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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Tetsuro Muramatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Toshiyuki Furuyama, Chiryu, JP;
Sho Asai, Nisshin, JP;
Atsuo Hirose, Nagoya, JP;
Tomohiro Wada, Nagoya, JP;
Yusuke Ikemoto, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A printing device includes: a printing engine; a controller; an input interface through which a user can input an instruction into the controller; and a housing accommodating therein the printing engine and the controller. The printing engine is configured to perform printing on a printing medium. The controller is configured to control drive of the printing engine. The housing includes: a first attachment portion to which one end of an accessory for the user to hold the printing device is attachable; and a second attachment portion to which another end of the accessory is attachable. The housing has: a front surface on which the input interface is provided; a rear surface opposing the rear surface; and a peripheral surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface to each other. The first attachment portion and the second attachment portion are provided on the peripheral surface.