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US 11,235,604 B2Granted
Printing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKenichi Hirabayashi, Hironori Maekawa
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Abstract
With a cover in a closed position, a first internal gear and a first spur gear do not mesh with each other, and a second internal gear and a second spur gear do not mesh with each other. When the cover rotates by a predetermined angle around a first support shaft from the closed position, the first internal gear and the first spur gear start to mesh with each other. When the cover rotates by a predetermined angle around a second support shaft from the closed position, the second internal gear and the second spur gear start to mesh with each other.
Claims5
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a printing unit configured to perform printing on a recording medium;
- a housing portion configured to house an article needed for printing;
- a cover configured to open and close the housing portion;
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- a support shaft portion configured to rotatably support the cover, wherein
- the support shaft portion includes a first support shaft in a position farther than the housing portion from the printing unit, and a second support shaft in a position not farther than the housing portion from the printing unit,
- a circumferential portion of the first support shaft is provided with a first spur gear configured to mesh with a first internal gear provided at the cover, and a circumferential portion of the second support shaft is provided with a second spur gear configured to mesh with a second internal gear provided at the cover,
- when the cover is in a closed position, the first internal gear does not mesh with the first spur gear, and the second internal gear does not mesh with the second spur gear,
- when the cover rotates by a predetermined angle around the first support shaft from the closed position, the first internal gear and the first spur gear start to mesh with each other, and
- when the cover rotates by a predetermined angle around the second support shaft from the closed position, the second internal gear and the second spur gear start to mesh with each other.
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