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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Fujitsu Component Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B65H 16/02 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B65H 26/08 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/0009 (2013.01); B41J 15/042 (2013.01); B65H 16/028 (2013.01); B65H 26/08 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 11/0075 (2013.01); B65H 2301/41387 (2013.01); B65H 2402/41 (2013.01); B65H 2402/43 (2013.01); B65H 2511/114 (2013.01); B65H 2511/142 (2013.01); B65H 2551/22 (2013.01); B65H 2553/41 (2013.01); B65H 2801/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes: a holding member configured to hold a roll of paper; an elastic member configured to support the holding member so that the holding member is slidable in a vertical direction; a first detection unit configured to detect a position of the holding member; and a second detection unit that detects a near-end of the roll of paper based on a detection result by the first detection unit.