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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Nobuhiro Inoue, Nagano, JP;
Nobuhiro Inoue, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A platen support mechanism that movably supports a platen unit to which a platen is attached has a platen positioning mechanism that positions the platen unit in a specific posture at four locations, bosses that protrude from both sides at the front in the front-back direction of the printer, and shaft ends that protrude from both sides at the back in the front-back direction of the printer. The platen unit is thereby positioned in a specific posture at the closed position regardless of play in the platen support mechanism. As a result, the platen is positioned to the printing position in a specific posture with a constant gap to the nozzle surface of the print head.