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US8953003B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8953003-B2
Application numberUS-201313861913-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 12, 2013
Priority dateNov 8, 2004
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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Abstract

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A recording apparatus is provided and in one exemplary embodiment includes a tray, a first roller, a second roller opposing the first roller, a recording part, and an urging member. The tray can have a tip part, which can include a first tip portion and a second tip portion. The second tip portion can be disposed at an upstream position relative to the first tip portion in a first direction. The recording part can be configured to record on the medium mounted on the tray, and the urging member can be configured to urge the second roller towards the first roller to transfer the tray in the first direction. In some embodiments, a width of the first tip portion can be narrower than a width of the second tip portion. The first and second tip portions can each include tapered portions that have thicknesses that decrease in the first direction.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A recording apparatus for recording on a medium, comprising: a driving roller; a plurality of driven rollers opposing the driving roller; a recording part configured to record on the medium in a recording region; an urging member configured to urge the driven rollers towards the driving roller; and a tray configured to have the medium mounted thereon, the tray being configured to be transferred by the driving roller and the driven rollers in a…

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  • B41J3/4071Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B41J11/58Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US8953003B2 cover?
A recording apparatus is provided and in one exemplary embodiment includes a tray, a first roller, a second roller opposing the first roller, a recording part, and an urging member. The tray can have a tip part, which can include a first tip portion and a second tip portion. The second tip portion can be disposed at an upstream position relative to the first tip portion in a first direction. Th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Takeshita Sanshiro, Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J3/4071. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).