Patent ID: 9393806
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a transport belt configured to transport a medium by adhering the medium to an adhesive layer which is on a surface of the transport belt; a liquid discharge section configured to discharge a liquid toward the surface of the transport belt to execute a printing operation on the medium; a sensor configured to detect a presence or absence of floating being generated in the medium on the transport belt while the printing operation is being executed; a flattening section configured to carry out an action of flattening with regard to the medium on the transport belt; and a control section configured to control the printing operation on the medium by the liquid discharge section and configured to control an operation of the flattening of the flattening section based on detecting information from the sensor, the control section being further configured to, in response to eliminating the floating in the medium by the operation of the flattening of the flattening section, control the liquid discharge section to automatically restart executing the printing operation by discharging the liquid on the medium on which the operation of the flattening has been carried out.