Printing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9751344-B2
Application number	US-201615292410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2016
Priority date	Oct 16, 2015
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit which includes a medium support unit which supports a roll-shaped medium, a feeding motor which rotates the medium support unit, and a transmission unit which transmits a driving force of the feeding motor to the medium support unit; a transport unit which transports a medium fed from the feeding unit; and a control unit which adjusts a tensile force of the medium between the medium support unit and the transport unit, by controlling the feeding motor, in which the transmission unit includes a plurality of transmission mechanisms, and the plurality of transmission mechanisms include a belt transmission mechanism which transmits the driving force using a belt.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a feeding unit which includes a medium support unit which supports a roll-shaped medium, a driving unit which rotates the medium support unit, and a transmission unit which transmits a driving force of the driving unit to the medium support unit;
a transport unit which transports a medium fed from the feeding unit; and
a control unit which adjusts a tensile force of the medium between the medium support unit and the transport unit, by controlling the driving unit,
wherein the transmission unit includes a plurality of transmission mechanisms, and
wherein the plurality of transmission mechanisms include a belt transmission mechanism which transmits the driving force using a belt.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transmission mechanism that is most downstream among the plurality of transmission mechanisms on a transmission path of the driving force is the belt transmission mechanism.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transmission mechanism with the highest moderation ratio among the plurality of transmission mechanisms is the belt transmission mechanism.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of transmission mechanisms include a toothed gear transmission mechanism which transmits the driving force using a toothed gear.

5. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the feeding unit includes a tensile force adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tensile force of the belt.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the belt transmission mechanism includes a first pulley and a second pulley around which the belt is wound,
wherein the first pulley is disposed on an upstream side of the second pulley on a transmission path of the driving force, and
wherein the tensile force adjusting mechanism is provided with an upstream side support unit which supports the driving unit and the first pulley, and a movement mechanism for moving the upstream side support unit with respect to the second pulley.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Yoji
• Yoshida Hiroshi
• Sawada Keishi

Classifications

• B65H2801/12

  Single-function printing machines, typically table-top machines · CPC title

• B41J13/0009 Primary

  control of the transport of the copy material · CPC title

• B41J13/076

  Construction of rollers; Bearings therefor · CPC title

• B41J15/16

  Means for tensioning or winding the web · CPC title

• B65H23/1888

  and controlling web tension · CPC title