Patent ID: 7246959
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image formation apparatus, comprising: a main frame having first and second side panels, the first side panel having a groove; a platen roller rotatably held between the first and second side panels of the main frame; a head assembly having an arm portion and a head portion, the head assembly being pivotably held between the first and second side panels of the main frame so as to be pressed against and moved away from the platen roller; and a press lever pivotably supported on the first side panel of the main frame, the press lever pressing the head portion against the platen roller in a first direction when the press lever is pivoted, the press lever having a plurality of teeth configured to engage a motor via an external gear; the groove supporting the press lever, the groove at least partially having a first wall portion on which the press lever abuts in a second direction that is opposite the first direction along a depth direction of the groove.