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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
May. 08, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Hanaoka, Shiojiri, JP;
Tetsuji Yatsunami, Okaya, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium transport apparatus includes: a first and second route members that constitute a medium transport route; a transport roller pair that nips and feeds a medium being transported between the first and second route members and includes a first and second rollers that nip the medium therebetween; and a gate switchable between a first and second states. In the first state, the gate closes the medium transport route at a location upstream, in a medium transport direction, of a nip location at which the transport roller pair nips the medium. In the second state, the gate opens the medium transport route. The gate is disposed on a rotating member rotatable around a first rotating shaft, which is a rotating shaft for the first roller. The first rotating shaft engages with a fixed member, which is fixed to both the first route member and the second route member.
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