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US 12,522,008 B2Granted
Winding device and printing device having regulating portion for regulating the swing of a tension bar
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorDaisuke Fujiwara
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Abstract
A winding unit that winds an intermittently conveyed medium includes a winding roller that winds the medium, a winding roller driving mechanism that applies a driving force for rotating the winding roller, a winding bar member that is swingably provided upstream from the winding roller and applies tension to the medium by pressing the medium, and an abutting portion that regulates swing of the winding bar member.
Claims9
A winding device that winds an intermittently conveyed medium, comprising:
- a winding roller that winds the medium;
- a winding driving portion that applies a driving force for rotating the winding roller;
- a tension bar that is swingably provided upstream from the winding roller and applies tension to the medium by pressing the medium;
- and
- a regulating portion that regulates a swing of the tension bar,
- wherein the regulating portion includes an abutting portion disposed so as to abut the portion of the tension bar that contacts the medium when the tension bar presses the medium, and
- the portion of the tension bar that contacts the medium abuts the abutting portion to regulate the swing of the tension bar.
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A printing device comprising:
- a conveying portion that intermittently conveys a medium;
- a printing portion that performs printing on the medium;
- a winding roller that winds the medium on which printing is performed;
- a winding driving portion that applies a driving force for rotating the winding roller;
- a tension bar that is swingably provided upstream from the winding roller and applies tension to the medium by pressing the medium;
- and
- a regulating portion that regulates swing of the tension bar,
- wherein the regulating portion includes an abutting portion disposed so as to abut the portion of the tension bar that contacts the medium when the tension bar presses the medium, and
- the portion of the tension bar that contacts the medium abuts the abutting portion to regulate the swing of the tension bar.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.