Patent ID: 9423755
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A printing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit that prints images of four colors on a recording medium unwound by an unwinder; a first winder that winds the printed recording medium around a first winding shaft in order from a beginning edge to an ending edge of the recording medium; and a second winder that rewinds the recording medium wound around the first winding shaft, and winds the rewound recording medium around a second winding shaft in order from the ending edge to the beginning edge of the recording medium, after which the recording medium is suppliable to another printing apparatus that prints images having a maximum of four colors, which are different from the four colors of the images printed by the printing unit, on a surface of the recording medium on which the images of the four colors were printed by the printing unit; wherein the recording medium unwound by the unwinder is arranged below the printing unit; and wherein the second winding shaft is arranged below the first winding shaft.