Patent ID: 6695500
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
A paper holding device for a label printer, comprising:left and right holders for supporting both ends, respectively, of a paper roll; left and right guide links respectively locked to lower ends of the left and right holders; a rotation link for operatively connecting the left and right guide links with each other and moving them in leftward and rightward directions; wherein the rotation link is defined with a pair of elongate holes for guiding pin portions of the left and right guide links, and, between the pair of elongate holes, with an insertion hole; a bottom panel secured with respect to a floor of a printer body, for rotatably installing thereon the rotation link; and a pair of elastic members each having one end connected to the left and right guide links and the other end connected to the bottom panel, to apply elastic force to the left and right guide links.