Patent ID: 11865833
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printing device comprising:
a main body;
an opening/closing cover coupled to the main body and configured to move to an open position or a closed position;
a roll paper holder provided in the main body and configured to accommodate a first roll paper;
a remaining amount detecting section configured to detect a remaining amount of the first roll paper accommodated in the roll paper holder;
a partition portion configured to be installed on the roll paper holder and having a side wall configured to contact a side surface of a second roll paper having a paper width smaller than that of the first roll paper; and
a detection assistance section provided in the partition portion and assisting the remaining amount detecting section in detecting a remaining amount of the second roll paper,
wherein
the remaining amount detecting section is configured to shift from a first state in which the remaining amount of the first roll paper is not detected to a second state in which the remaining amount of the first roll paper is detected with movement of the opening/closing cover from the open position to the closed position, and
the detection assistance section shifts from a third state where the assistance in detecting the remaining amount of the second roll paper is not performed to a fourth state where the assistance in detecting the remaining amount of the second roll paper is performed, with the movement of the opening/closing cover from the open position to the closed position.