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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Kazumine Koshi, Hirakata, JP;
Noriyuki Saito, Sanda, JP;
Tohru Arakawa, Nishinomiya, JP;
Masaaki Matsui, Hirakata, JP;
Toshio Tanaka, Kyotanabe, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention aims at providing a printing apparatus of a small size that facilitates replacement of a rolled paper, removal of a jammed paper, etc. and alleviates likeliness of a paper jam with a considerably simple structure. The printing apparatus comprises a rolled-paper holder (,), which is provided with a first holder (,) for use in carrying out printing on a rolled paper (,), and a second holder (,) for use in setting the rolled paper (,), wherein the rolled paper (,) is moved from the second holder (,) to the first holder (,) as a main body of the apparatus is shifted from a paper setting position to a printing work position, thereby facilitating the setting of the rolled paper (,) and removal of a jammed paper, since the rolled paper (,) can be temporarily supported by the second holder (,) in order to provide a sufficient work space when replacing the rolled paper (,) or removing a jammed paper.