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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Kohei Osawa, Suwa, JP;
Akira Koyabu, Shiojiri, JP;
Kohei Osawa, Suwa, JP;
Akira Koyabu, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer avoids scratching or damaging the platen and print defects caused by adhesive. The printerprints to thermal paper S that has an adhesive areaformed on one side with the edges of the paper adhesive-free, and color layers formed on the other side of the paper. The thermal paper S is wound sequentially into a roll so that the other side is on the outside without applying a liner protecting the adhesive areaon the one side. The printerhas a platen, a heating element unit, and a guide incline. The platenis disposed to a main cover, rotates in the thermal paper S transportation direction, and applies pressure to the thermal paper S from the one side. The heating element unitselectively heats the other side of the paper. The guide inclineguides the thermal paper S in a prescribed direction without contacting the area on the back of the adhesive areaon the other side of the thermal paper S after the thermal paper S passes the heating element unit, and guides the platento a prescribed position so that the platendoes not contact the heating element unitwhen the main cover is closed.