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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Toshikazu Kotaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Naohiro Ueyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Yasuo Motohashi, Suginami, JP;
Satoru Watanabe, Shiojiri, JP;
Toshikazu Kotaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Naohiro Ueyama, Matsumoto, JP;
Yasuo Motohashi, Suginami, JP;
Satoru Watanabe, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus including a recording unit that performs recording on a recording medium; a transporting unit capable of transporting the recording medium; a first guide member and a second guide member disposed facing the first guide member having an section of a transport path of the recording medium disposed therebetween; and an optical sensor including a light-emitting portion and a light-receiving portion and having an optical axis that traverses the transport path of the recording medium between the first and second guide members. At least one of the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion projects from an outer side of the transport path towards the first guide member. The first guide member has a cutout having an opening where the light-emitting portion or the light-receiving portion is disposed. The opening is covered with a sheet member except for an area where the optical axis of the optical sensor extends.