The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo-to, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ; B41J / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347-8 ; 347104 ; 400 56 ;
Abstract
An ink jet printer having an ink jet head for ejecting ink onto a sheet of paper or the like during a printing operation is provided. A gap defining member is also provided in opposition to the ink jet head. The gap defining member has a planar portion which supports the sheet of paper or the like on its rear face, and thus defines the distance of the gap between the sheet of paper and the ink jet head. The gap defining member also has a plurality of ribs extending from the planar portion in the direction of the paper feed path. These ribs help to guide and to further support the sheet of paper or the like.