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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Miyamoto, Shiojiri, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Matsumoto, JP;
Akira Nakazawa, Azumino, JP;
Toshihiro Imae, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The medium discharging apparatus includes a medium receiving portion that includes a first portion and a second portion that is provided on the first portion and that is configured to be displaced between a retracted position and an advanced position, a moving member configured to move between a first position and a second position, in which the moving member pushes and moves the second portion towards the advanced position as the moving member moves from the first position towards the second position and in which the moving member is moved to the first position as the second portion is displaced to the retracted position, a pushing member that pushes the moving member towards the second position, and a restricting member configured to switch between a restricting state that restricts a movement of the moving member towards the second position, and a non-restricting state that releases the restricting state.