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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Sato Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Shioya, Saitama, JP;
Masaaki Kajikawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes a printing unit configured to print on the print medium, a ribbon shaft configured to hold the ink ribbon, a partition member provided swingably between a close position where gears that transmit drive force to the ribbon shaft mesh with each other and an open position where meshing between the gears is released, and a lock mechanism configured to hold the partition member with respect to the printing unit when the partition member is placed at the close position.