Printing apparatus having a medium conveying unit
US9092716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/121
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a printing head for making printing on a medium; a platen disposed as to face the printing head in a way selectable between being close and being remote from the printing head; a medium conveying unit changeable of a contacting state to the medium for conveying the medium in contact with the medium along a medium conveyance route; a shutter opening and closing the medium conveyance route; a mode selecting unit having plural selectable modes in combination of a choice between being close to and being remote from the platen, the contacting state of the medium conveying unit to the medium, and a choice between closing and opening of the medium conveyance route by means of the shutter; and a controller controlling the mode selecting unit for selecting a prescribed mode from the plural selectable modes.
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