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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Hironori Maekawa, Suwa, JP;
Masahiko Yamada, Omi-mura, JP;
Inventors:
Hironori Maekawa, Suwa, JP;
Masahiko Yamada, Omi-mura, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Characterized by having a printer cover that is attached to a main unit and opens and closes; a contact member that contacts or separates from an installation surface according to the state of the printer relative to an installation surface on which the printer is placed; and a preventing member that does not prevent the opening or closing operation of the printer cover when the contact member contacts the installation surface, and prevents the opening or closing operation of the printer cover when the contact member separates from the installation surface.