Abstract:
A medium transport apparatus includes a medium detection sensor having a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit that are arranged apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and that changes the signal level of a detection signal output from the light-receiving unit according to the presence/non-presence of a medium between the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit, and a medium guide member that is arranged in the middle of a transport path for the medium to guide the medium, and that has a medium guide face for guiding the medium, and a sensor attachment portion to which the medium detection sensor is attached so that the medium guide face may be arranged at a position nearer to one of the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit than the other of the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus, including a first roller and a second roller, adapted to transport a plurality of print media on a tray in a transport direction, the second roller disposed at a downstream side, the first roller disposed at an upstream side, includes: a first calculator, operable to calculate a first transport amount for the first roller; a second calculator, operable to calculate, based on the first transport amount, a second transport amount for the second roller, the second transport amount being greater than the first transport amount; a first controller, operable to drive a first motor that drives the first roller and to stop the first motor such that the first roller stops with the first transport amount; and a second controller, operable to drive a second motor that drives the second roller when the first controller drives the first motor and to stop the second motor such that the second roller stops with the second transport amount.
Abstract:
A printer for performing a printing operation on a printing medium, includes: a feed roller, operable to feed the printing medium from a medium setting portion in which the printing medium is set; a feeding motor, operable to drive the feed roller; a transport roller, operable to transport the printing medium fed from the medium setting portion; a transporting motor, operable to drive the transport roller; and a controller, operable to control the transporting motor based on a first speed profile indicating a relationship between a rotation time or a rotation distance and a target peripheral speed of the transport roller, and to control the feeding motor based on a second speed profile indicating a relationship between a rotation time or a rotation distance and a target peripheral speed of the feed roller and being substantially equal to the first speed profile.
Abstract:
A medium transport apparatus including a medium detection sensor having a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit that are arranged apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and that changes the signal level of a detection signal output from the light-receiving unit according to the presence/non-presence of a medium between the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit, and a medium guide member that is arranged in the middle of a transport path for the medium to guide the medium, and that has a medium guide face for guiding the medium, and a sensor attachment so that the medium guide face may be arranged at a position closer to either the light-emitting unit or the light-receiving unit.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus includes: (A) a transport mechanism transporting a medium in a forward direction and a backward direction; (B) a head printing dots on the medium; (C) a sensor sensing existence of the medium in a non-contact manner; (D) a reversion mechanism reversing the medium; and (E) a controller controlling the sensor to sense an end of the medium when the transport mechanism transports the medium in the forward direction so as to allow the head to print the dots on the surface of the medium and controlling the sensor to sense the end of the medium when the transport mechanism transports the medium in the backward direction so as to allow the reversion mechanism to reverse the medium after the dots are printed on the surface thereof.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus includes: (A) a transport mechanism transporting a medium in a forward direction and a backward direction; (B) a head printing dots on the medium; (C) a sensor sensing existence of the medium in a non-contact manner; (D) a reversion mechanism reversing the medium; and (E) a controller controlling the sensor to sense an end of the medium when the transport mechanism transports the medium in the forward direction so as to allow the head to print the dots on the surface of the medium and controlling the sensor to sense the end of the medium when the transport mechanism transports the medium in the backward direction so as to allow the reversion mechanism to reverse the medium after the dots are printed on the surface thereof.
Abstract:
An optical sensor used for detected the end portion of a medium includes a light-emitting unit for emitting light, a light-receiving unit for receiving the light emitted by the light-emitting, a pair of tubular portions, which are made of a material capable of transmitting light, covering the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit, and a base portion coupled to the tubular portions, wherein a gap between opposing faces of the pairs of tubular portions is in the range of about 6 mm to about 10 mm, and wherein the optical sensor detects an end portion of the medium when the end portion of the medium passes between the light-emitting unit and the light-receiving unit.
Abstract:
A printing apparatus, including a first roller and a second roller, adapted to transport a plurality of print media on a tray in a transport direction, the second roller disposed at a downstream side, the first roller disposed at an upstream side, includes: a first calculator, operable to calculate a first transport amount for the first roller; a second calculator, operable to calculate, based on the first transport amount, a second transport amount for the second roller, the second transport amount being greater than the first transport amount; a first controller, operable to drive a first motor that drives the first roller and to stop the first motor such that the first roller stops with the first transport amount; and a second controller, operable to drive a second motor that drives the second roller when the first controller drives the first motor and to stop the second motor such that the second roller stops with the second transport amount.
Abstract:
A transporting roller operable to transport a printing medium fed from a medium setting portion on which the printing medium is set. A feeding roller is operable to feed the printing medium from the medium setting portion. A controller is operable to execute at least a synchronous transporting control of the printing medium in a first printing mode and execute at least a separate transporting control of the printing medium in a second printing mode when continuously printing on plural sheets of the printing medium. In the synchronous transporting control, the transporting roller and the feeding roller which rotate at the same circumferential speed transport the printing medium fed from the medium setting portion in cooperation with each other. In the separate transporting control, the feeding roller is stopped after feeding the printing medium from the medium setting portion and the transporting roller transports the printing medium fed from the medium setting portion while the feeding roller is stopped.
Abstract:
A roll medium feeding device includes a temporal placement portion on which a roll medium is placed temporarily, a roll holder that has a fitting portion which is movable in a width direction of the roll medium, and an elevating unit that lifts the roll medium. The elevating unit includes an elevating portion that has a placement portion and is capable of going up and down in an up-down direction, an operation lever that moves rotationally about a fulcrum, and moves the elevating portion with the rotational movement, and a pedal that is provided at a free end side of the operation lever.