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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Takenaka, Matsumoto, JP;
Mikio Kitagishi, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/06 (2006.01); B41J 11/08 (2006.01); B41J 2/155 (2006.01); B41J 11/22 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/08 (2013.01); B41J 2/155 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01); B41J 11/22 (2013.01); B41J 13/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a discharge portion that discharges liquid to a medium to be transported in a transporting direction, and a supporting portion that has a supporting surface supporting the medium, in which the supporting surface does not have unevenness in a width direction intersecting the transporting direction, but has groove portions formed continuously along the width direction, and the groove portions are formed with suction holes which suck the medium.