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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Motoshi Kishi, Nagoya, JP;
Naohisa Kinoshita, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400 88 ; 347109 ;
Abstract
A manual printer includes a head unit. The head unit includes a recording head, a running roller and a projection coupled to a housing via a universal joint. The head unit can be tilted relative to the housing. The position of the head unit relative to a recording medium P is maintained even if the housing is tilted in any direction. A gap and an angle between the recording head and the recording medium P can be fixed which enables a stable printing operation.