Patent ID: 8358324
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer which prints by holding and conveying a printing medium between a platen roller and a thermal head, the printer comprising: a printing unit including a first frame and a second frame laterally spaced away from the first frame in a width direction of the printing medium; the second frame including a surface facing the first frame and an outwardly facing surface provided on an opposite side of the second frame from the surface facing the first frame; a head housing including a first side face and a second side face, the head housing configured to support the thermal head and attached between the first frame and the second frame; a supporting unit provided on a surface of the first frame facing and opposing the second frame, the supporting unit supporting the first side face of the head housing; a fitting portion positioned on the outwardly facing surface of the second frame; and a frame cover fitted on and removable from the fitting portion provided on the outwardly facing surface of the second frame, and the frame cover supporting the second side face of the head housing through a through-hole formed on the second frame, wherein the frame cover is positioned and configured to be positioned in and removed from the outwardly facing surface of the second frame so as to attach and to detach the head housing.