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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Nishitokyo, JP;
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Nishitokyo, JP;
Yasuyuki Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Kikui, Tokyo, JP;
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inner ribbon mounting opening is provided at a lower side of a cover member () that is rotatably connected with a housing (), the cover member () housing a ribbon unit that holds an ink ribbon () held so as to be freely fed and freely taken up. An outer ribbon mounting opening () is further provided at an upper side. Thus, work can be performed from both directions above and below the cover member (). As a result, work can be performed selectively using the outer ribbon mounting opening () or the inner ribbon mounting opening, and the workability for mounting and removing the ink ribbon can be enhanced.