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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2004
Applicants:
Takayuki Ishii, Nagano, JP;
Yoshitaka Shimada, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Ishii, Nagano, JP;
Yoshitaka Shimada, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Of suction holes formed on a medium transporting surface, the areas of the suction holes formed in positions corresponding to ends of a medium which is being transported are set larger than the areas of other suction holes. Hereby, since large air flow is obtained under the both side ends or the leading end of the medium, the medium is transported in a state where the both side ends or the leading end are attracted into the suction holes, and a stain due to contact with a recording head can be prevented.