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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takeru Oguchi, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/04 (2006.01); B65H 5/36 (2006.01); B65H 7/20 (2006.01); B65H 29/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/04 (2013.01); B65H 5/36 (2013.01); B65H 7/20 (2013.01); B65H 29/006 (2013.01); B65H 29/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium discharge device includes an intermediate tray on which the medium aligned by the alignment section is placed, a pair of medium support sections configured to support a front end of the medium placed on the intermediate tray, and configured to be openable and closable, a discharge section for discharging a medium from the intermediate tray to the medium support section, and a curve imparting section that imparts a curve that warps in the medium direction to the medium by coming into contact with the medium discharged by the discharge unit. A step is formed between the intermediate tray and the pair of medium support sections.