Patent ID: 9630431
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A printer, comprising: a medium supply unit configured to supply a print medium; a platen roller configured to feed the print medium supplied from the medium supply unit along a medium feed path; and a printing head mounting portion to which a printing head is mounted, the printing head being configured to print on the print medium in a position opposing to the platen roller, the printing head mounting portion being configured to allow the printing head to open/close in a contact/separate direction with respect to the platen roller by swinging with a pivot shaft, the pivot shaft being disposed in an upstream side in a feed direction of the print medium with respect to the printing head and in parallel with the platen roller, wherein the printing head swings in conjunction with opening and closing of the printing head mounting portion using a downstream side in the feed direction of the print medium as a fulcrum, and in a state where the printing head mounting portion is in an open position, the printing head having orientation where an upstream side in the feed direction of the print medium is displaced to a direction separating from the printing head mounting portion.