Patent ID: 6517270
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a frame member for supporting components of the printer, the frame member including a first frame-side fitting member; a first case member, which constitutes a part of an external shape-of the printer and which covers at least a part of the frame member, the first case member including: a first side wall forming a side face of the printer; a second side wall having a first end thereof connected to the first side wall, and having a second end opposite to the first end, wherein the second end is a free end; a third side wall, opposite to the second side wall, having a first end connected to the first side wall, and having a second end opposite to the third-side-wall first end, wherein the third-side-wall second end is a free end; a first case-side fitting member provided on the second side wall so as to be located on one side of the first frame-side fitting member when the first case member covers the frame member; and a second case-side fitting member provided on the third side wall so as to be located the other side of the first frame-side fitting member when the first case member covers the frame member; and an elongated fitting plate, for fixing the first case member with the frame member by engaging with the first frame-side fitting member as well as with the first and second case-side fitting members.