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US 2014/0197267 A1Published application
Medium transport device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTsuneyuki SASAKI, Yasuo NARAMATSU
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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTsuneyuki SASAKI, Yasuo NARAMATSU
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A medium transport device is provided. The medium transport device includes a transporting portion that transports a medium in a transport direction, a winding portion that winds the medium, and a friction member that suppresses displacement of the medium in a cross direction with the transport direction. The displacement in the cross direction is suppressed by causing the friction member to contact the medium. A contact state of the medium with the friction member is changed in accordance with a winding mode in which the medium transported by the transporting portion is wound around the winding portion, and a non-winding mode in which the medium transported by the transporting portion is not wound around the winding portion.
A medium transport device comprising:
A medium transport method of a medium transport device that includes a friction member configured to come into contact with a medium, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.