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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Eiichi Miyashita, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes a head that is positioned at a plurality of recording positions by moving in a direction which is orthogonal to a transport direction of a sheet and a pressing member that has a medium guide surface which is able to face the sheet, in which when the head is positioned, the medium guide surface is positioned below the head surface, and during maintenance of the head, the medium guide surface is positioned above the head surface.