Printing apparatus and method of moving medium support unit
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorAkira Mashima
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a base unit that can move in a moving direction and a medium support unit that supports a medium on which printing will be performed and moves in the moving direction along with the base unit by being attached to the base unit. When a position of the medium support unit with respect to the base unit during printing is defined as a base position, the medium support unit is slidable with respect to the base unit from the base position in the moving direction. By employing such a configuration, it is possible to suppress deterioration of work efficiency when setting a medium.
Claims9
A printing apparatus comprising:
- a base unit that can move in a moving direction;
- and
- a medium support unit that supports a medium on which printing will be performed and moves in the moving direction along with the base unit by being attached to the base unit,
- wherein when a position of the medium support unit with respect to the base unit during printing is defined as a base position, the medium support unit is slidable with respect to the base unit from the base position in the moving direction such that the medium support unit is slidable from the base position when supporting the medium, and
- wherein when the medium support unit is located at the base position, the base unit is configured to not directly support the medium by covering the entire base unit with the medium support unit.
A method of moving a medium support unit in a printing apparatus including a base unit that can move in a moving direction and a medium support unit that supports a medium on which printing will be performed and moves in the moving direction along with the base unit by being attached to the base unit, the method comprising:
- sliding the medium support unit with respect to the base unit from a base position in the moving direction when a position of the medium support unit with respect to the base unit during printing is defined as the base position such that the medium support unit is slidable from the base position when supporting the medium, and
- covering the entire base unit with the medium support unit by setting the medium support unit at the base position such that the base unit is configured to not directly support the medium.
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