Patent ID: 6899479

Claim:
A printer comprising: a casing having a first casing member and a second casing member provided separably for exposing and covering an inside part of the casing by opening and closing the second casing member with respect to the first casing member; a guide path arranged in the casing to guide a paper; a printing section including a platen and a printhead provided on opposite sides of the guide path; a cutter section which includes a stationary blade and a movable blade provided on opposite sides of the guide path and which cuts a paper printed at the printing section by engaging the movable blade with the stationary blade; a first unit arranged in the first casing member and located on one side of the guide path and including one of the platen and the printhead and one of the stationary blade and the movable blade; a second unit directly attached to the second casing member so as to be movable by a predetermined amount with respect to the second casing member, located on the other side of the guide path and having the other one of the platen and the printhead and the other one of the stationary blade and the movable blade, wherein the printhead and the platen are oppositely faced to each other when the casing is closed such that the stationary blade and the movable blade are positioned to cut the paper, and wherein the printhead and the platen are moved away from each other when the easing is open such that the stationary blade and the movable blade are moved away from each other; and a connecting mechanism for removably connecting the second unit to the first unit by position setting the first unit and the second unit such that when the casing is closed, the printhead and the platen are oppositely faced to each other and the stationary blade and the movable blade are positioned to cut the paper.