(19)
(11) EP 1 650 039 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17

(21) Application number: 05023013.5

(22) Date of filing: 21.10.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 13/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 21.10.2004 JP 2004307488
30.09.2005 JP 2005287772

(71) Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0811 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takeuchi, Atsuhiko
    Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 (JP)
  • Horie, Naoki
    Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 (JP)
  • Negishi, Satoshi
    Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 (JP)
  • Otsuka, Kazuo
    Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 (JP)
  • Okuhara, Katsumi
    Suwa-shi, Nagano 392-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Medium feeding device and recording apparatus and liquid ejecting apparatus, having medium feeding device


(57) A feeder is operable to feed the medium. A separator is provided with an abutment portion on which the medium fed in a first direction by the feeder is adapted to abut and which projects in a second direction opposed to the first direction.







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