Printing apparatus
US9956795B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/025
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a print unit; a first roller that transport the medium; a plurality of second rollers cooperating with the first roller to nip the medium therebetween at positions that face the first rollers; a third roller that holds the medium which has been transported by the first roller and transport the medium to a print path in which printing is performed by the print unit; a specific second roller located most downstream in the transportation path among the second rollers; and a control unit that controls each of the roller and the print unit, wherein the control unit causes the specific second roller to be displaced to a separated position after the medium is held by the third roller.
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