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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naoto Hayakawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Yasushi Yajima, Minowa-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport unit configured to transport a medium, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium, and a cutting unit configured to cut the medium are provided, the cutting unit located downstream of the printing unit cuts the medium into a base portion upstream of the cutting unit, and a cut piece downstream of the cutting unit, and the transport unit, with an upstream end of the cut piece in a state of being superposed over the base portion, transports the upstream end of the cut piece from downstream of the cutting unit to upstream of the cutting unit.