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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Sumio Watanabe, Hoofddorp, NL;
Kunihiko Funada, Shinagawa, JP;
Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a paper roll holder holding a roll of paper, a paper feed path guiding the paper from the paper roll holder, a printing head provided on a portion of the paper feed path for printing on the paper, and a cutter disposed on the paper feed path between the paper roll holder and the printing head for cutting the unraveled paper roll. A method for loading a paper roll to a printer includes the step of cutting the unraveled paper roll at a position upstream of the printing head, before the edge of the paper driven reaches a position downstream of the printing head. By positioning the cutter upstream of the printing head and cutting the paper before the forward edge of the paper moves downstream of the printing head, the printing head and a platen roller can be kept free of any dirt adhering to the paper.