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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Himeno, Matsumoto, JP;
Toshihiro Hayashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Daisuke Shinohara, Shiojiri, JP;
Ayako Kobayashi, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/387 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/387 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); B41J 15/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit configured to perform printing on a medium; a conveyance unit configured to convey the medium; a winding unit configured to wind up the medium after printing; and a prompting unit configured to prompt a user to fix a leading end of the medium to a winding core material in response to the leading end of the medium reaching a prompting position located downstream of the printing position in the printing unit.