IP Library Granted Patent US 9,597,907
Granted Patent B2
US 9,597,907 · App. 15/144,253 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Printer

Inventor: Takuro Kohyama (Nishitokyo, JP)
Assignees: Citizen Watch Co., LTD.; Citizen Systems Japan Co., LTD.
B41J29/02B41J15/04B41J15/042
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Patent No.
US 9,597,907
App. No.
15/144,253
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a printer having a housing forming a substantially box shape; a pair of frames disposed in the housing and arranged such that the frames oppose each other across a conveyance path of a recording medium; a cutout portion disposed at an upper end of each of the frames; and a shaft that while inserted inside a winding core on which long paper is wound into a roll shape, both ends of the shaft are supported by the cutout portions and the shaft holds the paper while allowing the paper to be pulled out from the housing; an exterior cover is disposed in the housing. The exterior cover is formed using an insulating material, has openings that open the cutout portions exteriorly, and covers the pair of the frames with the cutout portions opened exteriorly through the openings.

Claims (9)

1. A printer comprising:

a housing forming a substantially box shape;

a pair of frames disposed in the housing and arranged such that the frames oppose each other across a conveyance path of a recording medium;

a cutout portion disposed at an upper end of each of the frames;

a shaft that while inserted inside a winding core on which long paper is wound into a roll shape, both ends of the shaft are supported by the cutout portions and the shaft holds the paper while allowing the paper to be pulled out from the housing; and

an exterior cover that is disposed in the housing, is formed using an insulating material, has openings that open the cutout portions exteriorly, and covers the pair of the frames with the cutout portions opened exteriorly through the openings.

2. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising

electrical system components disposed in the housing and related to driving of units included in the printer, wherein

the exterior cover also covers the electrical system components.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 27, 2016
From: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD
To: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041190/0810 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2016
From: KOHYAMA, TAKURO
To: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038916/0226 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-071554 · Mar 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014084191 · Dec 24, 2014
Related Publication 20160243865A1 · Aug 25, 2016