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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Tanizaki, Kuwana, JP;
Koshiro Shimoda, Tokoname, JP;
Yuya Nakamura, Toyoake, JP;
Tetsuro Muramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a printing device to which an external component is attachable. The printing device includes: a housing; a print head provided inside the housing; a guide portion configured to guide a printing medium to the print head in a conveying direction; and a first engagement portion engageable with a first attaching portion of the external component. The housing includes a first frame, a second frame opposite the first frame in a widthwise direction crossing the conveying direction, and a connecting portion extending in the widthwise direction to connect the first frame to the second frame. The print head is supported by at least one of the first frame and the second frame. The guide portion is fixed to the connecting portion. The first engagement portion is formed in one of the guide portion and the connecting portion.