Printing apparatus
US9751344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/076
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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