Patent ID: 8711194

Claim:
A printer, comprising: a printer main body; a lid part connected to the printer main body, the lid part including a lid main body, a block unit, and a first rotation shaft, the first rotation shaft providing a connection between the lid main body and the block unit, and the block unit being rotatable around a first rotation axis provided by the first rotation shaft; a print head attached to one of the printer main body and the block unit; a platen roller attached to the other one of the printer main body and the block unit; and a second rotation shaft situated on one of two opposite side faces of the printer main body and the lid part, the second rotation shaft providing a connection between the printer main body and the lid part, and the lid part being rotatable around a second rotation axis provided by the second rotation shaft, wherein the first rotation axis is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the print head, and the second rotation axis is perpendicular to the first rotation axis.