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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Junya Shibuya, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transport device includes a skew correction unit configured to correct skew of a medium by colliding with the medium and a buffer unit provided with a contact portion configured to come into contact with the medium between a first transport unit transporting the medium to the skew correction unit and the skew correction unit in a transport direction. The buffer unit is configured such that a second transport velocity is lower than a first transport velocity, the first transport velocity being a transport velocity of the medium upstream of the buffer unit in the transport direction, the second transport velocity being a transport velocity of the medium when the medium collides with the skew correction unit after coming into contact with the contact portion. The buffer unit is configured such that the contact portion does not collide with the medium strongly enough to correct the skew of the medium.