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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/203 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00612 (2013.01); H04N 1/00681 (2013.01); H04N 1/00795 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reading apparatus includes: a reading section that reads a side of a medium; a first medium transport path that includes a position facing the reading section; a second medium transport path coupled to a medium mounting section and coupled to the first medium transport path, the second medium transport path being inclined at a first angle with respect to the first medium transport path; and a third medium transport path coupled to the first medium transport path, the third medium transport path being inclined at a second angle, which is less than the first angle, with respect to the first medium transport path.