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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoji Takahashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Masaki Kobayashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Junya Kato, Matsumoto, JP;
Yoshikazu Hama, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01); B41J 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/16 (2013.01); B41J 11/009 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); B41J 15/165 (2013.01); B41J 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The printing apparatus includes a supply section that supports a plurality of rolls into which roll-paper strips are wound and supplies the roll-paper strips, a transport section that applies respective transporting forces to the supplied roll-paper strips and transports the roll-paper strips, a printing section that performs printing onto the transported roll-paper strips, and a tension-imparting section that individually imparts respective tensile forces to a plurality of roll-paper strips against the transporting forces.