Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsSatoshi Noda, Takao Kanzawa, Hiroshi Hamakawa, Yasumichi Okuda, Yoshihiro Kobayashi
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Abstract
A feeding roller is adapted to feed a recording medium to a recording section provided in a recording apparatus. A shaft portion of the feeding roller is made of synthetic resin and formed with a hollowed portion. A roller portion is formed on an outer periphery of the shaft portion. A hopper is adapted to support the recording medium to be fed to the recording apparatus. The body of the hopper is made of synthetic resin and formed with a hollowed portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the recording apparatus.
Claims8
A feeding roller, adapted to feed a recording medium to a recording section provided in a recording apparatus, comprising:
- a shaft portion, comprised of synthetic resin and formed with a hollowed portion;
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- a roller portion, formed on an outer periphery of the shaft portion.
A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a recording section, adapted to perform recording with respect to a recording medium;
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- a feeding roller, adapted to feed the recording medium to the recording section, and comprising:
- a shaft portion, comprised of synthetic resin and formed with a hollowed portion;
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- a roller portion, formed on an outer periphery of the shaft portion.
A hopper, adapted to support a recording medium to be fed to a recording apparatus, comprising a hopper body comprised of synthetic resin and formed with a hollowed portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the recording apparatus.
A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a recording section, adapted to perform recording with respect to a recording medium;
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- a hopper, adapted to support the recording medium to be fed to the recording section, and comprising a hopper body comprised of synthetic resin and formed with a hollowed portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the recording apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.