Patent ID: 6146035
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printing device for use with a continuous sheet of printing paper, a first side of said printing paper being a printing surface on which a desired print is printed, and a second side thereof being a previously printed surface in which regular-form print areas are intermittently provided with blank areas interposed therebetween, with positional references provided in said blank areas, said printing device comprising:a feeding mechanism for feed-driving said printing paper;a printing mechanism facing the first side of said printing paper in a path in which said printing paper is fed, for printing said desired print;a cutter provided on a paper-discharge side of said printing mechanism;a sensor provided in the paper feed path for sensing the positional references; anda controller for controlling said feeding mechanism, said printing mechanism, and said cutter based on a sense output from said sensor;whereinsaid controller controls said printing mechanism to print the first side of said printing paper corresponding to said regular-form print area,said controller controls said feeding mechanism to feed said printing paper in a first direction during a printing operation, and controls said feeding mechanism to feed said printing paper in an opposite direction to position a first cut position of said printing paper at said cutter, said cutter cutting said printing paper at said first cut position,said controller controls said feeding mechanism to feed said printing paper in said first direction after said cutter cuts said printing paper at said first cut position, andsaid controller controls said feeding mechanism to feed said printing paper in said opposite direction after said sensor senses a positional reference to position a second cut position of said printing paper at said cutter, said cutter cutting said printing paper at said second cut position to cut off a blank area containing the positional reference from said printing paper to produce a piece of paper having the desired print on the first side and the regular-form print on the second side.