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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shintaro Komuro, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11162 (2013.01); B65H 2405/111646 (2013.01); B65H 2405/31 (2013.01); B65H 2405/324 (2013.01); B65H 2405/3322 (2013.01); B65H 2801/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a medium receiving cassette that includes a medium receiving portion in which a medium is received, and a medium support tray which is pivotally provided on the medium receiving portion and of which a state can be switched, in a pivoting manner, between a received state in which the medium support tray is positioned above the medium receiving portion and a medium support surface for supporting the medium is directed downward and an expanded state in which the medium support surface is directed upward and at least a part of the medium support surface is expanded outside the medium receiving portion.