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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B41J 11/06 (2006.01); B41J 25/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 25/001 (2013.01); B41J 2/1752 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The recording device includes an elongated memberand a housing section. The housing sectionhouses the elongated member, and has a fixed end, a moving end, and an elongated variable section. A curved portion, which is a portion where the variable section is folded back on the way, moves following the movement of the carriage. In the height direction HD of the housing section, film memberhaving flexibility is disposed between the elongated memberand the housing section. A coefficient of friction between the film memberand the elongated memberis smaller than a coefficient of friction between the housing sectionand the elongated member