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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Kurita, Kariya, JP;
Takamine Hokazono, Kasugai, JP;
Hidenori Jo, Nagoya, JP;
Hitoshi Sanada, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A printing equipment housing box includes an equipment housing portion, an outer wall, a cover, a handle, a holding member, and a button. The equipment housing portion houses printing equipment. The outer wall includes a paper discharge port penetrating through the outer wall. The cover is provided between the outer wall and the equipment housing portion, and moves along the outer wall to close the paper discharge port in the closed position and to open the paper discharge port in the open position. The handle is provided on the cover and protrudes further to the outside than the outer wall. The holding member holds the cover in the open position. The button is connected to the holding member and is provided to be aligned with the handle along the outer wall. The button moves between a first position and a second position in a direction orthogonal to the outer wall.