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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04581 (2013.01); B41J 2/04588 (2013.01); B41J 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium feeding device includes a feeding roller that is provided in a medium feeding path through which a medium is fed and that feeds a medium downstream by rotating in the forward direction in response to power of a motor, a nip roller that is provided in the medium feeding path and that nips a medium in cooperation with the feeding roller and rotates, and a controller configured to control the motor. Based on an increase in a variation value varying in accordance with a drive load of the motor, the controller controls the motor and causes the feeding roller to start a medium feeding operation.