IP Library Granted Patent US 12,172,855
Granted Patent B2
US 12,172,855 · App. 17/934,616 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Printing apparatus

Inventors: Hiroyoshi Okada (Matsumoto, JP); Shoichi Murata (Yamagata-mi, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B65H20/005B65H20/02B65H43/08B65H2402/441B65H2553/51B65H2555/25B65H2557/10B65H2801/12
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Patent No.
US 12,172,855
App. No.
17/934,616
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a container that can accommodate roll paper in which recording paper is wound; a cover for opening and closing the container; a transporter, including a transport motor and a transport roller, that pulls the recording paper from the roll paper and transports the recording paper; a printing section that performs printing on the recording paper at a position facing the transport roller; a first substrate that has a controller controlling the printing section; and a second substrate disposed to intersect the first substrate, in which the transport motor is surrounded by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the container and a shaft of the transport motor is disposed parallel to a shaft of the transport roller.

Claims (44)

1. A printing apparatus comprising:

a container configured to accommodate roll paper in which recording paper is wound;

a cover for opening and closing the container;

a transporter including a transport motor and a transport roller, the transporter pulling the recording paper from the roll paper and transporting the recording paper;

a printing section performing printing on the recording paper at a position facing the transport roller;

a first substrate having a controller controlling the printing section; and

a second substrate disposed to intersect the first substrate, wherein

the transport motor is disposed in a space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the container,

a shaft of the transport motor is disposed parallel to a shaft of the transport roller, and

the second substrate is disposed to face the cover at a position at which the container is closed by the cover with the container between the second substrate and the cover.

2. A printing apparatus comprising:

a container configured to accommodate roll paper in which recording paper is wound;

a cover for opening and closing the container;

a transporter including a transport motor and a transport roller, the transporter pulling the recording paper from the roll paper and transporting the recording paper;

a printing section performing printing on the recording paper at a position facing the transport roller;

a first substrate having a controller controlling the printing section; and

a second substrate disposed to intersect the first substrate, wherein

the transport motor is disposed in a space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the container,

a shaft of the transport motor is disposed parallel to a shaft of the transport roller,

the transport motor is a DC motor, and

an encoder detecting rotation is disposed on the shaft of the transport motor.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,

a wheel row that transmits torque of the transport motor to the transport roller is disposed on an opposite side in the transport motor of the encoder.

4. A printing apparatus comprising:

a container configured to accommodate roll paper in which recording paper is wound;

a cover for opening and closing the container;

a transporter including a transport motor and a transport roller, the transporter pulling the recording paper from the roll paper and transporting the recording paper;

a printing section performing printing on the recording paper at a position facing the transport roller;

a first substrate having a controller controlling the printing section;

a second substrate disposed to intersect the first substrate;

a communication section configured to receive printing data; and

a power supply supplying electric power to the transporter and the printing section, wherein

the communication section and the power supply are mounted on the second substrate,

the transport motor is disposed in a space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the container, and

a shaft of the transport motor is disposed parallel to a shaft of the transport roller.

5. A printing apparatus comprising:

a container configured to accommodate roll paper in which recording paper is wound;

a cover for opening and closing the container;

a transporter including a transport motor and a transport roller, the transporter pulling the recording paper from the roll paper and transporting the recording paper;

a printing section performing printing on the recording paper at a position facing the transport roller;

a first substrate having a controller controlling the printing section; and

a second substrate disposed to intersect the first substrate, wherein

the transport motor is disposed in a space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the container, the first substrate, the second substrate, and the container each forming a different side of the space, and

a shaft of the transport motor is disposed parallel to a shaft of the transport roller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2022
From: OKADA, HIROYOSHI; MURATA, SHOICHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061190/0833 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-156413 · Sep 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230096784A1 · Mar 30, 2023