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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
Tomohiro Murata, Chiba, JP;
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC., Chiba, JP;
Abstract
A printing unit comprises: a head unit including a head block having a thermal head provided therein; a platen unit including a platen roller configured to feed a recording sheet, the platen unit being separably combined with the head unit, wherein the head unit includes: a head frame including the head block removably mounted thereon, the head frame being configured to support the head block so that the head block is pivotable in a direction approaching and separating from the platen roller; an urging member interposed between the head frame and the head block, the urging member being configured to urge the thermal head toward the platen roller; a cutter mechanism mounted onto the head frame so as to be removable therefrom; and lock portions locked to the head block, which are configured to restrict a pivot of the head block toward the platen roller.
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