Patent ID: 9333779
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printer, comprising: a discharge portion that is configured to discharge a liquid; a platen in which a platen hole is formed, the platen being disposed to face the discharge portion and configured to support a printing medium; a support portion that is disposed on the opposite side of the platen from the discharge portion and configured to face the platen; a female screw that is provided on the support portion and that includes a threaded hole; an adjusting member that is provided with a male screw having a male thread that threadedly engages with the thread hole of the female screw, the adjusting member being configured to be rotatably attached to the platen by being inserted into the platen hole; an engaging member that is disposed between the platen and the female screw, and that threadedly engages with the male thread of the male screw of the adjusting member; and a spring that is disposed between the engaging member and the female screw, that is disposed around the circumference of the adjusting member, and that generates a restoring force when the spring compressed between the engaging member and the female screw.