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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Satoshi Kimura, Ome, JP;
Yoshiaki Mochizuki, Mizuho-machi, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Kimura, Ome, JP;
Yoshiaki Mochizuki, Mizuho-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/70 (2006.01); B41J 29/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printer in which when an optical disk is inserted into a conveyance path in a printer body, an inlet cover is moved to a position where the inlet cover opens an inlet in a cover provided on the printer body. This causes a cutter button that operates a cutter for a tape-like printing medium to be locked by the inlet cover. Thus, when the optical disk is printed, the cutter is rendered inoperable. Accordingly, the printer can prevent a trouble such as inadvertently operates the cutter, thereby damaging the disk or the cutter itself.