| US 7,517,077 B2 | ||
| Medium transporting device and recording apparatus incorporating with the same | ||
| Takayuki Ishii, Nagano (Japan); Shin Genta, Nagano (Japan); and Kazumi Kamoi, Nagano (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/932,306. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. P2003-309827 (JP), filed on Sep. 02, 2003; application No. P2004-048153 (JP), filed on Feb. 24, 2004; application No. P2004-065755 (JP), filed on Mar. 09, 2004; application No. P2004-242566 (JP), filed on Aug. 23, 2004; application No. P2004-242567 (JP), filed on Aug. 23, 2004; and application No. P2004-242568 (JP), filed on Aug. 23, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0117010 A1, Jun. 02, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 11/44 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 13/03 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—104 [400/76; 400/636; 271/265.01; 271/272] | 39 Claims |
| 17. An apparatus for transporting a medium, comprising:
a transporting path, through which the medium is transported;
a first roller, which transports the medium toward the transporting path;
a second roller, which ejects the medium transported from the transporting path to outside of the apparatus;
a detection roller, being in contact with the first roller and rotated in accordance with the transportation of the medium;
a detector, which detects a rotation amount of the detection roller;
a controller, which controls the transportation of the medium in accordance with the rotation amount; and
an urging member which urges the detection roller against the first roller, and comprises at least one rotary member which
is rotatable in accordance with the rotation of the detection roller.
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