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公开(公告)号:US20210031545A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US16941773
申请日:2020-07-29
Applicant: Seiko Instruments Inc.
Inventor: Kouji KAWAGUCHI , Shinichi SUDO , Takumi SEINO
Abstract: A thermal printer, includes a head unit including a thermal head configured to perform printing on a recording sheet; a platen unit, which includes a platen roller configured to convey the recording sheet, and is separably combined with the head unit; a printer main body, which has a recording-sheet receiving portion configured to receive the recording sheet, and has the head unit mounted thereto; a printer cover, which has the platen unit mounted thereto, and is coupled to the printer main body so as to be pivotable; and a separator, which is provided in the recording-sheet receiving portion, and is configured to separate parts of the recording sheet, which is rolled into a roll shape around a core body, folded on each other at a rolling start portion, which is rolled around the core body and has a turn-back shape.
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公开(公告)号:US20190030923A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US16047538
申请日:2018-07-27
Applicant: Seiko Instruments Inc.
Inventor: Shinichi SUDO
Abstract: A printing unit includes a frame, a head unit including a thermal head, a platen unit including a platen roller, a fixed blade provided to any one of the head unit and the platen unit, a movable blade provided to another one of the head unit and the platen unit and configured to slide with respect to the fixed blade, a drive mechanism configured to cause the movable blade to slide between a standby position of being separated from the fixed blade and a cutting position of riding on the fixed blade, an lever configured to release locking of the platen unit with respect to the head unit, and a return mechanism configured to move the movable blade to the standby position before releasing the locking of the platen unit by being interlocked with the lever under a state in which the movable blade is held at the cutting position.
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