Patent ID: 11858279
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A recording device comprising:
a recording unit configured to perform recording by discharging a droplet to a medium;
a conveyance belt disposed facing the recording unit and convey the medium;
an electrostatic elimination unit disposed facing the conveyance belt; and
a cleaning unit including a scrape unit configured to make contact with the conveyance belt and scrape off a residual at the conveyance belt, the electrostatic elimination unit being disposed on an opposite side of the conveyance belt from the cleaning unit, wherein
the cleaning unit includes a pressing part configured to push the scrape unit against the conveyance belt,
the scrape unit includes a contact part that contacts the conveyance belt,
the contact part being formed of a sponge member, and
when the residue is scraped off, the contact part is scraped,
a supporting part is configured to support a lower end portion of the sponge member and a fixing member configured to fix the pressing part, the sponge member having a block-like cuboid shape and the supporting part comprising a recess configured to accommodating the lower end portion of the sponge member, and
one end of the pressing part is coupled to the supporting part, and another end of the pressing part is coupled to the fixing member, the pressing part imparting a constant pressure over an entire longitudinal length of the sponge member.