Patent ID: 8177354
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording device comprising: a first suction unit which has a support member for supporting a recording medium and a plurality of suction holes provided in the support member to support the recording medium under control that a second suction force of the suction holes not covered by the recording medium is restricted to be smaller than a first suction force of the suction holes covered by the recording medium; a recording head which performs recording on the recording medium supported by the first suction unit; and a second suction unit which has a support member for supporting a recording medium and a plurality of suction holes provided in the support member and is disposed near the first suction unit in a transport direction of the recording medium and in which a third suction force of the suction holes not covered by the recording medium is set to be larger than the second suction force, wherein the second suction unit is disposed on at least one of the upstream side and the downstream side of the first suction unit in the transport direction, wherein each of the first suction unit and the second suction unit has a plurality of communication channels communicating a suction force generating section which generates a suction force for sucking air with the suction holes, and a suction force adjusting section provided to correspond to the suction holes and restricting the first suction force to be smaller than the second suction force, wherein the communication channel has: a hole-side channel section which is closer to the suction hole than the suction force adjusting section; and a suction-side channel section which is closer to the suction force generating section than the suction force adjusting section, wherein the suction force adjusting section has: a diaphragm which is arranged between the hole-side channel section and the suction-side channel section and is displaced toward the hole-side channel section or the suction-side channel section by a differential pressure between the hole-side channel section and the suction-side channel section; an open-close communication hole which is formed in the diaphragm, is opened and closed by the displacement of the diaphragm and communicates the hole-side channel section with the suction-side channel section in an opened state; and an open communication hole which is formed in the diaphragm, is opened regardless of the position of the diaphragm and communicates the hole-side channel section with the suction-side channel section.