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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a case configured to receive roll paper of a rolled recording medium, a cover rotatably attached to the case to be used to open or close the case, a transport section including a transport motor provided to the case and a transport roller provided to the cover, the transport section being configured to pull the recording medium from the roll paper and transport the recording medium along a recording medium path, and a cut section including a first blade and a first blade motor configured to move the first blade provided to the cover and a second blade provided to the case, the cut section being configured to cut the recording medium. The first blade motor includes a first blade motor shaft, and the first blade motor is provided to the cover such that a first extension line extending from the first blade motor shaft and a second extension line extending from at least part of the recording medium path in a width direction of the recording medium intersect each other when the cover is closed.