Patent ID: 8950958
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer, comprising a support structure which is fixed in use, and in which there is formed a receptacle for receiving a roll of paper tape which is unwound in use by rotation about an axis, a cover which is hinged to the structure about an axis substantially parallel to the unwinding axis of the roll, and which can be oscillated between a closed position and an open position in which it covers and uncovers the receptacle, respectively, a printing device carried by the support structure, and a transport roller for the paper tape unwound from the roll, interacting with the printing device; the roller being carried by the cover in such a way that it can be coupled to or uncoupled from the printing device as a result of the closing or opening of the cover; wherein the cover comprises a hollow shell which is hinged to the structure about an axis which is close to or coincident with the unwinding axis of the roll, in such a way that the shell is slidable between the open position and the closed position while remaining adjacent to the receptacle, and wherein the cover extends substantially around the paper roll when in the open position, and wherein in the open position, the aforesaid shell of the cover extends into the aforesaid receptacle.