Patent ID: 6491459
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a printer body having an accommodating portion for accommodating a rolled paper; an opening for loading the rolled paper into the accommodating portion; first and second swing covers, for opening and closing the opening, the first and second swing covers being mounted to the printer body so as to move away from a closed position in which they are close to each other; a printing head which prints on the paper fed from the rolled paper accommodated in the accommodating portion; a platen member mounted on the first swing cover and confronted with the printing head when the first swing cover is closed; a first guide member provided with the first swing cover, and positioned downstream, in a paper transporting direction, with respect to the printing head and the platen member; and a second guide member, provided with the second swing cover, the second guide member positioned in a vicinity of the first guide member when the first and second swing covers are closed, wherein the first and second guide members are positioned relative to each other such that the paper is deflected across the first guide member by an angle substantially larger than a right angle.