Printer apparatus and method for operating printer apparatus

US9035985B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9035985-B2
Application numberUS-201414226931-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 27, 2014
Priority dateApr 1, 2013
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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Abstract

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A printer apparatus includes a printer body including an opening part that has a protruding part, a support part including a rotary shaft and rotatably attached to the printer body to rotate about the rotary shaft, a platen unit provided in the support part, and a shaft bearing including a projecting part and rotatably supports the platen roller. The opening part receives the shaft bearing. In a state where the platen unit is installed in the printer body, the projecting part and the protruding part contact each other. In a case of removing the platen unit from the printer body, the shaft bearing and the support part rotate in a same direction.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A printer apparatus comprising: a printer body including an opening part that forms a protruding part; a platen unit removably installed in the printer body; and an operation lever rotatably provided in the platen unit; a platen roller including a first rotary shaft and rotatably provided in the platen unit to rotate about the first rotary shaft; a shaft bearing that rotatably supports the platen roller and configured to rotate about the first…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B41J11/04Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9035985B2 cover?
A printer apparatus includes a printer body including an opening part that has a protruding part, a support part including a rotary shaft and rotatably attached to the printer body to rotate about the rotary shaft, a platen unit provided in the support part, and a shaft bearing including a projecting part and rotatably supports the platen roller. The opening part receives the shaft bearing. In …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fujitsu Component Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J11/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).