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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshikazu Kotaka, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/04 (2013.01); B65H 1/266 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4222 (2013.01); B65H 2405/1142 (2013.01); B65H 2511/12 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1131 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet cassette includes a cassette main body which forms a sheet accommodating region; an edge guide which is slidable to a position corresponding to a size of a medium; a guide groove which extends along a sliding direction of the edge guide and guides the edge guide in the sliding direction, and into which a portion of the edge guide is inserted; and a widening allowance groove which is provided with a predetermined distance from the guide groove, and allows widening of the guide groove when a portion of the edge guide is inserted into the guide groove.