Granted Patent B2

US 12,202,283 · App. 18/036,999 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventors: Takashi Shioya (Tokyo, JP); Tamotsu Katayama (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B41J29/13B41J2/32B41J11/04B41J15/04

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A printer comprising:

a body case that includes a placement surface for the printer and an accommodating chamber for accommodating a roll body into which a belt-shaped print medium are wound;

a printer cover configured to open and close the accommodating chamber;

a platen roller that is attached to the printer cover and configured to convey the belt-shaped print medium drawn out of the roll body; and

a hinge that includes a hinge shaft and is configured to couple the printer cover with the body case so that the printer cover is swingable about the hinge shaft relative to the body case, wherein:

the body case comprise a first coupled part that is coupled with the printer cover via the hinge,

the printer cover comprises:

an upper surface portion and an inclined surface portion, the inclined surface portion being provided between the hinge shaft and the upper surface portion and inclined relative to the placement surface, and

a second coupled part that is coupled with the body case via the hinge,

H 1 <H 2 is established where H 1 is defined as a height from the placement surface to the hinge shaft and H 2 is defined as a height from the placement surface to a highest position from the hinge shaft to the upper surface portion, and

when the printer is placed with the printer cover open such that the placement surface matches a horizontal plane, an acute angle is formed, as seen in a side view of the printer, between the first coupled part and the second coupled part, and the inclined surface portion substantially faces the horizontal plane while being spaced apart from the horizontal plane.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising roll body guides configured to support both side surfaces of the roll body accommodated in the accommodating chamber, wherein the hinge shaft is disposed at a lower position than a center of the roll body guides.

3. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein:

the printer cover includes: a tapered part that is tapered by a curved surface that supports the roll body accommodated in the accommodating chamber when the printer cover is at a closed position, and a feeding surface that faces the belt-shaped print medium drawn out of the roll body to form a feeding path, and

the tapered part is disposed so that a virtual line passes a lower position than the center of the roll body guides as seen in a side view, the virtual line being connecting between a tip of the tapered part and the hinge shaft.

4. The printer according to claim 3 , wherein the printer cover has a two-layer structure comprised of an inner printer cover and an outer printer cover.

5. The printer according to claim 4 , wherein:

the body case includes a body-side buffer member,

the printer cover includes a cover-side buffer member, and

the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member are disposed via the hinge interposed therebetween and abut on each other when the printer cover is at an open position.

6. The printer according to claim 3 , wherein:

the body case includes a body-side buffer member,

the printer cover includes a cover-side buffer member, and

the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member are disposed via the hinge interposed therebetween and abut on each other when the printer cover is at an open position.

7. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein the printer cover has a two-layer structure comprised of an inner printer cover and an outer printer cover.

8. The printer according to claim 7 , wherein:

the body case includes a body-side buffer member,

the printer cover includes a cover-side buffer member, and

the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member are disposed via the hinge interposed therebetween and abut on each other when the printer cover is at an open position.

9. The printer according to claim 2 , wherein:

the body case includes a body-side buffer member,

the printer cover includes a cover-side buffer member, and

the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member are disposed via the hinge interposed therebetween and abut on each other when the printer cover is at an open position.

10. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the printer cover has a two-layer structure comprised of an inner printer cover and an outer printer cover.

11. The printer according to claim 10 , wherein:

the body case includes a body-side buffer member,

the printer cover includes a cover-side buffer member, and

the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member are disposed via the hinge interposed therebetween and abut on each other when the printer cover is at an open position.

12. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein;

the body case includes a body-side buffer member,

the printer cover includes a cover-side buffer member, and

the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member are disposed via the hinge interposed therebetween and abut on each other when the printer cover is at an open position.

13. The printer according to claim 12 , wherein the body-side buffer member and the cover-side buffer member respectively have end surfaces that are positioned on an identical plane perpendicular to the placement surface when the printer cover is at the closed position.

14. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein

the printer cover includes an attachment part where the platen roller is detachably attached, and

the attachment part is oriented upward to allow the platen roller to be attached and detached when the printer cover is at the open position.

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