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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Ryoichi Onishi, Shiojiri, JP;
Hideshi Horikawa, Kyoto, JP;
Ryoichi Onishi, Shiojiri, JP;
Hideshi Horikawa, Kyoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multifunctional apparatus includes a first functional part and a second functional part in a housing of the multifunctional apparatus when the multifunctional apparatus is operated. In the multifunctional apparatus, the first functional part is configured to be movable by a movement unit such that the first functional part is located at a defined maintenance position on the outside of the housing when maintenance is performed on the first functional part and the second functional part is configured to be detachably attached to the housing of the multifunctional apparatus. Further, a movement path on which the first functional part is moved from the operation position to the maintenance position by the movement unit is present on at least a portion of an occupied space region occupied by the second functional part in the housing when the second functional part is attached to the multifunctional apparatus.