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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 30, 2000
Motoharu Sakurai, Chiba, JP;
Satoru Tada, Noda, JP;
Naoki Tanabe, Saitama-ken, JP;
Mikio Amakasu, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Precision Inc., Chiba-Ken, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is intended to provide an economical printer which is simple in structure and uses a common tray but is capable of adapting itself to various recording media of different shapes. Adapters in which recording media can be firmly held can be selectively mounted in the tray. An adapter has an oval opening in which a recording medium can be placed. The contour of the adapter can fit into a recessed portion formed in the tray . The recording medium is firmly held in the adapter . When the adapter is mounted in the recessed portion in the tray , a keyway and a protrusion engaging the keyway prevent the adapter from shifting out of position; the adapter is held in the tray . Prints can be made in accurate positions on the recording medium