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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Sanada, Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Seo, Nagoya, JP;
Takehiko Inaba, Chita-gun, JP;
Hidenori Jo, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Nagashima, Toyokawa, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a printing part, an accommodating portion, a cover, a shaft portion, and an engaging portion. The cover is movable between a first position to close the accommodating portion and a second position to open the accommodating portion. The shaft portion extends in a first direction. The holding portion includes a first rotating member connected to the shaft portion and configured to rotate between a third position and a fourth position about the shaft portion. The first rotating member has a first part including a restricting portion configured to restrict the rotation of the first rotating member. The first rotating member has a second part having a thickness in the first direction greater than that of the first part.