Regulation device and printer
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTsuyoshi Sanada
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Abstract
A regulation device regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet which is a recording medium of a printer. The regulation device includes: a first rack gear connected to one guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to one side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a second rack gear connected to the other guide support unit supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to the other side of the width direction is regulated, and provided to be movable in the width direction; a pinion gear engaging with the first and second rack gears; and a regulation gear that engages with the first rack gear to rotate and regulates the movement of the first and second rack gears by regulating the rotation.
Claims20
A regulation device that regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet of a printer, comprising:
- a first rack gear connected to one guide support supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to a first side of the width direction is regulated, the first rack gear movable in the width direction;
- a second rack gear connected to another guide support supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to a second side of the width direction is regulated, the second rack gear movable in the width direction;
- a pinion gear engaging with the first and second rack gears;
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- a regulation gear configured to rotate, the regulation gear engages with and moves the first rack gear and regulates the movement of the first and second rack gears by regulating rotation of the regulation gear.
A printer, comprising:
- a print head;
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- a regulation device that regulates movement in a width direction of a rolled sheet, the regulation device comprising:
- a first rack gear connected to one guide support supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to a first side of the width direction is regulated, the first rack gear movable in the width direction;
- a second rack gear connected to another guide support supporting the rolled sheet so that movement to a second side of the width direction is regulated, the second rack gear movable in the width direction;
- a pinion gear engaging with the first and second rack gears;
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- a regulation gear configured to rotate, the regulation gear engages with and moves the first rack gear and regulates the movement of the first and second rack gears by regulating rotation of the regulation gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.