Thermal printer having a pivotal thermal head unit
US5886725A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a thermal printer for performing a printing operation by way of heat. This printer comprises a casing, drum means provided within the casing for rolling up a paper to be printed, and a thermal head unit provided within the casing for producing a heat for the printing operation. In detail, the thermal head unit has a pair of brackets provided on the opposite sides thereof, each of the two brackets being formed at one end thereof with an elongated hole into which a fixed shaft is to be inserted, and being supported at the other end thereof on the main body of the thermal head unit, such that the thermal head unit is pivotable only in a direction perpendicular to a printing direction.
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