Medium holder, medium loading device, and recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487034-B2
Application number	US-201514926754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Nov 5, 2014
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A medium holder is provided with a movement restriction section that restricts movement in a direction that is opposite to a side that holds the rolled medium during installation of a medium loading device in a medium loading section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medium loading device comprising:
a first medium holder;
a second medium holder that has a hook section; and
a restriction member that engages with the hook section;
wherein the hook section is inclined in one direction so that the second medium holder is configured to move in a first direction toward the first medium holder and is restricted from moving in a second direction away from the first medium holder.

2. The medium loading device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first guide member; and
a second guide member;
wherein the first medium holder is inserted between the first guide member and the second guide member.

3. The medium loading device according to claim 2 , wherein the second guide member is bent to a side that opposes the first guide member.

4. A recording apparatus comprising:
a medium loading device according to claim 1 ;
a transport section that transports a rolled medium that is loaded in the medium loading device; and
a recording section that performs recording on the rolled medium that is transported.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Ozaki Kazuma

Classifications

• B41J11/58 Primary

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