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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Anami, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/006 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1442 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1521 (2013.01); B65H 2407/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes a first roller and a second roller that pinch a paper sheet therebetween and rotate to transport the paper sheet to the recording unit, a roller support member that support the second roller and is capable of switching between a first state in which the second roller is in contact with the first roller and a second state in which the second roller is moved away from the first roller, and a slider that engages the roller support member and is linearly displaceable in the rotation axis direction of the second roller so as to perform switching by the roller support member.