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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2021
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Takami, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing on a recording medium in which a label is attached to a backing sheet, transport rollers configured to sandwich and transport the recording medium, a peeling member configured to peel off the label from the backing sheet by bending the recording medium, and a tensioner configured to apply a tension in a direction opposite to a transport direction of the recording medium transported by the transport rollers to the recording medium, wherein, in the transport direction, the transport rollers are positioned downstream of the peeling member, and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the peeling member.