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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2005
Masaaki Kinoshita, Nagano, JP;
Junya Kato, Nagano, JP;
Masaaki Kinoshita, Nagano, JP;
Junya Kato, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium feeding device is adapted to be attached to a recording apparatus to feed a recording medium thereto or adapted to be attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus to feed a target medium thereto A first tray is provided with a hopper adapted to support the recording medium or the target medium which is to be automatically fed to the recording apparatus or the liquid ejecting apparatus by a feeding roller. A second tray is arranged above the first tray and adapted to support the recording medium or the target medium which is to be manually fed to the recording apparatus or the liquid ejecting apparatus. The second tray includes a tray body and an extensible member which is retractably extended from the tray body toward the feeding roller.