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US 2012/0236100 A1Published application
Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorAkihiro TOYA
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Abstract
An ink jet printer includes a platen in which a plurality of plate members configuring a support surface supporting a roll paper are disposed at a predetermined interval so that suction grooves are formed between the plate members, a recording unit for performing a recording process on the roll paper placed on the support surface, a pressure chamber disposed at the back side of the platen and communicating with the suction grooves, and a suction mechanism for sucking up the roll paper disposed on the support surface through the suction grooves.
Claims6
A recording apparatus, comprising:
- a medium support unit having suction grooves formed between a plurality of plate members disposed at a predetermined interval and configuring a medium support surface supporting a recording medium;
- a record processing unit for performing a recording process on the recording medium transported in a transporting direction and placed on the medium support surface;
- a pressure chamber disposed at the back side of the medium support unit and communicating with the suction grooves;
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- a suction mechanism for sucking up the recording medium disposed on the medium support surface through the suction grooves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.