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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Shinji Haba, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Shinji Haba, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A target transport device includes a transport belt that transports a target from an upstream side to a downstream side, a support member that supports the target transported by the transport belt over the transport belt, a heating unit that heats the support member, and a heat applying unit that applies heat from the heating unit to the support member so that a difference in temperature occurs on a surface of the supporting member supporting the target in a transport direction of the target.