Patent ID: 9035983
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer comprising: a printer body; a thermal head frame and a thermal head mounted on the frame, the frame being attachable to and detachable from the printer body; the thermal head frame which has a protruding portion located at one end of the frame and has a claw portion located at an opposite end of the frame; a pair of thermal head frame mounting portions mounted in the printer body oppose each other and are spaced apart at a distance that is smaller than a width of the thermal head frame; a hole in one frame mounting portion into which the protruding portion of the head frame is inserted and a hole in the other frame mounting portion into which the claw portion is inserted; and a spring member between the pair of thermal head frame mounting portions, the spring member being configured to bias the thermal head in a direction for causing the protruding portion of the head and the claw of the head to be held in their respective holes in the opposing mounting portions.