IP Library Granted Patent US 10,967,648
Granted Patent B2
US 10,967,648 · App. 16/607,427 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Printer

Inventors: Yasuyuki Kakui (Saitama, JP); Hirohito Shimazaki (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B41J2/32B41J25/304B41J2202/30
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Patent No.
US 10,967,648
App. No.
16/607,427
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A printer includes a thermal head that performs printing on a print medium, a head unit to which the thermal head is attached, a holding part movable between a first position for holding the thermal head at an attachment position of the head unit and a second position for canceling the holding of the thermal head to the attachment position, and a receiving part that receives the thermal head when the holding part is at the second position.

Claims (22)

1. A printer comprising:

a thermal head configured to print on a print medium;

a head unit to which the thermal head is attached;

a holder movable between a first position for holding the thermal head at an attachment position of the head unit and a second position for canceling the holding of the thermal head at the attachment position; and

a receiver configured to receive the thermal head below the attachment position when the thermal head is separated from the head unit in a state where the holder is at the second position.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver is provided in a direction in which the thermal head falls when the holder is at the second position.

3. The printer according to claim 2 , further comprising a shielding member movable between a shielding position for partially shielding the thermal head and an opening position for opening the thermal head, and an interlocking mechanism configured to move the holder to the first position when the shielding member is at the shielding position and move the holder to the second position when the shielding member is at the opening position.

4. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the holder is a connector that is configured to be connected to the thermal head at the first position and configured to be disconnected from the thermal head at the second position.

5. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver includes a first contact part configured to come into contact with a lower end of the thermal head and a second contact part configured to bend from the first contact part and come into contact with a front surface of the thermal head, and the thermal head in a state of being received by the receiver is inclined so that an upper end of the thermal head is separated from the head unit.

6. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein two receivers are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the thermal head while being separated from each other.

7. A printer comprising:

a thermal head configured to print on a print medium;

a head unit to which the thermal head is attached;

a holder movable between a first position for holding the thermal head at an attachment position of the head unit and a second position for canceling the holding of the thermal head at the attachment position;

a receiver configured to receive the thermal head when the holder is at the second position; and

a shielding member movable between a shielding position for partially shielding the thermal head and an opening position for opening the thermal head, and an interlocking mechanism configured to move the holder to the first position when the shielding member is at the shielding position and move the holder to the second position when the shielding member is at the opening position.

8. A printer comprising:

a thermal head configured to print on a print medium;

a head unit to which the thermal head is attached;

a holder movable between a first position for holding the thermal head at an attachment position of the head unit and a second position for canceling the holding of the thermal head at the attachment position; and

a receiver configured to receive the thermal head when the holder is at the second position,

wherein the receiver includes a first contact part configured to come into contact with a lower end of the thermal head and a second contact part configured to bend from the first contact part and come into contact with a front surface of the thermal head, and the thermal head in a state of being received by the receiver is inclined so that an upper end of the thermal head is separated from the head unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2025
From: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SATO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072085/0034 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2019
From: YASUYUKI KAKUI, YASUYUKI X; SHIMAZAKI, HIROHITO
To: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050799/0352 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-034817 · Feb 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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