Patent ID: 9050834
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer comprising: a rotatable platen roller; a thermal head disposed in opposition to the platen roller and configured to cause printing of sheet passing by; a fixed guide portion positioned at an upstream side of the platen roller with respect to a sheet moving through the printer, the fixed guide portion is configured to guide a lower side of an entire width of a sheet to be printed; and a pair of opposing sheet guides on an upstream side of the each sheet fixed guide portion, comprising a width guide plate that guides a respective side of the sheet for sheet a width dimension, a lower guide plate located below and configured to guide a lower side of the sheet, and an upper guide plate located above and configured to guide an upper side of the sheet, and the sheet guides are movable in a sheet width direction; and wherein the upper guide plate is shaped and located to reach an upper portion of the fixed guide portion.