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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Saito, Shiojiri, JP;
Hiroki Shinagawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Satoru Orii, Matsumoto, JP;
Katsumi Yamada, Matsumoto, JP;
Nobuhisa Nomoto, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium-discharging device includes: a medium-discharging section that discharges a medium; a medium-receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section; a light-emitting section that emits light to the medium-receiving tray; and a control section that controls the light-emitting section, in which the medium-receiving tray is configured to switch between a first state in which the medium-receiving tray is stored in an apparatus main body that includes the medium-discharging section and a second state in which the medium-receiving tray protrudes from the apparatus main body, and the control section controls the light-emitting section in accordance with a state or operation of the medium-receiving tray.