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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer comprises a printing mechanism ( ) composed of a platen ( ) and a printing head ( ) for printing on a recording medium (C, S) via an ink ribbon, a paper path ( ) for guiding the recording medium to and past said printing mechanism ( ), the printing head ( ) and the platen ( ) being disposed facing each other on opposite sides of the paper path ( ), an ink ribbon feeding device ( ) for transporting the ink ribbon between the printing head and the paper path ( ), a medium transport mechanism ( ) for transporting the recording medium (C, S) along the paper path ( ), a detecting device ( ) for detecting a predetermined position of said recording medium along the paper path ( ), and a controller ( ) for controlling the ink ribbon feeding device ( ). The controller ( ) causes the ink ribbon feeding device ( ) to transport the ink ribbon by a predetermined amount in response to an output signal from the detecting unit indicating that the recording medium is at the predetermined position.