Patent ID: 8419302

Claim:
A printing apparatus configured to carry out printing to paper with a printing head, while holding the paper between the printing head and a platen roller, comprising: a paper guide block guiding the paper in between the printing head and the platen roller, and holding the platen roller; and a force applying member applying a force to the paper guide block in such a manner that the force applying member presses and moves the paper guide block with respect to the printing head, and as a result, the platen roller is pressed onto the printing head in a condition in which the paper is held between the platen roller and the printing head, the force applying member comprising a coil spring, wherein the paper guide block is in direct contact with the force applying member, and the paper guide block includes: bearing parts that hold the platen roller, the bearing parts having cut out parts in a first direction, the first direction of the cut out parts being an upper direction; and a paper guide part located in a second direction reversed to the first direction, wherein: the paper is placed on the paper guide part in a condition in which the platen roller is removed from the bearing parts, and, the platen roller is inserted into the bearing parts from the cut out parts, so that the paper is put between the platen roller and the paper guide part.