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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaro Harada, Shiojiri, JP;
Kohei Ueno, Matsumoto, JP;
Nobuyuki Mizushima, Shiojiri, JP;
Shunpei Yamaguchi, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A first unit includes a receiving portion that receives a medium to be processed, a drying unit that processes the medium received from the receiving portion, and an end stitching unit that processes the medium received from the receiving portion or the medium processed by the drying unit. The processing performed by the drying unit is processing of drying the medium, the drying unit is located vertically below the end stitching unit, and the drying unit and the end stitching unit have a portion overlapping when viewed in a vertical direction.