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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Tomii, Nagano, JP;
Susumu Murayama, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
A supporting part,arranged nearer to a head,than a pair of carrier rollers,and on the same side as a rib,based upon paper S for supporting the side Sb of the paper S toward the head,is provided. The supporting part,is formed so that it is wider than the rib,The driving roller,of the pair of carrier rollers and the supporting part,are overlapped when they are viewed from a direction in which paper is carried. A ringed member,may be also provided in place of overlapping the supporting part,and the driving roller