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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1987
Masafumi Suzaki, Hitachi, JP;
Katsumasa Mikami, Naka, JP;
Rooichi Kobayashi, Hitachi, JP;
Fumio Takahagi, Hitachi, JP;
Yousuke Nagano, Hitachi, JP;
Tomoji Kitagishi, Hitachi, JP;
Shigetaka Furukawa, Takahagi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a thermal printer having a flat platen, a flat platen support mechanism comprises a flat platen support plate, and a frame body. A projection having a curvature is provided between the flat platen support plate and the frame body. The projection having a curvature is to be swingable freely and to be movable with a slip movement. The projection is arranged on a center line of a flat platen width. When a thermal head is pressed with the flat platen, the flat platen swings smoothly. The thermal head is face contacted uniformly with the flat platen.