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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Kohei Kubota, Nagano, JP;
Shigeki Oguchi, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 25/34 (2006.01); G06K 1/12 (2006.01); B41J 13/12 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 13/00 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 2202/31 (2013.01); B41J 25/34 (2013.01); G06K 1/121 (2013.01); B41J 13/12 (2013.01); B41J 29/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medium processing apparatus may include a medium conveying passage; a thermal head; a head holding part; and a moving mechanism structured to move the thermal head and the head holding part between a contact position and a retreated position. The head holding part may include a head holding member; a head support shaft structured to support the thermal head; and a pressing mechanism structured to press the thermal head toward the head holding member in the conveyance direction of the medium.