Patent ID: 11904603
Assignee: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A printer comprising:
a platen roller;
a bushing connected to the platen roller, the bushing having a wing extending radially from the bushing, the bushing is configured to rotate about a rotational axis of the platen roller between an unsecured position and a secured position;
a lifting arm securely attached to the bushing to facilitate rotation of the bushing from the secured position to the unsecured position; and
a lower frame including:
a channel to receive the platen roller in an operational position in which the platen roller is configured to feed media for a print head of the printer;
an end piece defining an end of the channel, the end piece having an opening to receive the bushing when the platen roller is in the operational position; and
a tab on the end piece, the tab positioned to interface with the wing of the bushing to secure the bushing in the opening such that the platen roller is maintained in the operational position within the channel,
the wing extends from the bushing at a first side of the tab in the unsecured position and the wing interfaces with the tab at a second side of the tab opposite the first side of the tab in the secured position.