US 11,724,517 B2
Printer
Takashi Shioya, Saitama (JP); and Masaaki Kajikawa, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/403,186.
Application 17/403,186 is a division of application No. 16/607,130, granted, now 11,110,721, previously published as PCT/JP2018/035519, filed on Sep. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0370687 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 2/325 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 2/325 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printer configured to perform printing to a print medium by using an ink ribbon, the printer comprising:
a printing unit configured to print on the print medium;
a ribbon shaft configured to hold the ink ribbon;
a partition member swingably provided in the printing unit, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium; and
a lock mechanism configured to hold the partition member with respect to the printing unit, wherein:
the ribbon shaft is provided on the partition member.