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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2004
Masahiro Isono, Nagano, JP;
Hitoshi Igarashi, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Nakata, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid ejection head is operable to eject a liquid droplet toward a target position. A transporter transports a first target medium toward the target position in a first direction. A guide member has a guide face along which a tray member on which a second target medium is mounted is fed toward the target position in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. The guide member is pivotable between a first position for closing the guide face and a second position for opening the guide face to support the tray member. A first sensor detects that the guide member is placed in either one of the first position and the second position. A controller disables the transporter from transporting the first target medium when the first sensor detects that the guide member is placed in the second position.