Patent ID: 8282296
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: B41J,G07G

Abstract:
1. A printer, comprising a main body and a module associated with the main body for supporting a printable member, said module comprising: a printable member housing body; a first supporting member associated to said housing body and adapted to support a roll of said printable member before it is unwound for the execution of a print operation on said printable member, and a second supporting member associated to said housing body and adapted to support said roll once the roll has been wound upon completion of the print operation; and at least a first fastening member carried by said housing body and at least a second fastening member carried by said main body; said first and second fastening member being settable in a first reciprocal position, in which the first and second fastening members are coupled to each other to secure said module to said main body, and in a second reciprocal position, in which the first and second fastening members are released from each other to permit removal of said module from said main body, wherein said first fastening member comprises two teeth angularly integral with each other, and said second fastening member comprises two projections, each connectable releasably to a respective tooth; wherein said module comprises a pin adapted to rotate with respect to said housing body and angularly integral with said teeth, and an elastic coupling member interposed between said pin and said housing body.