# US 9,751,341 B2 · Recording apparatus

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- Number: US 9,751,341 B2
- Document ID: US9751341B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/448,553
- Filed: 2014-07-31
- Published: 2015-02-05
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-08-01
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Satoshi Yoshino; Kensuke Tamai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751341B2

## CPC

- B41J 11/06: Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)}
- B41J 11/02: Platens
- B41J 11/58: Supply holders for sheets or fan-folded webs, e.g. shelves, tables, scrolls, pile holders
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

## Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a recording head, a medium support portion which supports, at a support surface, a recording medium in a recording region by the recording head, and a base portion to which the medium support portion is attached in a state of being movable in a direction toward the support surface while being biased in a direction intersecting the support surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording head;
a medium support portion which supports, at a support surface, a recording medium in a recording region by the recording head; and
a base portion to which the medium support portion is attached in a state of being movable in a direction along the support surface while being biased in a direction intersecting the support surface,
wherein the base portion cooperates with a restriction portion which restricts movement of the medium support portion in a direction toward the recording head among directions intersecting the support surface, the base portion includes an extending portion that extends through a portion of the medium support portion,
wherein an elastic member is formed below the medium support portion, the elastic member biasing the medium support portion in the direction intersecting the support surface,
wherein the medium support portion, a friction reducing member, and the elastic member are interposed between the base portion and the restriction portion and the extending portion extends through at least a portion of the medium support portion, the friction reducing member and the elastic member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a transport mechanism which transports the recording medium,
wherein the medium support portion is attached to the base portion in a state of being movable in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording medium.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The recording apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the medium support portion is biased toward the restriction portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The recording apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the medium support portion contains conductive resin, and
wherein the base portion contains non-conductive resin.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The recording apparatus according to claim 4,
wherein the medium support portion is made of ABS resin which contains the conductive resin, and
wherein the base portion is made of ABS resin which contains the non-conductive resin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the medium support portion is biased toward the restriction portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The recording apparatus according to claim 6,
wherein the medium support portion contains conductive resin, and
wherein the base portion contains non-conductive resin.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The recording apparatus according to claim 7,
wherein the medium support portion is made of ABS resin which contains the conductive resin, and
wherein the base portion is made of ABS resin which contains the non-conductive resin.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the medium support portion contains conductive resin, and
wherein the base portion contains non-conductive resin.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The recording apparatus according to claim 9,
wherein the medium support portion is made of ABS resin which contains the conductive resin, and
wherein the base portion is made of ABS resin which contains the non-conductive resin.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein an end portion of the medium support portion is attached to the base portion so as to be movable, and
wherein the medium support portion is positioned by the base portion at a position separate from the end portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the center of the medium support portion is positioned at the base portion by a positioning unit.