(19)
(11) EP 2 353 876 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.04.2015 Bulletin 2015/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/32

(21) Application number: 10190065.2

(22) Date of filing: 04.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 11/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 28.01.2010 JP 2010017348

(71) Applicant: Fujitsu Frontech Limited
Inagi-shi, Tokyo 206-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi
    Inagi-shi Tokyo 206-8555 (JP)

(74) Representative: Wilding, Frances Ward 
Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH
London WC1V 7JH (GB)

   


(54) Printing Apparatus


(57) A printing apparatus (1) including: a printing head (10) for printing characters on a printing medium (100) ; and a platen (60) placed on an opposite side of the printing head (10), the printing medium (100) being placed between the platen (60) and the printing head (10), characterized in that the printing apparatus (1) further includes:
a gap guide (20) moving in a transportation width direction (D2) of the printing medium (100) together with the printing head (10) and including a plane portion (20b, 20c) that holds the printing medium (100) in cooperation with the platen (60), the gap guide (20) being for ensuring a gap (G) between the printing head (10) and the printing medium (100); and
a biasing mechanism (70) for biasing at least one of the platen (60) and the gap guide (20) in a direction in which the platen (60) and the gap guide (20) approach each other.







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