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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Hiroyuki Tsugaru, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Katsutoshi Mukaijima, Tokyo, JP;
Gen Matsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsugaru, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Katsutoshi Mukaijima, Tokyo, JP;
Gen Matsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording medium accommodating unitthat accommodates a recording mediumwound in a roll includes a first detecting unit that detects that a core part in the center of the recording mediumhas reached a predetermined position in consequence of consumption of the recording mediumwhen a printeris in a first installation state, a second detecting unit that detects that the core part in the center of the recording mediumhas reached a predetermined position in consequence of the consumption of the recording mediumwhen the printeris in a second installation state that is different from the first installation state, and a moving mechanism that moves the first and the second detecting units to positions activating detection by one among the first and the second detecting units.