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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuo Naramatsu, Matsumoto, JP;
Masahiro Akamine, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 3/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium heating device includes a heater that heats a medium, and a medium support member that supports a target heating portion, which is a portion that is heated by the heater in the medium, in which the medium support member has a first component portion that is formed so that a space is provided between the medium and the first component portion when the medium is supported, and a second component portion that is in contact with the medium when the medium is supported.