Printer

A printer comprising:

• a housing that has a substantially box-shape and includes a first opening that opens facing in one direction;
• a platen provided in the housing;
• a cover that has a substantially box-shape and includes a second opening that opens facing in another direction opposite that of the first opening,
• the cover rotatably connected with the housing via a connection member and with the connection member as a center, the cover rotating to be positioned at a closed position making the second opening oppose the first opening and the cover rotating to be positioned at an open position making the second opening open;
• a print head that is provided in the cover and opposes the platen in a state in which the cover is positioned at the closed position;
• and
• a pair of shaft members in the cover, closer to the second opening than the print head, the pair of shaft members provided enabling rotation thereof around an axis parallel a main scanning direction, the pair of shaft members holding an ink ribbon that is positioned between the platen and the print head in a state where the cover is positioned at the closed position, the ink ribbon being held so as to be freely fed and freely taken up, wherein
• the cover includes a third opening that at a side opposite that of the second opening, opens the print head and the pair of shaft members to an outside, wherein
• the third opening has along the main scanning direction, a dimension that is larger than a dimension of the pair of shaft members, along the main scanning direction.