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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhisa Kato, Matsumoto, JP;
Keiichi Yato, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/308 (2006.01); H04N 1/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/3088 (2013.01); B41J 25/3082 (2013.01); H04N 1/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A moving body support apparatus including a main shaft, a sub-shaft that is arranged to be spaced from the main shaft, and a carriage that moves along the main shaft while causing a contact surface to be in contact with the sub-shaft is provided. A distance between the main shaft and the sub-shaft changes along a moving direction of the moving body. A printing apparatus including the moving body support apparatus is also provided.