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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157461 | Printer A printer having one roller of a transportation roller pair attached to cover renders the mechanism pressing the transportation roller pair together and the damping mechanism used when opening the cover using few parts, compactly, and at low cost. A damper spring | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142089 | Image forming apparatus and sheet containing apparatus A protecting member is detachably mounted to an inside of an apparatus main body so as to protect a protected member in the apparatus main body during transportation. A fixing member fixes a protecting member in a position to protect the protected member. The fixing... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8087839 | Printer with frame produced by press-forming sheet metal A disclosed printer includes a frame; a thermal head attached to the frame; a platen roller drive motor attached to the frame; a reduction gear train attached to the frame and configured to reduce the speed of rotation generated by the platen roller drive motor; and... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8002485 | Guide apparatus for mounting and dismounting inner part and image forming device having the same A guide apparatus for mounting and dismounting an inner part usable in an image forming device includes: a first and a second sliders formed at both sides of a built-in part respectively; a first and a second undercut preventing parts formed at a first and a second ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997819 | System and apparatus for mobile information handling A mounting apparatus for mounting a mobile information handling device comprising a frame assembly, a mount for mounting a mobile information handling device and a support for supporting a printing device. Frame assembly may include a base plate having a first surfa... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7980775 | Mounting structure for support shaft and image generating apparatus This image generating apparatus includes a side plate, mounted on a first side surface of a chassis provided with a print portion, integrally including a bearing, a bracket member mounted on the side plate and a support shaft arranged between the side plate and the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7862247 | Printer with gear fitting member for mounting drive and idler gears Provided is a printer that employs a platen roller as conveying means, for which the accuracy of the assembly of the constituents of a drive transmission mechanism that drives a platen roller is increased, and the heat releasing function of a motor that is a drive s... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7785025 | Point of sale printer including an automated cover opening apparatus A point of sale printer includes a housing, a cover, a first biasing member communicating with the housing and the cover, a thermal print head including a cover detent feature, the cover detent feature secures the cover to the housing, a platen and a platen drive ro... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7704001 | Image forming apparatus A door main body of a door unit is swingably supported at a casing main body by a hinge mechanism. A conveying guide part is configured to guide conveying of a recording medium. A positioning contact part is configured to be in contact with a main-body-side contact ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7641408 | Recording apparatus A recording device for effecting recording on a recording material by a recording head, said recording device including a recording unit including a reciprocally movable carriage for carrying the recording head, a platen for supporting a recording material at a posi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7607847 | Printer capable of stable printing without pitch fluctuations and paper carrying mechanism therefor In a printer including a base frame, an upper frame rotatably coupled to the base frame, and a platen and a platen pulley both rotatably supported by the upper frame, a subframe is attached to the upper frame rotatably and movably in one direction. A reduction gear ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7467903 | Print engine with end moldings A print engine for a printer includes an elongate support frame. A pinch roller assembly is rotationally mounted relative to the support frame and can engage and feed the print media along a print media path. A pair of opposed print head assemblies is mounted on the... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7438488 | Printer with reciprocating carriage and a two-stage frame structure A printer including: a frame composed of a lower frame and an upper frame supported on the lower frame, a platen rotatably supported in the upper frame for advancing a recording medium, a guide rail extending in parallel with an axial direction (Y) of the platen, a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435026 | Tape printing apparatus, tape printing apparatus charger and tape printing apparatus charging system A tape printing apparatus that can be set smoothly into a tape printing apparatus charger from a free angle by gripping the top face section and the bottom face section of the tape printing apparatus such that the front side face section faces downward and the right... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419319 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a housing that includes a front face, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom surface, and a top surface with a discharge surface formed therein. A cover, having a planar upper surface, is mounted on protrusions extending along ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401991 | Frame structure for a scanning-type printer A printer including a frame, a feed roller rotatably supported in the frame for advancing a recording medium, a sheet support plate for supporting said recording medium, a guide rail extending in parallel with an axial direction (Y) of the feed roller, and a carriag... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398048 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including: a first driven roller that forms a first nip portion with a driving roller; a second driven roller that forms a second nip portion with the driving roller at a downstream side of the first nip portion; a first transfer passage i... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7382605 | Electronic device with sucker-fixed keyboard An electronic device having a keyboard fixed through a set of suckers and most suitably applied to the host body of an electronic product is provided. The electronic device includes a casing, a keyboard module and at least a sucker. The keyboard module has at least ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379701 | Sheet cassette and image forming apparatus A sheet cassette (1) according to the present invention has a double structure portion (10) including an upper plate (11) and a lower plate (12). The lower plate (12) has a first guide groove (13) elongated widthwise of a sh... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364378 | Computer monitor A computer monitor houses a display for displaying to a user display data received from a computer system and a printer including a pagewidth printhead. The printhead is disposed behind the display as viewed by the user and prints the display data onto print media. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366459 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, comprising a case that accommodates an image forming unit; a sheet cassette that is capable of moving relative to the case; and a cover disposed above the sheet cassette, wherein the cover covers a side of the case in which the sheet cass... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354214 | Image forming apparatus having a chassis containing a curved part that supports a roller bearing The image forming apparatus includes a chassis, a feed roller, and a press roller. The chassis includes first and side surfaces, a bottom surface that connects the first and second side surfaces, and a curved part formed unitarily with the bottom surface. The curved... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354212 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a chassis, a motor, a drive transmission gear that receives rotational force from the motor, a feed roller rotatably supported by the chassis, an intermediate gear that has a circular bearing, receives rotational force from the dr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344324 | Image forming apparatus having a member for pressing a print head element against a platen roller The image forming apparatus includes the print unit pivotably supported by the chassis, and the pivoting member rotatably supported by the support rod. The print unit has arm portions and the print head element. One of the arm portions has a downward facing portion.... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329061 | Ink jet printer with a belt-loading mechanism An ink jet printer includes a housing that defines a print media entrance opening and a print media exit opening. A support frame is arranged in the housing between the openings. A print media feed roller assembly is mounted on the frame proximal the entrance openin... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322764 | Secure housing for an electronic unit A secure housing for an electronic unit, in particular a franking machine has a first housing part and a second housing part releasably connected to the first housing part via at least one connecting device. In order to prevent the housing from being opened without ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315444 | Modular structure for connecting interface on front panel of PC case The present invention is a modular structure for connecting interface on front panel of pc case, which combines the case and base such that not only the connecting interfaces for input/output originally installed at back side of PC are aligned at the front panel, bu... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305208 | Image heating apparatus with discharge occurring between a charge eliminating member and a pressure roller The image heating apparatus for heating a toner image formed on a recording material, includes a rotatable member, a pressure roller which contacts with the rotatable member, wherein the recording material is heated while being conveyed by a nip portion between the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303346 | Image-forming apparatus, frame structure used therein and method for producing the frame structure An image-forming apparatus provided with an image-forming portion in a casing, including: a casing frame forming a skeleton of the casing; a shield chassis portion formed so as to be partially integrated with the casing frame per se; and at least one board directly ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303344 | Label printing apparatus A thermal transfer-type label printer and an optical disc apparatus are integrated to miniaturize a multi-function label printing apparatus. An information recording/reproducing unit that carries out recording or reproduction of information on a recording surface of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293870 | Supporting structure and business machine utilizing the same A supporting structure and a Business machine utilizing the same. The business machine includes a main body, cover and supporting structure therebetween. The sleeve connected to the main body has a guiding groove with a lug portion. The connecting rod is connected t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290952 | Recording apparatus with a slidably accommodated discharge tray The invention provides the recording apparatus, which has excellent operability of drawing and retracting the sheet discharge tray and excellent design in accommodating the sheet discharge tray and includes a sheet discharge mechanism having an advantage for miniatu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284925 | Printer module for a printing array A printer module for use with like printer modules to form an array of printer modules includes a housing that defines a print media inlet and a print media outlet. A chassis is positioned in the housing. A print engine is mounted on the chassis to carry out a print... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285042 | Electronic apparatus case having ventilation system A case having a ventilation system for ventilating a heat generation source disposed in the case, includes: a first sub-case and a second sub-case which is joined to the first sub-case; a first gap provided in a surface of a joining section between the first sub-cas... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281874 | Thermal printer unit A thermal printer unit is disclosed that comprises a main body module, a platen module, and a thermal head module. The platen module is detachably connected to the main body module. The thermal head module is detachably connected to the main body module and the plat... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267613 | Slant-type gaming machine The invention comprises various gaming machine features and a slant-top type gaming machine. In one embodiment, a cabinet has a play area between an upwardly extending console and a supporting base portion. The console has an opening. A display and bezel are movable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265869 | Compact printer housing A printer housing cover serves the dual purpose of protecting the printer's paper entry slot and user interface in a closed configuration and, in an open configuration, serving as a paper tray. The cover is hingedly connected to the housing and in a preferred embodi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258503 | Adjustment device for printer head of barcode printer A device for adjusting the position of a printer head of a barcode printer includes a casing mounted to the barcode printer and a base movably coupled to the casing. A slide board is slidably supported on the base and carries the printer head. A first adjuster is ar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255421 | Imaging apparatus having a printhead carrier/belt interface device An imaging apparatus includes a carrier housing having an attachment feature, a carrier belt to transmit a translation to the carrier housing in a bi-directional scanning direction; and an interface device interposed between and coupled to both the carrier housing a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249904 | Modular printer for double-sided high-speed printing A modular printer includes a frame. A housing in which the frame is housed has an operatively upper and an operatively lower cover and defines a print media inlet at one end between the covers and a print media outlet at an opposite end between the covers. An inlet ... | 07/31/2007 |
