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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akina Tsuji, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a printing head that performs printing in a printing region of a first surface of a medium, a support portion that supports a second surface of a medium, a transport unit that transports the medium in a transport direction, and a static electricity eliminating material that is provided facing the second surface and that eliminates, in a non-contact manner with the medium, static electricity accumulated in the medium. The support portion includes a spacer that maintains a predetermined distance between the medium and the static electricity eliminating material.