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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kotaro Yoshimura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigemi Togashi, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichiro Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumitsu Sunohara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347104 ; 271118 ; 400625 ;
Abstract
An ink jet printer has a first transporting section adapted to transport a medium on which information is printed. The first transporting section has a first contact area in contact with the medium. A second transporting section is adapted to transport the medium and has a second contact area in contact with the medium. The second contact area is smaller than the first contact area. A selector selectively causes the first and second transporting sections to move into contact engagement with the medium to transport the medium.