Patent ID: 11884085
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A recording device comprising:
a transportation path that transports a medium;
a recording portion configured to move with respect to the transportation path in a direction intersecting with a recording surface of the medium;
a moving mechanism that moves the recording portion in a moving direction; and
a motor that causes the recording portion to move by transferring power to the moving mechanism, wherein the moving mechanism includes
a first member on which a first rack is formed in the moving direction of the recording portion,
a first pinion gear that is engaged with the first rack,
a rack forming member in the recording portion, the rack forming member having a second rack that is formed at a position facing the first rack, the second rack being formed in the moving direction of the recording portion, and the second rack being engaged with the first pinion gear, and
a second member configured to move in the moving direction by receiving the power of the motor, the first pinion gear being rotatably provided in the second member.