Printing apparatus
US10787009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a first roller pair that sandwiches and conveys a continuous medium, a printing head that is located downstream of the first roller pair in a conveying direction of the continuous medium and that performs printing on the continuous medium, a cutting unit that is located downstream of the printing head in the conveying direction of the continuous medium and that cuts the continuous medium, a second roller pair that is located downstream of the cutting unit in the conveying direction of the continuous medium and that sandwiches and conveys the continuous medium, a common driving source that applies driving force to the first roller pair and the second roller pair, and a clutch mechanism configured to cut power from the driving source to the second roller pair, wherein the clutch mechanism is an electromagnetic mechanism that releases transmission of the power by electromagnetism.
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