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US 2003/0012591 A1Published application
Printer
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAkihiko Maruyama, Toshiyuki Sasaki
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Abstract
A printer having a plurality of switching mechanisms movable between a first position and a second position. A selector is interlocked with a carriage of the printer such that the carriage moves the selector so as to actuate at least one of the switching mechanisms to the second position when the carriage moves to the first non-printing region, and so as to actuate the at least one of the switching mechanisms to the first position when the carriage moves to the second non-printing region.
Claims13
A printer, comprising:
- a paper transporting path, which guides paper;
- a print head, which performs printing on the paper placed in the paper transporting path;
- a carriage, which mounts the print head and reciprocates in a direction orthogonal to the paper transporting path;
- a printing region provided within a reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is allowed to perform printing;
- a first non-printing region provided within the reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is not allowed to perform printing, the first non-printing region provided adjacent to one side of the printing region;
- a second non-printing region provided within the reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is not allowed to perform printing, the second non-printing region provided adjacent to the other side of the printing region;
- a plurality of switching mechanisms, each switching mechanism being movable between a first position and a second position;
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- a selector associated with the carriage such that the carriage moves the selector so as to actuate at least one of the switching mechanisms to the second position when the carriage moves to the first non-printing region, and actuate the at least one of the switching mechanisms to the first position when the carriage moves to the second non-printing region.
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A printer, comprising:
- a print head operable to print on a printable medium;
- a carriage, which reciprocately moves the print head;
- a printing region provided within a reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is allowed to perform printing;
- a first non-printing region provided within the reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is not allowed to perform printing, the first non-printing region provided adjacent to one side of the printing region;
- a second non-printing region provided within the reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is not allowed to perform printing, the second non-printing region provided adjacent to the other side of the printing region;
- a plurality of switching mechanisms, each switching mechanism being movable between a first position and a second position;
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- a selector associated with the carriage such that the carriage moves the selector so as to actuate at least one of the switching mechanisms to the second position when the carriage moves to the first non-printing region, and actuate the at least one of the switching mechanisms to the first position when the carriage moves to the second non-printing region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.