Epson 7900 trivia

[PeterAit]

OK gang, I have been using my 7900 for a couple of years, hundreds of great prints and never a serious problem. But, I still don't know what these little rubber doo-dads are for (see image). If you can enlighten me, please do!

[darlingm]

I'll make a guess.

I think the rounded indent slightly behind them is meant to hold a media roll while you put the end caps on.  (I use this area more like a table.)

So, I'll bet the rubber doo-dads are to make a small attempt at preventing the media roll from hitting the floor if you pull it out of the indent, or don't set it down quite right, or something.

[Paul2660]

+1, I believe they are roll stoppers. 

Paul

[Wayne Fox]

+1, I believe they are roll stoppers. 

Paul

lol.  Works for me.

[Geraldo Garcia]

After years of ergonomic engineering and thousands of hours of customer's behavior analysis, Epson concluded that putting that bumper there was the best thing to do about the clogs/head problems as that is the most likely spot where customers punch their malfunctioning printers.  

Now, a bit more seriously, as the manual instructs the users to lay down the bare paper rolls on top of the printer, it is probably a roll stopper.
  

[PeterAit]

Alright, roll stopper it is! I thought that was the job of my belly. Thanks.

[DeanChriss]

I don't want to start any controversy, but I always thought they were to prevent the edge of the front door from hitting the metal when you open it all the way. I think the roll stopper is that dish shaped groove a bit over an inch behind them. 

[Paul2660]

Ding ding. You win. They stop the door from hitting the top of the printer.

Paul

[jferrari]

I always thought they were to prevent the edge of the front door from hitting the metal when you open it all the way.

+ One

[Wayne Fox]

Cool.  riddle is solved.