(19)
(11) EP 0 856 412 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/32

(21) Application number: 98101615.7

(22) Date of filing: 30.01.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B41J 25/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 30.01.1997 JP 31115/97

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Kishida, Takeo
    Suwa-shi, Nagano (JP)
  • Komuro, Kiyoto
    Suwa-shi, Nagano (JP)

(74) Representative: Füchsle, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Platen-gap regulating apparatus


(57) A platen-gap regulating apparatus for regulating a carriage with respect to a platen of a printer, comprises: a pair of guide members rotatably mounted on the printer via an eccentric portion, for running the carriage; and regulating means for imparting the same rotational displacement quantity to both the guide members, wherein the carriage is separated from and drawn near to a printing reference plane in parallel thereto.






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