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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Nobuhiko Hamada, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/06 (2006.01); B41J 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/20 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium support unit () include a support surface () that can support a medium, a depressed portion () in which a part of the medium supported by the support surface () can be depressed with respect to the support surface (), and an adjustment unit () which can change a size of the depressed portion () by changing a state of a first area in the depressed portion (). By such a configuration, it is possible to suppress a rise of the medium supported by the support surface () according to size and shape of a thick part of the medium including the thick part.