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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Sho Aruga, Chino, JP;
Kiichiro Kanbe, Shiojiri, JP;
Yosaku Tamura, Matsumoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transport device includes a stopper which comes into contact with a target ahead of a guide surface of a guide member and regulates movement of the target and a slider which slides by contact of the target with the stopper. The stopper has a first regulation surface with which the target comes into contact ahead of the guide surface of the guide member, and a second regulation surface which regulates the movement of the target which moves along the first regulation surface. A damper mechanism is connected to the slider and has a damper force that weakens kinetic energy by the target that the stopper receives.