Patent ID: 9114948
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A determination device that determines a mounted state of a roll body on which a medium is wound in a roll shape, the device comprising: a roll motor that rotates a rotating member on which the roll body is mounted; a transportation roller that transports the medium fed from the roll body, in a transportation direction; a storage unit that stores information which is capable of specifying a pulling-out direction of the roll body mounted on the rotating member; a sensor that detects a rotation of the transportation roller; and a determination unit that detects whether or not the roll body corresponding to the information is mounted normally, wherein the determination unit is configured to determine that the roll body is not mounted normally, in a case where the sensor detects the reverse rotation of the transportation roller, when the roll motor is rotated in a direction corresponding to the pulling-out direction which is specified based on the information stored in the storage unit.