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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Yoshinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiko Matsuzawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaharu Nemura, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyotaka Ohsumi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346134 ; 347104 ;
Abstract
A recording apparatus comprises transporting rollers for transporting a recording medium in a sandwiched state; a platen for supporting the recording medium at a recording position; and a releasing mechanism for moving the platen from a position at which the platen is located during a recording operation and releasing the recording medium sandwiched by the transporting rollers.