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US 12,594,775 B2Granted
Printing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorRyuji Moriyama
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the transport unit. The support unit includes a first member formed of metal, a second member formed of a resin, and a third member formed of metal, the third member is attached to the first member, and supports the second member, and the second member is a plate-like member that forms the support surface.
Claims12
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium;
- and
- a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the support unit, wherein
- the support unit includes a first member formed of metal, a second member formed of a resin, and a third member formed of metal,
- the third member is attached to the first member, and supports the second member,
- the second member is a plate-like member that forms the support surface,
- the third member does not contact with a bottom surface of the first member,
- the first member includes the bottom surface, a front surface, and a rear surface, and
- the third member is attached to the front surface and the rear surface of the first member.
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A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium;
- and
- a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the support unit, wherein
- the support unit includes a first member formed of metal, a second member formed of a resin, and a third member formed of metal,
- the third member is attached to the first member, and supports the second member,
- the second member is a plate-like member that forms the support surface,
- the support unit includes at least two second members,
- a groove portion is formed in at least one of the second members,
- a sealing member is provided in the groove portion, and
- the sealing member seals a gap between the at least two second members adjacent to each other.
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A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a support unit including a support surface configured to support a medium;
- and
- a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the support unit, wherein
- the support unit includes a first member formed of metal, a second member formed of a resin, and a third member formed of metal,
- the third member is attached to the first member, and supports the second member,
- the second member is a plate-like member that forms the support surface,
- the third member includes a projection portion that abuts against the second member from below, and supports the second member with the projection portion,
- the first member regulates movement of the third member in an up-and-down direction,
- the second member includes an abutting portion that abuts against the projection portion and a hook portion that hooks on the third member, and
- the hook portion abuts upward against the third member to cause the abutting portion and the projection portion to abut against each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.