Printer
AssigneeStar Micronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasufumi Mochizuki, Osamu Mizuno, Tadashi Nonaka
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Abstract
In a printer, when a cover is closed, a paper issuing path, and a paper setting path are formed downstream from a cutter mechanism in a paper transport path. The paths are switched over by a movable guide. During a normal printing process, the movable guide is swung by its own weight to close the paper setting path, and guides a paper to the paper issuing path. By contrast, during a process of setting paper, the movable guide is swung by the rigidity of the paper itself toward the paper issuing path, whereby the paper is prevented from being deformed with respect to the cutter mechanism.
Claims2
A printer comprising:
- a printer body having a holding unit which rotatably holds a roll paper;
- a cover which is openably attached to the printer body;
- a paper transporting mechanism which pulls out a paper from the paper roll and transports the paper;
- a printing mechanism which applies a printing process on the paper transported by the paper transporting mechanism;
- a cutter mechanism which cuts the paper on which the printing process has been conducted by the printing mechanism;
- a first paper discharge path through which the paper on which the printing process has been conducted by the printing mechanism is transported;
- a second paper discharge path which is formed in a boundary between the cover and the printer body;
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- a movable guide which is movable between the first paper discharge path and the second paper discharge path,
- the movable guide being urged toward the second paper discharge path by an own weight or an elastic member,
- wherein the movable guide positions toward the first paper discharge path when the cover is closed after the paper is pulled out from the roll paper and placed on the second paper discharge path, and
- wherein the movable guide rotatably moves from the first paper discharge path toward the second paper discharge path as a result of the paper being cut by the cutter mechanism, to thereby guide the paper applied with the printing process toward the first paper discharge path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.