Patent ID: 7431523
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a paper transporting roll; a housing having a front panel with a paper outlet slot, the housing further comprising an outer side and an inner side; a device arranged to protect against penetration of dust and spray water into the front panel, the device comprising a wedge wherein the wedge is configured to close, in a first position, the paper outlet slot when the printer is not being used and to open, in a second position, when the printer is being used, the paper outlet slot such that paper can pass through the paper outlet slot, wherein the wedge tapers from an outer wedge portion towards an inner wedge portion in direction of the inner side of the housing; and a drive coupled to the inner wedge portion of the wedge, and configured to move the wedge from the first into the second position and back again.