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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Yoshino, Shiojiri, JP;
Kensuke Tamai, Shirojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/02 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/02 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on a recording medium, a medium support member that is disposed at a position where the medium support member can face the recording head and supports the recording medium, and a reinforcing member that is attached below the medium support member and has a greater rigidity than the medium support member. The medium support member includes a rigidity reduction unit that reduces the rigidity of the medium support member in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording medium.