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US 9,884,697 B2Granted
Printer
AssigneeSato Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKenji Hirose
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Abstract
A printer for label printing includes a cutter to cut a continuous label after printing at a position inside of the surface with respect to the outer case of the printer. A separation sensor is disposed between the cutter and the thermal head. A sheet detection sensor is disposed downstream of the cutter in the feeding direction. The sensors are mounted in two stages on a common circuit board. The circuit board is disposed vertically along the feeding direction of the continuous label within the region where a cover-open button to open an opening and closing cover of the printer is disposed.
Claims18
A printer, comprising:
- a housing configured to store a print medium;
- an opening and closing cover supported by the housing so as to be opened and closed;
- a feed roller disposed at the opening and closing cover, the feed roller being configured to feed the print medium;
- a print head disposed to be opposed to the feed roller in the housing, the print head being configured to print on the print medium;
- a cutting unit disposed to be opposed to the feed roller, the cutting unit being disposed downstream of the feed roller in a feeding direction, the cutting unit being configured to cut the print medium after printing by the print head;
- a first detector disposed between the print head and the cutting unit, the first detector being configured to detect the print medium after printing;
- a second detector disposed downstream of the cutting unit in the feeding direction, the second detector being configured to detect the print medium after printing;
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- a circuit board common to the first detector and the second detector, the circuit board being configured to mount both of the first detector and the second detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.