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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Nagano, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Nagano, JP;
Takuya Yasue, Nagano, JP;
Toru Fukushima, Nagano, JP;
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Nagano, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Nagano, JP;
Takuya Yasue, Nagano, JP;
Toru Fukushima, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A first non-recording region is situated in one of both outer sides of a recording region in a main scanning direction of recording. A second non-recording region is situated in the other one of the both sides of the recording region. A power source provides a driving force. A driving gear is interconnected with the power source. A transmission gear is operable to be coupled with the driving gear to transmit the driving force to a rotatable member. An actuator is operable to move in the main scanning direction. A first trigger is disposed in the first non-recording region. A second trigger is disposed in the second non-recording region. A clutch is interconnected with the trigger so as to couple the driving gear and the transmission gear when the one of the first trigger and the second trigger is actuated by the actuator.