WIPING UNIT, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE

• Main Author: ARAFUKA KAZUSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 17.01.2023
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

To provide a wiping unit and a liquid discharge device which can accurately detect a residual amount of a wiping member.SOLUTION: A wiping unit includes: a long wiping member 30 for wiping a liquid discharge head 19 for discharging a liquid; a first roller 31 around which the wiping member 30 is wound; a second roller 32 for winding the wiping member 30 delivered from the first roller 31; a drive force transmission mechanism 29 for transmitting drive force of a drive source to the second roller 32; a conveyance roller 34 which is brought into contact with the wiping member 30 and is rotatable accompanying moving of the wiping member 30; a first detection part 36 capable of detecting a rotation amount of the first roller 31; and a second detection part 37 capable of detecting a rotation amount of the conveyance roller 34.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】払拭部材の残量を精度よく検出できる払拭ユニット、液体吐出装置を提供する。【解決手段】液体を吐出する液体吐出ヘッド１９を払拭するための長尺状の払拭部材３０と、払拭部材３０が巻かれる第１ローラー３１と、第１ローラー３１から繰り出された払拭部材３０を巻き取る第２ローラー３２と、駆動源の駆動力を第２ローラー３２に伝達するための駆動力伝達機構２９と、払拭部材３０に接触し、払拭部材３０の移動に伴って回転可能な搬送ローラー３４と、第１ローラー３１の回転量を検出可能な第１検出部３６と、搬送ローラー３４の回転量を検出可能な第２検出部３７と、を備える。【選択図】図２