Patent ID: 11878529
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printer comprising:
a platen configured to support a medium;
a head comprising an ejection surface at which an ejection port is opened, the ejection port configured to eject liquid toward the medium supported by the platen;
a first frame holding the platen;
a second frame holding the head, the second frame pivotally coupled with the first frame, the second frame configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein when the second frame is at the first position, the head is configured to face the platen, wherein when the second frame is at the second position, the second frame is positioned farther away from the first frame than when the second frame is at the first position, and wherein when the second frame is at the second position, the head is positioned farther away from the platen than when the second frame is at the first position; and
a head lifter held by the second frame, wherein when the second frame is at the first position, the head lifter configured to move the head with respect to the second frame between a printing position and a separate position, wherein when the head is at the printing position, the head is configured to eject liquid toward the medium supported by the platen, and wherein when the head is at the separate position, the head is farther away from the platen in an intersecting direction intersecting the ejection surface than when the head is at the printing position.