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Granted Patent B2
US 10,967,655 · App. 16/677,140 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Printer and control method for printer

Inventor: Katsuo Takeuchi (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B41J11/663B41J3/4075H02P7/04H03F3/45H03F2203/45151H03F2203/45528
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Patent No.
US 10,967,655
App. No.
16/677,140
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a printer including a motor configured to convey a medium and a processor configured to control the motor. The processor acquires a signal corresponding to a counterelectromotive force of the motor and performs predetermined processing based on the acquired signal.

Claims (43)

1. A printer comprising:

a motor configured to convey a medium; and

a processor configured to control the motor, wherein

the processor is configured to perform predetermined processing based on receiving a signal corresponding to a counterelectromotive force of the motor, and

wherein the predetermined processing includes causing the motor to perform rewinding of the medium by a length corresponding to the signal.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the processor changes an operation mode from a normal mode in which the motor can be driven to an energy saving mode in which the motor is stopped and, when the operation mode is the energy saving mode, receives the signal.

3. The printer according to claim 2 , further comprising a differential amplifier circuit, wherein

the differential amplifier circuit amplifies the signal, and

the processor receives, as an interrupt signal, the signal amplified by the differential amplifier circuit even when the operation mode is the energy saving mode.

4. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein

the medium is a label sheet on which one or more labels are stuck, and

the printer further comprises a position detector configured to detect a position of the label on the label sheet.

5. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a signal detector configured to detect the signal; and

a power supply voltage detector configured to detect a power supply voltage of the motor, wherein

when the motor is stopped, the processor changes a state of the signal detector to a state in which the signal detector is capable of detecting the signal and changes a state of the power supply voltage detector to a state in which the power supply voltage detector is incapable of detecting the power supply voltage.

6. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a signal detector configured to detect the signal; and

a power supply voltage detector configured to detect a power supply voltage of the motor, wherein

when the motor is stopped, the processor receives the signal detected by the signal detector and does not receive a signal corresponding to the power supply voltage detected by the power supply voltage detector.

7. A printer, comprising:

a motor configured to convey a medium;

a cutter configured to cut the medium; and

a processor configured to control the motor,

wherein the processor is configured to perform predetermined processing based on receiving a signal corresponding to a counterelectromotive force of the motor, and

wherein the predetermined processing includes causing the cutter to cut the medium corresponding to the signal.

8. A control method for a printer including a motor configured to convey a medium, the control method comprising:

receiving a signal corresponding to a counterelectromotive force of the motor; and

performing predetermined processing including causing the motor to perform rewinding of the medium by a length corresponding to the signal.

9. The control method for the printer according to claim 8 , further comprising changing an operation mode from a normal mode in which the motor can be driven to an energy saving mode in which the motor is stopped and receiving the signal.

10. The control method for the printer according to claim 9 , wherein

the printer includes a differential amplifier circuit configured to amplify the signal, and

the control method further comprises receiving, as an interrupt signal, the signal amplified by the differential amplifier circuit even when the operation mode is the energy saving mode.

11. The control method for the printer according to claim 8 , wherein the medium is a label sheet on which one or more labels are stuck.

12. The control method for the printer according to claim 8 , wherein

the printer includes a signal detector configured to detect the signal and a power supply voltage detector configured to detect a power supply voltage of the motor, and

the control method further comprises, when the motor is stopped, changing a state of the signal detector to a state in which the signal detector is capable of detecting the signal and changing a state of the power supply voltage detector to a state in which the power supply voltage detector is incapable of detecting the power supply voltage.

13. The control method for the printer according to claim 9 , wherein

the printer includes a signal detector configured to detect the signal and a power supply voltage detector configured to detect a power supply voltage of the motor, and

the control method further comprises, when the motor is stopped, receiving the signal detected by the signal detector and not receiving a signal corresponding to the power supply voltage detected by the power supply voltage detector.

14. A control method for a printer including a motor configured to convey a medium and a cutter configured to cut the medium, the control method comprising:

receiving a signal corresponding to a counterelectromotive force of the motor; and

performing predetermined processing including causing the cutter to cut the medium based on the signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: TAKEUCHI, KATSUO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-210330 · Nov 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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