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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takehiro Kobayashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B65H 16/02 (2006.01); B65H 23/038 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 15/046 (2013.01); B65H 16/02 (2013.01); B65H 23/038 (2013.01); B65H 2301/413 (2013.01); B65H 2511/12 (2013.01); B65H 2801/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a roll paper container portion that accommodates roll paper formed into a roll by wrapping recording paper around a core; a transportation roller that transports the recording paper in a transportation direction; a buffering member that moves in contact with the recording paper; and a guide member that is provided upstream of the buffering member in the transportation direction and guides the core of the roll paper that is moved from an inside of the roll paper container portion to an outside.