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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takuto Tanaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Takeshi Aoki, Matsumoto, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Matsumoto, JP;
Yusaku Amano, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The printer includes a transport unit having a support surface for supporting a medium, a line head recording on the medium by ejecting ink from a nozzle provided on an ejecting surface thereof, a head moving portion for moving the line head along a moving direction with respect to the transport unit, and a first maintenance unit movably provided in a first direction for covering the ejecting surface. The moving direction intersects a horizontal plane at an angle of 45 degrees or less, the first direction intersects the horizontal plane at an angle of 45 degrees or more and less than 90 degrees, and a movement amount of the first maintenance unit in the first direction is equal to or larger than a movement amount of the line head in the moving direction when the printer is installed on a horizontal plane.