US 12,668,073 B2 · Printing apparatus · patentgrep

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Abstract

There is provided a printing apparatus including: a casing, an opening/closing part, a printing part, a processing unit and a shielding part. The casing has an opening. The opening/closing part is movable to a first position to a second position. The printing part has an installment part and prints an image on a print medium. The processing unit is arranged on a downstream side in a conveyance direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part and processes the print medium. The shielding part shields at least a part of the processing unit. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the opening is capable of releasing a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the shielding part shields at least the part of the processing unit.

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Dependent claims

A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing, and
the shielding part is configured to move, accompanying with a first action in which the opening/closing part is moved from the first position to the second position, so that the shielding part shields at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing.

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A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing, and
the printing part includes a head carriage configured to hold a liquid discharging head including a nozzle for discharging a liquid, and
the shielding part is a supporting frame configured to movably support the head carriage.

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A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing, and
the printing apparatus further comprises a substrate configured to control the printing part, wherein
the shielding part is a partitioning part configured to partition the processing unit from a wiring electrically connecting the printing part and the substrate.

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A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing,
the opening is located at the location above the installment part and in an upper wall of the casing, and
the shielding part is a part of the upper wall of the casing.

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A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing,
the printing part includes a head carriage configured to hold a liquid discharging head including a nozzle, and
the processing unit is located below the head carriage.

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A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing, and
the processing unit is configured to move, accompanying with a first action in which the opening/closing part is moved from the first position to the second position, so that the shielding part shields at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing.

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A printing apparatus comprising:

a casing in which an opening is defined;
an opening/closing part configured to be movable to a first position at which the opening/closing part covers the opening and to a second position at which the opening/closing part releases the opening;
a printing part including an installment part in which a cartridge is installable, and configured to print an image on a print medium;
a processing unit arranged on a downstream side in a conveying direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part, and configured to process the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part, the processing unit being configured to perform at least one of cutting the print medium, imparting a creasing to the print medium, or imparting a perforation to the print medium;
and
a shielding part configured to shield at least a part of the processing unit, wherein
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the opening is located at a position at which the opening releases a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part, on the downstream side in the conveying direction to an outside of the casing,
in a case that the opening/closing part is located at the second position, the shielding part is configured to shield at least the part of the processing unit from the outside of the casing, and
the shielding part is a holder configured to hold a guide member which is configured to guide, to the conveying direction, the printing medium having the image printed thereon by the printing part.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.