Patent ID: 9290026
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printer, comprising: a printing portion that is configured to print on a printing medium; a storing portion that is configured to contain a roll in which the printing medium is wound around a cylindrical core; two first support portions that are provided inside the storing portion and that are plate-shaped members that are disposed opposite one another, that are configured to move, and that are configured to support opposite ends of the roll in an orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to a direction in which the printing medium is pulled out from the roll; a moving portion that supports the two first support portions movably in an opposition direction that is the direction in which the two first support portions are disposed opposite one another; a restricting portion that restricts movement of the two first support portions by the moving portion; and two second support portions, each of which is provided on each of the two first support portions, that are configured to support the ends of the core in the opposition direction, each of the two second support portions including a pivoting portion, a projecting portion, and a first energizing portion, the pivoting portion being supported pivotally, with an axis that extends parallel to a plane of a corresponding one of the two first support portions serving as a pivot point, the projecting portion projecting from the pivoting portion in a direction that intersects the axis, the first energizing portion energizing the pivoting portion in a direction in which the pivoting portion pivots such that the projecting portion projects from a side of the corresponding one of the two first support portions that faces the other one of the two first support portions, and two guard portions, each of which being provided on a corresponding one of the two first support portions, each of the two guard portions restricting pivotal movement of a corresponding pivoting portion by contacting the pivoting portion.