LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a transport belt that transports a medium, a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport belt, a cleaning mechanism that cleans the transport belt, and a control section that controls the cleaning mechanism. The cleaning...

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Hauptverfasser: KOSEKI, Mitsuhiro, NIWA, Keisuke
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Zusammenfassung:A liquid discharge apparatus includes a transport belt that transports a medium, a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport belt, a cleaning mechanism that cleans the transport belt, and a control section that controls the cleaning mechanism. The cleaning mechanism includes a web that abuts against the transport belt and wipes off the liquid on the transport belt, and a driving section that changes a wiping surface of the web that abuts against the transport belt. The control section performs a first operation of changing the wiping surface of the web that abuts against the transport belt a predetermined number of times within a cleaning period for cleaning the transport belt.