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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ryoichi Shuto, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 3/34 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00588 (2013.01); B65H 3/063 (2013.01); B65H 3/34 (2013.01); B65H 7/02 (2013.01); H04N 1/00618 (2013.01); B65H 2801/39 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium transport device includes a feeding roller which sends a medium to a downstream side; and a detecting unit which can detect the medium sent by the feeding roller at a predetermined position on a transport path, in which the detecting unit includes a lever member of which a posture is changed when being in contact with the medium, and a detecting portion which detects a change in posture of the lever member, and the lever member applies an external force which causes at least a part of the medium to be bent in a gravity direction by being in contact with the medium in a predetermined posture.