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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Shirane, Nagano, JP;
Toshio Miyake, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a first sensor configured to identify a section to be identified of a movable tray. A computer in the printer drives a motor in a direction where the movable tray heads to a supplying position and stops driving the motor when an impact, where the drive load on the motor exceeds a threshold due to the movable tray hitting a separating mechanism which is at the supplying position, is detected. In addition, the computer drives the motor in a direction where the movable tray heads to a setting position, and stops driving the motor and arranges the movable tray at the setting position when the first sensor is on due to the section to be identified being identified.