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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Yasuhira Ota, Yatomi, JP;
Iwane Sano, Obu, JP;
Shingo Ito, Kasugai, JP;
Naokazu Tanahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Masao Mimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhira Ota, Yatomi, JP;
Iwane Sano, Obu, JP;
Shingo Ito, Kasugai, JP;
Naokazu Tanahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Masao Mimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A platen, which supports the recording paper to be transported, includes a first portion having an upper surface on which an ink discharged from nozzles disposed thereover can be landed, first ribs which are provided to extend in a transport direction in an area of the upper surface and which support the recording paper on an upper side beyond the upper surface, and a second portion which is provided on at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the first portion.