Tractor and printer using the same
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNorifumi Shishido, Satoshi Kitahara
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a tractor comprises a guide shaft, a first belt unit, a second belt unit, a fixing unit and a connecting unit. The first belt unit is supported by the guide shaft so as to move in an axis direction of the guide shaft. The second belt unit is arranged to face the first belt unit in the axis direction of the guide shaft and supported by the guide shaft. The fixing unit, which is movably supported by the guide shaft in the axis direction of the guide shaft and is capable of being fixed on the guide shaft. The connecting unit configured to connect the first belt unit to the fixing unit with a clearance in the axis direction of the guide shaft.
Claims10
A tractor, comprising:
- a guide shaft;
- a first belt unit, supported by the guide shaft so as to move in an axis direction of the guide shaft, which includes a rotatable endless pin belt which is provided with a plurality of pins inserting into one of a pair of feeding hole lines formed on a tractor paper;
- a second belt unit, arranged to face the first belt unit in the axis direction of the guide shaft and supported by the guide shaft, which includes a rotatable endless pin belt which is provided with a plurality of pins inserting into the other feeding hole line formed on a tractor paper;
- a fixing unit, which is movably supported by the guide shaft in the axis direction of the guide shaft and is capable of being fixed on the guide shaft;
- and
- a connecting unit configured to connect the first belt unit to the fixing unit with a clearance in the axis direction of the guide shaft.
A printer, comprising:
- a tractor, including;
- a guide shaft;
- a first belt unit, supported by the guide shaft so as to move in an axis direction of the guide shaft, which includes a rotatable endless pin belt which is provided with a plurality of pins inserting into one of a pair of feeding hole lines formed on a tractor paper;
- a second belt unit, arranged to face the first belt unit in the axis direction of the guide shaft and supported by the guide shaft, which includes a rotatable endless pin belt which is provided with a plurality of pins inserting into the other feeding hole line formed on a tractor paper;
- a fixing unit, which is movably supported by the guide shaft in the axis direction of the guide shaft and is capable of being fixed on the guide shaft;
- and
- a connecting unit configured to connect the first belt unit to the fixing unit with a clearance in the axis direction of the guide shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.