Patent ID: 8845088
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer which can print on each of a plurality kind of papers whose widths are different from each other, the printer comprising: a paper holding section configured to hold the paper rolled into a roll such that can draw out and convey the paper; a printing and conveying section, which is provided with a print head and a platen roller that are arranged opposite to each other, draws out and conveys the paper and then prints on the paper; a buffer section arranged at the downstream side of the paper conveying direction of the paper holding section and the upstream side of the paper conveying direction of the printing and conveying section to elastically press the paper surface of the paper; and a movable section equipped with a skeleton member and the print head and the buffer section and capable of rotating between a closing position opposite to the print head and the platen roller and an opening position that is located between the print head and the platen roller and is wider than the closing position, wherein the buffer section includes: