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Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Yoshisada Aoki, Azumino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/103 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a recording apparatus including: a recording head which executes recording on a recording medium; a first tray which stores a recording medium; a feed roller which is capable of feeding the recording medium in the first tray toward the recording head; a first reflecting portion which is provided on a mounting surface of the recording medium of the first tray; an optical sensor which is provided above the mounting surface of the first reflecting portion in a direction which orthogonally intersects the mounting surface; and a tray detection reflecting portion which is provided below the first tray in a region which overlaps the first reflecting portion in a direction which orthogonally intersects the mounting surface.


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