Patent ID: 8998368
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a roll driving mechanism including a roller, configured to cause the roll onto which a medium has been wound in a roll form to rotate, and convey the medium in a conveying direction; a roll driving section configured to drive the roll driving mechanism; a first conveying section configured to convey the medium, the first conveying section being provided downstream from the roll in the conveying direction; a first driving section configured to drive the first conveying section; a print head configured to perform printing on the medium, the print head being provided downstream from the first conveying section in the conveying direction; a second conveying section configured to convey the medium, the second conveying section being a pair of rollers, the second conveying section being provided between the roll and the first conveying section; a second driving section configured to drive the second conveying section; a controller configured to control operation of the roll driving section, the first driving section, and the second driving section such that, during a single rotation of the roll, the maximum amount of the difference between the amount of the medium conveyed by the roll driving mechanism and the amount of the medium conveyed by the second conveying section exceeds the maximum amount of the difference being between the amount of the medium conveyed by the second conveying section and the amount of the medium conveyed by the first conveying section.