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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Moriyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Yuta Watanabe, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a moving mechanism configured to be movable in a front-rear direction with respect to a medium support portion that supports a printing medium, and a driving mechanism that moves the moving mechanism in the front-rear direction, wherein the moving mechanism includes a first guide shaft, a second guide shaft, a first leg portion movably supported by the first guide shaft, and a second leg portion movably supported by the second guide shaft, the driving mechanism includes a leg-driving motor and a transmission structure that transmits driving force generated by the leg-driving motor to the first leg portion and the second leg portion, and the leg driving motor is disposed between the first guide shaft and the second guide shaft in the left-right direction and drives the first leg portion and the second leg portion in the front-rear direction.