US4641980A
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Printer with pivotable print head attached to medium carrier moveable through a casing opening
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1985-10-02
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Granted: 1987-02-10
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Expires: 2005-10-02
Abstract
Abstract A printer including a casing having a front face, a printing unit, and a control circuit. The printing unit includes a printing medium attaching portion and a printing head portion pivotably attached to the printing medium attaching portion. The printing unit is supported in the casing by a moving mechanism so that the printing unit can be freely drawn out forward from the front face of the casing. The moving mechanism also automatically positions the printing head in an open position with respect to the printing medium attaching portion when the printing unit is drawn out from the casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Matsumoto
- 👤 Shinya Okuda
- 👤 Osamu Ohkuma
- 👤 Mituyoshi Seino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:26
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J15/00; B41J15/04; B41J15/042; B41J29/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A printer, comprising: a casing having a substantially cuboidal shape with an operation panel formed on a front face thereof; a printing unit including a printing medium-attaching portion, and a printing head portion pivotably attached to the printing medium-attaching portion so that the printing head portion pivots between open and closed positions; moving means for supporting said printing unit so that the printing unit can be drawn out from the front face of the casing, and for automatically positioning the printing head portion in the open position when the printing unit is drawn out from the casing; and a control circuit for controlling the printing operation of the printing head portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A printer, comprising: a casing having a substantially cuboidal shape with an operation panel formed on a front face thereof; a printing unit including a printing medium-attaching portion, and a printing head portion pivotably attached to the printing medium-attaching portion so that the printing head portion pivots between open and closed positions; moving means for supporting said printing unit so that the printing unit can be drawn out from the front face of the casing, and for automatically positioning the printing head portion in the open position when the printing unit is drawn out from the casing; and a control circuit for controlling the printing operation of the printing head portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein the front face of the casing has a rectangular shape in which the height is smaller than the width and the operation panel and the printing medium-attaching portion are arranged on the front face in parallel to each other with respect to the direction of the width.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein a passage for discharging a printed printing medium to the outside is formed on the front face of the printing medium-attaching portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein said moving means comprises a spring for positioning the printing head portion in the open position, said spring having a spring force capable of overcoming the load of the printing head portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a rotary locking arm mounted on the printing medium-attaching portion for maintaining the closed state of the printing head portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least a thermal head is arranged in the printing head portion and at least a roll of a heat-sensitive recording paper and a paper feed roller are arranged in the printing medium-attaching portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein printing control in the printing head portion is the printing control of image information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, which is used in combination with other devices placed on the top face of the printer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A printer as set forth in claim 1, wherein a platen is drawn out forward together with the printing medium-attaching portion and said platen is horizontally arranged together with a roll of a printing medium.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-02-09 | 1994-08-11 | 1995-02-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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