined with a downstream side in a discharge direction in which the medium is discharged being positioned, in a vertical direction, above an upstream side in the discharge direction;
an air blowing unit configured to blow air from above toward the medium discharged from the medium discharge unit; and
a control unit configured to control the air blowing unit, wherein
the control unit is configured to attenuate air blowing by the air blowing unit, based on information of an interval between a preceding medium and a following medium that are to be discharged from a discharge position of the medium discharge unit to the placement unit, when the preceding medium is discharged from the discharge position.