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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
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 11/06 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/06 (2013.01); B41J 3/4078 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium support unit which supports a medium while printing is performed on the medium by a printing apparatus, the medium support unit including: a support member having a support surface that supports the medium; a frame which is detachably attached to the support member; and a friction member which has a static friction coefficient to the medium higher than that of the support surface, the friction member being attached to the frame so as to cover the support surface when the frame is attached to the support member.