Printer with cutter blades for printing on rolled paper and slipsheet
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYoshiki Takei, Yutaka Akahori
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Abstract
A cabinet is formed on the top face with an entry opening for rolled paper, and a storage section for accommodating the rolled paper. A cover is provided for opening/closing the entry opening, and the upper front of the cover is provided as a slipsheet entry face for inserting a slipsheet. The slipsheet entry face is formed in one side margin with a slipsheet guide along the insertion direction of the slipsheet. A paper discharge slot of the rolled paper is formed by a gap between a buff portion of the cabinet and the tip of the cover, when the cover is closed. The paper discharge slot is at a position lower than that of the slipsheet entry face. A slipsheet print section is placed on the upper rear portion of the cover.
Claims29
A printer, for printing on both continuous paper and a slipsheet, comprising:
- a cabinet for accommodating the continuous paper which is entered from an entry opening provided in a top face of the cabinet;
- a first print section, provided in the cabinet, for printing on the accommodated continuous paper;
- a cover having a rear end portion, said rear end portion is pivotably supported by the cabinet so that said cover opens and closes the entry opening;
- a discharge slot defined between the cabinet and a front end portion of the cover when the cover is closed, wherein said discharge slot is adapted to discharge the continuous paper from said printer;
- an entry face provided as a front top face of the cover, to which the slipsheet is inserted;
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- a second print section provided in an upper rear portion of the cover, wherein said second print section is adapted to print the slipsheet inserted in the entry face.
A printer, for printing on continuous paper, comprising:
- a cabinet provided with an entry opening through which continuous paper may be entered into the cabinet;
- a first print head, provided in the cabinet, for printing on continuous paper;
- a cover pivotably supported at a first position of the cabinet so as to open/close the entry opening;
- a frame member supported at a second position of the cabinet and connected to the cover so as to be movable thereon;
- a discharge slot, defined between one end portion of the cover and the cabinet when the cover is closed, through which the continuous paper may be discharged from the printer;
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- a first cutter blade supported by the frame member and situated so as to cut continuous paper at the discharge slot when the cover is closed,
- wherein a distance between the end portion of the cover and a blade edge of the first cutter blade when the cover is opened is larger than a distance therebetween when the cover is closed.
A printer, for printing on continuous paper, comprising:
- a cabinet provided with an entry opening through which continuous paper may be entered into the cabinet;
- a first print head, provided in the cabinet, for printing on continuous paper;
- a cover pivotably supported at a first position of the cabinet so as to open/close the entry opening;
- a frame member supported at a second position of the cabinet and connected to the cover so as to be movable thereon;
- a discharge slot, defined between one end portion of the cover and the cabinet when the cover is closed, through which continuous paper may be discharged from the printer;
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- a first cutter blade supported by the frame member and situated so as to cut continuous paper at the discharge slot when the cover is closed,
- wherein a distance between a bottom face of the cover and a blade edge of the first cutter blade when the cover is closed is smaller than a distance therebetween when the cover is opened.
A printer, for printing on continuous paper, comprising:
- a cabinet provided with an entry opening through which continuous paper may be entered into the cabinet;
- a first print head, provided in the cabinet, for printing on continuous paper;
- a cover pivotably supported at a first position of the cabinet so as to open/close the entry opening;
- a frame member supported at a second position of the cabinet and connected to the cover so as to be movable thereon;
- a discharge slot, defined between one end portion of the cover and the cabinet when the cover is closed, through which the continuous paper may be discharged from the printer;
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- a first cutter blade supported by the frame member and situated so as to cut continuous paper at the discharge slot when the cover is closed,
- wherein a blade edge of the first cutter blade is housed in the cover when the cover is opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.