Patent ID: 6106175
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A printer, comprising:a print head mounted on a main body of said printer for printing a recording medium;a paper feed mechanism for sequentially and longitudinally feeding said recording medium printed by said print head;a winding shaft; anda winding shaft mechanism for enabling said recording medium fed by said paper feed mechanism to be wound around said winding shaft;wherein said winding shaft comprises:a winding shaft portion for winding said recording medium therearound; anda support-removing member disposed on said winding shaft portion and movable between a first position and a second position, said first position being located in the outer periphery of said winding shaft portion such that said support-removing member projects beyond the outer periphery of said winding shaft portion so as to allow said support-removing member to be in contact with said recording medium, and said second position being located nearer to the axis of said winding shaft portion than said first position;wherein said support-removing member is movable from said first position to said second position by a frictional force produced when said recording medium in contact said support-removing member is moved relative to said support-removing member, and is movably supported on said winding shaft portion in such a manner that the moving direction thereof from said first position to said second position is selected from the group consisting of a direction in which said recording medium wound around said winding shaft portion is rewound, the axial direction of said winding shaft, and a combination of said rewinding direction and said axial direction.