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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a recording apparatus including a transporting unit capable of transporting a medium, a detecting unit capable of detecting a transport direction in which the medium is transported by the transporting unit, a recording unit capable of performing recording on the medium transported by the transporting unit, and a member capable of coming into contact with and separating from a side of the medium opposite to a recording side on which recording is performed by the recording unit and coming into contact with at least a part of the opposite side of the medium to prevent skewing of the transported medium when the medium is transported by the transporting unit.