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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Applicant:
Mitsuhiko Nebashi, Nagano, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuhiko Nebashi, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/20 (2006.01); B41J 11/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printer unit comprises a first positioning mechanism and a second positioning mechanism for positioning a platen with respect to a print head when a cover frame is closed. The first positioning mechanism is constituted to restrict a change in the position of the platen to a rotation around a first positioning fulcrum, such as a lock pin. The second positioning mechanism is constituted to restrict the rotation of the platen around a first positioning fulcrum by abutment on a second positioning fulcrum, such as a lock lever spindle.