Patent ID: 8820743
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B41J,B65H,G06K

Abstract:
1. A printing device capable of printing on a card-shaped printing medium, comprising: a linear transport path to transport the printing medium; a card rotating section provided at one end of the transport path to change a transport direction of the printing medium; a supply stacker provided above the transport path and the card rotating section to store printing media prior to processing to be placed parallel in a laminate manner; a printing section provided below the transport path to perform printing processing on the printing medium from below the transport path; a discharge stacker provided at the other end of the transport path to store printing media subjected to the printing processing to overlap in a laminate manner; and an openable/closable top cover to cover the transport path as a part of a device housing, wherein the supply stacker is configured to be detachable and attachable with respect to the top cover, and the top cover is configured to be openable and closable only when the supply stacker is not attached to the top cover.