Patent ID: 8336454

Claim:
A stamping device comprising: a rotating body with a stamp face provided on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a case that encloses therein the rotating body and includes an opening of a size that allows at least a part of the stamp face to pass therethrough; a support unit that allows the rotating body to rotate about its axis and a part of the stamp face to be exposed in the opening; a cover member that covers the part of the stamp face exposed in the opening, the cover member being supported by the support unit so as to rotate independently from the rotating body; a presser that presses the rotating body toward the opening together with the support unit, thereby causing at least a part of the stamp face to stick out from the opening; an elastic member that biases the presser in a direction opposite to the opening; and an interlock mechanism that causes, when the rotating body is pressed by the presser, the support unit to rotate in response to the pressing motion; wherein the rotation of the support unit causes the cover member to rotate inward into the case, thereby allowing the stamp face to freely stick out from the opening.