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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Nobuhiko Hamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/06 (2006.01); B41J 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 11/02 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium support unit for supporting a medium on which a printing apparatus performs printing includes a support portion having a support surface for supporting the medium, a heating portion heating the support portion, and a main body portion on which the support portion is mounted, wherein heat conductivity of a mounting portion as a portion of the main body portion on which the support portion is mounted is lower than heat conductivity of the support portion.