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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuki Nagashima, Nagoya, JP;
Takamine Hokazono, Kasugai, JP;
Hidenori Jo, Nagoya, JP;
Kenji Kurita, Kariya, JP;
Minoru Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A printer includes a printing portion, two plate-shaped first support portions, a moving portion, a restricting portion, and two second support portions. The first support portions are disposed opposite one another and support opposite ends of the roll. The moving portion supports the first support portions movably. The restricting portion restricts movement of the first support portions. The second support portions support the ends of the roll. Each second support portion includes a pivoting portion, a projecting portion, and an energizing portion. The pivoting portion is supported pivotally. The projecting portion projects from the pivoting portion in a direction that intersects an axis parallel to the plane of an associated first support portion. The energizing portion energizes the pivoting portion in a direction in which the pivoting portion pivots such that the projecting portion projects from the side of the first support portion that faces the opposing first support portion.