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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Satoshi Fujioka, Nagano, JP;
Takayuki Ishii, Nagano, JP;
Yoshitaka Shimada, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a suction unit which sucks a recording medium, and a unit which changes sucking force of the suction unit according to the property of the recording medium. Hereby, since the sucking force of the suction unit can be set according to a state of the recording medium. Therefore, for example, even if the recording medium is greatly curled, since its recording medium can be surely sucked on the transporting surface of the recording medium by the suction unit. Further, even if the recording medium has little rigidity and is thin, it is possible to prevent the recording medium from being stuck on the transporting surface of the recording medium by the suction unit.