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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroaki Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuo Nishikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshimitsu Taniguchi, Tajimi, JP;
Kosuke Inuzuka, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a casing, an opening/closing part, a printing part, a processing unit and a shielding part. The casing has an opening. The opening/closing part is movable to a first position to a second position. The printing part has an installment part and prints an image on a print medium. The processing unit is arranged on a downstream side in a conveyance direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part and processes the print medium. The shielding part shields at least a part of the processing unit. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the opening is capable of releasing a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the shielding part shields at least the part of the processing unit.