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US 2014/0291914 A1Published application
Recording apparatus and medium feeding device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTetsuya TAMURA, Narihiro OKI, Tatsuya SHIRANE
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Abstract
A printer includes a lower tray and an upper tray disposed above the lower tray. An optical sensor which detects the presence or absence of a sheet is disposed above the upper tray. The optical sensor is disposed in a roller support member which supports a feeding roller and serves as a swingable swing member. A distance between the optical sensor and the sheet is adjusted by swing of the roller support member according to the number of sheets.
Claims18
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording unit that performs recording on a medium;
- a medium accommodation unit that accommodates the medium;
- a feeding member that is swingable and feeds the medium from the medium accommodation unit;
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- a medium detection unit that is disposed in the feeding member and detects the presence or absence of the medium inside the medium accommodation unit.
2 more elements
A medium feeding device comprising:
- a medium accommodation unit that accommodates a medium;
- a feeding member that is swingable and feeds the medium from the medium accommodation unit;
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- a medium detection unit that is disposed in the feeding member and detects the presence or absence of the medium inside the medium accommodation unit.
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A medium feeding device comprising:
- a medium accommodation unit that accommodates a medium;
- a feeding member that is swingable and feeds the medium from the medium accommodation unit;
- an interlocking member that is operated by being interlocked with the feeding member;
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- a medium detection unit that is disposed in the interlocking member and detects the presence or absence of the medium inside the medium accommodation unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.