US Patent Application 18325048. MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS simplified abstract

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MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

Organization Name

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Hiroyuki Kosuge of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP)

Koki Ishikawa of MATSUMOTO-SHI (JP)

MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18325048 titled 'MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a medium transport device that includes a belt unit for attracting and transporting a medium.

  • The belt unit is supported on both sides and can rotate in a width direction.
  • There is a first support section on one side and a second support section on the other side of the belt unit to support its rotation.
  • A motor is provided as a power source to rotate the belt unit.
  • A handwheel can be attached to the motor's output shaft or a rotation shaft on a power transmission mechanism.
  • The handwheel allows for manual control of the rotation of the belt unit.


Original Abstract Submitted

A medium transport device includes a belt unit that is a unit having a transport belt configured to attract and transport a medium and that is rotatably supported on both sides in a width direction, which intersects a medium transport direction; a first support section that is disposed on one side of the belt unit in the width direction and that rotatably supports the belt unit; a second support section that is disposed on the other side of the belt unit in the width direction and that rotatably supports the belt unit; and a motor that is a power source for rotating the belt unit with respect to the first support section and the second support section, wherein: a handwheel is configured to be attached to and detached from an output shaft of the motor or a rotation shaft on a power transmission mechanism that transmits power from the motor to the belt unit.