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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Komuro, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording unit, a first transport path through which a medium is transported in a first direction during recording, a second transport path through which the medium after the recording is transported along a path that is different from the first transport path in a second direction, a discharge roller pair that is disposed at a downstream position of the recording unit and that is configured to be displaced between a nipping position and a separation position, and a flap that is disposed downstream of the recording unit. When the following medium is transported on the first transport path, the preceding medium is transported on the second transport path, and the respective media are disposed at a position of the discharge roller pair at the same time, the discharge roller pair is disposed at the separation position, and the flap is disposed at an advanced position.