Transport apparatus, printing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorNaohiro Ueyama
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Abstract
A transport apparatus includes: a support unit that supports a roll; a drive unit that rotates the support unit; a cover configured to cover at least part of the support unit; and a load applying unit that applies a load to the support unit, wherein the cover is movable between a closed position at which the cover covers at least part of the support unit and an open position which is different from the closed position, and the load applying unit applies a large load to the support unit when the cover is located at the closed position compared with the case where the cover is located at the open position.
Claims10
A transport apparatus comprising:
- a support unit that supports a roll-shaped medium;
- a drive unit that rotates the support unit;
- a cover configured to cover at least part of the support unit;
- and
- a load applying unit that applies a load to the support unit to reduce a rotational force of the support unit, wherein
- the cover is movable between a closed position at which the cover covers at least part of the support unit and an open position which is different from the closed position, and
- the load applying unit applies a large load to the support unit when the cover is located at the closed position compared with the case where the cover is located at the open position,
- wherein the load applying unit is disposed on the cover.
A transport apparatus comprising:
- a support unit that supports a roll-shaped medium;
- a drive unit that rotates the support unit;
- a cover configured to cover at least part of the support unit;
- and
- a load applying unit that applies a load to the support unit, wherein
- the cover is movable between a closed position at which the cover covers at least part of the support unit and an open position which is different from the closed position, and
- the load applying unit applies a large load to the support unit when the cover is located at the closed position compared with the case where the cover is located at the open position,
- wherein the load applying unit is disposed on the support unit.
A transport apparatus comprising:
- a support unit that supports a roll-shaped medium;
- a drive unit that rotates the support unit;
- a cover configured to cover at least part of the support unit;
- and
- a load applying unit that applies a load to the support unit, wherein
- the cover is movable between a closed position at which the cover covers at least part of the support unit and an open position which is different from the closed position, and
- the load applying unit applies a large load to the support unit when the cover is located at the closed position compared with the case where the cover is located at the open position,
- wherein the load applying unit includes a rotary damper that applies resistance to rotation of the support unit,
- the support unit and the rotary damper are connected to each other when the cover is located at the closed position, and
- the support unit and the rotary damper are disconnected from each other when the cover is located at the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.