Printing apparatus
US11718494B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a stacking portion on which a print medium printed by a printing unit configured to perform printing is stacked, a discharge unit configured to discharge the print medium printed by the printing unit to the stacking portion, a passage forming portion arranged facing the stacking portion and configured to form a discharge passage of the print medium together with the stacking portion, and an outlet port located at a downstream end of the stacking portion and a downstream end of the passage forming portion in a conveying direction of the print medium. The passage forming portion includes an opening/closing portion which is displaceable between a closed position for forming the discharge passage and an open position for opening access to the stacking portion.
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