Printing device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHideki MATSUNAGA
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Abstract
A printing device includes a roll paper holder configured to accommodate a first roll paper and a second roll paper and having first and second side walls configured to contact side surfaces of the first roll paper, a remaining amount detecting section having a first projection projecting from the first side wall to detect a remaining amount of the first roll paper accommodated in the roll paper holder, a roll paper guide configured to be installed in the roll paper holder and having a third side wall configured to contact a side surface of the second roll paper when the second roll paper is accommodated in the roll paper holder, and a detection assistance section provided on the roll paper guide and having a second projection projecting from the third side wall in a state of being in contact with the first projection.
Claims11
A printing device comprising:
- a roll paper holder configured to accommodate a first roll paper and a second roll paper having a width smaller than that of the first roll paper and configured to have a first side wall and a second side wall configured to contact side surfaces of the first roll paper;
- a remaining amount detecting section configured to have a first projection projecting from the first side wall to detect a remaining amount of the first roll paper accommodated in the roll paper holder;
- a partition portion configured to be installed in the roll paper holder and configured to have a third side wall configured to contact a side surface of the second roll paper when the second roll paper is accommodated in the roll paper holder;
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- a detection assistance section configured to be provided in the partition portion and configured to have a second projection projecting from the third side wall in a state of being in contact with the first projection.
A printing device comprising:
- a roll paper holder configured to accommodate a first roll paper and a second roll paper having a width smaller than that of the first roll paper and configured to have a first side wall and a second side wall configured to contact side surfaces of the first roll paper;
- a remaining amount detecting section configured to detect a remaining amount of the first roll paper accommodated in the roll paper holder;
- a partition portion configured to be installed in the roll paper holder and configured to have a third side wall configured to contact a side surface of the second roll paper when the second roll paper is accommodated in the roll paper holder;
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- a detection assistance section configured to be provided in the partition portion and configured to assist the remaining amount detecting section in detecting a remaining amount of the second roll paper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.