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US 8,038,145 B2Granted
Printer
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKenichi Hirabayashi, Shinsuke Tomomatsu
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Abstract
A printer comprising a cover, and a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rotated a predetermined angle from the protruding position.
Claims12
A printer comprising:
- a window for viewing a supply of paper in said printer;
- a cover;
- and
- a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rotated a predetermined angle from the protruding position, wherein when said stacker is in said retracted position, said window is not obstructed by said stacker.
1 more element
A printer comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rotated a predetermined angle from the protruding position, wherein
- the stacker has an arm part supported pivotably on the cover;
- and
- when the cover pivots toward the closed position, the arm part pivots toward the cover, and the stacker moves to the protruding position, and wherein:
- the cover is supported at a bottom part of the printer and can pivot between an upright closed position and an open position where the cover is tilted a predetermined angle;
- and
- when the stacker descends in conjunction with the cover pivoting toward the open position, a line from the pivot axis to a leading end of the stacker in a descending direction of the stacker forms a predetermined angle with an extension plane extending parallel to a bottom surface bottom surface of the printer when the leading end reaches a height substantially equal to the extension plane.
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A printer comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rotated a predetermined angle from the protruding position, wherein:
- the cover has a damper mechanism that adjusts the speed of the cover when the cover pivots to the open position side.
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A printer comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rotated a predetermined angle from the protruding position:
- and
- a window formed at a position in the cover that is covered by the stacker when the cover is in the closed position, wherein:
- the cover is supported at a bottom part of the printer and can pivot between an upright closed position and an open position where the cover is tilted a predetermined angle;
- and
- when the stacker descends in conjunction with the cover pivoting toward the open position, a line from the pivot axis to a leading end of the stacker in a descending direction of the stacker forms a predetermined angle with an extension plane extending parallel to a bottom surface bottom surface of the printer when the leading end reaches a height substantially equal to the extension plane.
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A printer comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rotated a predetermined angle from the protruding position;
- and
- an overhanging part, which projects in front of the printer from a front of the cover, wherein one end of the stacker is pivotably attached to a bottom side of the overhanging part, and the overhanging part remains substantially level while moving in conjunction with an opening and closing of the roll paper cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.