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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yosaku Tamura, Nagano, JP;
Akinobu Nakahata, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a print section, a supply path, a correction roller pair, an adjusting mechanism and a controller. The print section is configured to perform printing on a medium. The supply path is configured to supply the medium to the print section. The correction roller pair is configured to enable the medium transported on the supply path to strike the correction roller pair to correct skewing of the medium. The adjusting mechanism adjusts a nip load applied to the correction roller pair. The controller is configured to control the adjusting mechanism based on print job information. The correction roller pair includes a driving roller that has a plurality of convex portions disposed on a peripheral surface along a circumferential direction of the driving roller and a driven roller that is disposed to face the driving roller to be driven by the driving roller.