Title:
PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020100065
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a printer having a plurality of mounting postures at which printing operation can be executed.SOLUTION: A printer 1 includes a housing 10, a discharge port 29, and a motor 45. The housing 10 can be mounted on a horizontal mounting table even in any posture of a first posture and a second posture. The first posture is a posture of the housing 10 in which a circular plane 18 of the housing 10 faces the mounting table. The second posture is a posture of the housing 10 in which a side surface 10A of the housing 10 faces the mounting table. The discharge port 29 is provided on the side surface 10A of the housing 10. Even though the housing 10 is mounted on the mounting table in any posture of the first posture and the second posture, the discharge port 29 discharges a printing medium stored inside the housing 10 to the outside. The motor 45 functions as posture maintenance means for maintaining the posture of the housing 10 in the second posture when the side surface 10A faces the mounting table.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Inventors:
FURUYAMA TOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
JP2018239651A
Publication Date:
July 02, 2020
Filing Date:
December 21, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD
International Classes:
B41J29/00; B41J3/36; B41J29/13; H05K5/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001171202A | 2001-06-26 | |||
| JPS6096482A | 1985-05-30 | |||
| JP2008540197A | 2008-11-20 | |||
| JPH08314333A | 1996-11-29 |
Foreign References:
| US20090052967A1 | 2009-02-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hisashi Yamamoto