Winding device and print winding system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsMasahiro Kawajiri, Toru Takami
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Abstract
A winding device includes a winding shaft that rotates and winds a print medium conveyed from a printing device having a conveyance roller that conveys the print medium, a gear, and a motor driving the conveyance roller and the gear. The winding device also includes a power transfer mechanism to connect to the gear and transfer power to the motor, and a lever disposed between the winding shaft and the conveyance roller in a conveyance path in a configuration in which the winding device is connected to the printing device. The lever may be moved between a first position in which the print medium bends and a second position in which the print medium bends at a shallower angle than at the first position.
Claims9
A winding device comprising:
- a conveyance roller configured to convey a print medium from a printing device;
- a winding shaft configured to rotate and wind the print medium conveyed from the printing device;
- a motor configured to drive both the conveyance roller and the winding shaft using a gear;
- a power transfer mechanism configured to connect to the gear and transfer power from the motor to the winding shaft;
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- a lever disposed between the winding shaft and the conveyance roller in a conveyance path when the winding device is connected to the printing device,
- wherein the lever is configured to move between a first position in which the print medium bends at a first angle and a second position in which the print medium bends at a second angle that is larger than the first angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.