Printing apparatus including a guiding mechanism that represents a position of a print area

    公开(公告)号:US10124607B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15675198

    申请日:2017-08-11

    Inventor: Takayuki Kogane

    Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a printer that includes a printing mechanism that performs printing on a printing medium, the printing mechanism being provided in a print area; a housing that includes an opening region for exposing the printing mechanism to outside; and a guiding mechanism that represents a position of the print area. The guiding mechanism is provided at a position directly above the print area and visible from outside. Accordingly, when a user performs printing on the printing medium using this printing apparatus, the user can easily grasp a position of the print area by means of the guiding mechanism, and therefore can print on a desired position on the printing medium.

    Printing apparatus, stand and movement control method

    公开(公告)号:US12083799B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17839798

    申请日:2022-06-14

    Inventor: Takayuki Kogane

    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a body, a print head, a mover, a stand and a sensor. The body has an opening that faces a printing target during printing. The print head is provided in the body and performs the printing on the printing target. The mover is provided in the body and moves the print head to a first position and a second position. The first position corresponds to the opening, and the second position is different from the first position. The stand is detachable from the body. The sensor at least senses that a distance between the body and the stand is equal to or shorter than a predetermined distance. The mover moves the print head from the second position to the first position in response to the sensor sensing that the distance between the body and the stand is equal to or shorter than the predetermined distance.

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