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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ryo Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/08 (2006.01); B65H 75/24 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/08 (2013.01); B41J 15/046 (2013.01); B65H 75/245 (2013.01); B65H 75/246 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A roll medium holding device rotatably holds a roll medium. The roll medium holding device includes a medium positioning portion including an inclined surface that contacts an end of the roll medium and a medium holder that is swingable around an axis parallel to a rotation axis of the roll medium and movable in a radial direction of the roll medium. The medium holder presses an inner circumferential surface of the roll medium in a direction from the rotation axis of the roll medium toward the inner circumferential surface of the roll medium.