Patent ID: 8746875
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus, comprising: a base provided at a bottom of the apparatus; a first side member and a second side member, each provided as a part different from the base, and disposed on opposite sides of the base with respect to a first direction; at least one roller for transporting a sheet in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a print unit having a printing head; and a platen which supports the sheet on which recording is performed with the printing head, wherein the at least one roller, the print unit, and the platen are held with the first side member and the second side member, and wherein the first side member and the second side member are formed by a molded first resin material and the base is formed by a molded second resin material, and a bending elastic modulus of the first resin material is larger than a bending elastic modulus of the second resin material.