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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/5308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/5308 ;
Abstract
A platen-gap regulation apparatus for regulating a carriage with respect to a platen of a printer, comprises: a pair of guide members rotatably mounted on the printer via an eccentric portion, for running the carriage; and regulating means for imparting the same rotational displacement quantity to both the guide members, wherein the carriage is separated from and drawn near to a printing reference plane in parallel thereto.