Patent ID: 9327525
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printer comprising: a printhead; a paper conveyance path extending past a print position of the printhead; a conveyance roller pair that conveys recording paper through the paper conveyance path to the print position; a case that houses the printhead, the paper conveyance path, and the conveyance roller pair; a roller pair state changing mechanism that moves the conveyance roller pair alternately between a nip state and a nip-release state; an access cover that is disposed to the case to open and close, and when open exposes a portion of the paper conveyance path including the print position; an operating button; a detector that detects if the access cover is open; and a nip state release control unit that, when the operating button is operated and the access cover is detected in the open position, drives the roller pair state changing mechanism and changes the conveyance roller pair to the nip-release state.