Printer with paper end detection

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1997-03-06

1998-10-13

Jillions, John M.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Unwinding

With detector, indicator, or control

2425632, 242595, B65H 1602, B65H 2608

Patent

active

058200681

ABSTRACT:
A printer in which a rolled recording paper is housed in a main unit, the printer includes: a housing unit which houses the recording paper, and which has plural guiding portions which cause the recording paper to be located at a predetermined position as a roll diameter of the recording paper becomes smaller; and paper end detecting unit having a detecting element, for, when the detecting element enters a space in a core portion of the recording paper, detecting that remaining amount of the recording paper is reduced to a fixed level or less, wherein the paper end detecting unit is rotatably attached to the housing unit such that the detecting element corresponds to one of the guiding portions.

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