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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Fujioka, Azumino, JP;
Hiroshi Asawa, Yamagata-mura, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/02 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 13/02 (2006.01); B65H 19/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/042 (2013.01); B41J 13/025 (2013.01); B41J 15/02 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); B65H 19/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
An auxiliary member is an auxiliary member that assists in mounting a roll body, which is formed by winding a sheet into a roll shape on a core tube, onto a shaft of a printing apparatus. The auxiliary member includes a cylindrical main body insertable into the core tube, a laser irradiation unit that irradiates laser light from a leading end surface of the main body, and a switch that switches between irradiation and stopping of the laser light from the laser irradiation unit.