US 2001/0026724 A1Published application

Printer

AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation

InventorsKatsuyuki Endo, Toshiya Matsuse

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Abstract

In order to fix case members in relation to a frame member, an elongated fitting plate is fitted with fitting portions of the frame member and fitting portions of the case members. There is provided a fitting plate cover that covers the fitting plate and that fits to the case members thereby to constitute a part of the external shape of the printer. The fitting plate cover includes a protrusion for restraining the movement of the fitting plate. First and second engagement members are provided to fix a main case member with the frame member. The first engagement member prevents open-ends of side walls of the main case member from separating from the frame member. The second engagement member, which is located closer to closed-ends of the side walls, prevents the main case member from moving in the direction opposite to its attaching direction.

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Dependent claims

A printer comprising:

a frame member for supporting components of the printer, the frame member including a first frame-side fitting member;
a first case member, which constitutes a part of an external shape of the printer and which covers at least a part of the frame member, the first case member including:
a first side wall forming a side face of the printer;
a second side wall having a first end thereof connected to the first side wall, and having a second end opposite to the first end, wherein the second end is a free end;
a third side wall, opposite to the second side wall, having a first end connected to the first side wall and having a second end opposite to the third-side-wall first end, wherein the third-side-wall second end is a free end;
a first case-side fitting member provided on the second side wall so as to be located on one side of the first frame-side fitting member when the first case member covers the frame member;
and
a second case-side fitting member provided on the third side wall so as to be located the other side of the first frame-side fitting member when the first case member covers the frame member;
and
an elongated fitting plate, for fixing the first case member with the frame member by engaging with the first frame-side fitting member as well as with the first and second case-side fitting members.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.