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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satoshi Fujioka, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/310 ;
Abstract
A recording apparatus has a feeding unit for storing and feeding a recording medium, a recording unit for recording information on the recording medium having been fed from the feeding unit, and a discharging unit for discharging outside the recording medium having been transported through the recording unit. In the recording apparatus, a warping part for warping the recording medium and supporting parts for supporting both side edges of the recording medium warped by the warping part are formed on a guide member disposed downstream of the recording unit.