Seiko Epson Corporation

Takuya Terao

Hiroshi Hamakawa

Yosuke Nakano

Kazuhisa Takeda

Hiroshi Takeuchi

Tsuyoshi Sekizawa

Sousuke Okinaka

A transported medium transporting apparatus includes a transported medium transporting device and at least one pressing driven roller. The transported medium transporting device transports a transported medium in a predetermined transportation direction. The pressing driven roller is driven so that the pressing driven roller contacts one surface of the transported medium, which is transported by the transported medium transporting device. The pressing driven roller includes a rotary body and a shaft portion, both of which are made of elastic synthetic resin and formed integrally with each other. A plurality of protrusions are formed on the rotary body at regular intervals in a circumferential direction of the rotary body. The shaft portion rotatably supports the rotary body so that the rotary body can be driven. The pressing driven roller has a shape such that the rotary body contacts the transported medium with a predetermined pressing force owing to an elastic force of the shaft portion.

Transported medium transporting apparatus and recording apparatus

A feeder is adapted to feed a medium to an apparatus body in a first direction. The feeder is provided with a first face adapted to support the medium from below. A first edge guide is disposed on the first face and having a first guiding face adapted to support a first side edge of the medium. A second edge guide is disposed on the first face and having a second guiding face adapted to support a second side edge of the medium. The first guiding face includes: a second face extending such that a first angle is formed by the first face and the second face; and a third face located in a downstream side of the second face relative to the first direction, and extending such that a second angle which is different from the first angle is formed by the first face and the third face. One of the first angle and the second angle is 90 degrees and the other one is greater than 90 degrees.

Medium edge guide with angled faces in medium feeder and recording apparatus or liquid ejecting apparatus incorporating the same

A liquid ejection apparatus for discharging a medium on which liquid is ejected by a discharge roller after ejecting liquid on the medium by a liquid ejection head includes a medium pressing roller for controlling floatation of the medium between the liquid ejection head and the discharge roller, the medium pressing roller being provided on a rotatable discharge frame, wherein the liquid ejection apparatus operates by switching between a first mode where the medium pressing roller moves to an upper position by rotation of the discharge frame and a second mode where the medium pressing roller moves to a lower position than the first mode to press the medium downward.

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Nagano-ken, Japan

Takuya Terao