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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Kazuma Ozaki, Nagano, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuma Ozaki, Nagano, 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 liquid ejection device includes a liquid ejection unit configured to eject a liquid onto an ejection medium, and an ejection medium support unit disposed on the transport path of the ejection medium and adapted to support the ejection medium. The ejection medium support unit has a suction opening for retaining the ejection medium through suctional attraction by applying suction on a back face of the ejection medium. A rim of the suction opening has a contour rising above a surrounding area of the suction opening.