Peeling device and ink jet printer
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToru Takami
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Abstract
A peeling device includes a driving roller that transports backing paper and a drive transmission mechanism that transmits driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller. The peeling device also includes a peeling plate (a peeling portion) located between the driving roller, and a printhead and platen (a printing section) in a transport path of the backing paper, and bends the transport path. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first torque limiter and a second torque limiter. The drive transmission mechanism changes to a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force or a second state in which the second torque limiter is included therebetween.
Claims10
A peeling device configured to peel off a printed label printed by an ink jet printer from a backing paper transported from the ink jet printer, to which the printed label attached, the peeling device comprising:
- a driving roller configured to transport the backing paper;
- a drive transmission mechanism configured to transmit driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller;
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- a peeling portion located between the driving roller and a printing section configured to perform the printing in a transport path of the backing paper, along which the transport path bends, wherein
- the drive transmission mechanism includes a first torque limiter with first torque and a second torque limiter with a second torque which is different from the first torque, and
- the drive transmission mechanism is configured to take a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force and a second state in which the second torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in the transmission system.
An ink jet printer comprising:
- a printhead configured to print on a label attached to a backing paper;
- a driving roller configured to transport the backing paper;
- a drive transmission mechanism configured to transmit driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller;
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- a peeling portion located between the driving roller and a printing section configured to perform the printing in a transport path of the backing paper, along which the transport path bends;
- wherein the drive transmission mechanism:
- includes a first torque limiter with a first torque and a second torque limiter with a second torque which is different from the first torque;
- and
- is configured to take a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force and a second state in which the second torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in the transmission system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.