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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takuto Tanaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A maintenance section configured to perform maintenance on a recording section includes a first guided section, which is guided by the guide unit, and a second guided section, which is positioned in a first movement direction, is a direction from the retreat position toward the maintenance position with respect to the first guided section, and is guided by the guide unit, when the maintenance section moves from the maintenance position in the first movement direction, the guide unit is configured to allow pivot accompanied by separation of the second guided section from the guide unit, which is pivot of the maintenance section with the first guided section as a pivot axis, and the first guided section is configured to separate from the guide unit, by moving in the first movement direction after the pivot of the maintenance section is allowed.