printer

Abstract

To provide a printer which can suppress the damage on a cable when an impact is applied to a housing.SOLUTION: A printer comprises: a housing in which a printing unit is provided; a first plate which is provided in the housing and fixed to the housing; a base plate which is fixed to the first plate; connection members 71, 72 which are fixed to the base plate and have an adapter jack 712 to which a terminal of a cable is inserted and a USB jack 722; and second plates 62, 63 which are fixed to the first plate or the base plate and have openings 621, 631 for exposing the adapter jack 712 and the USB jack 722 when viewed from the insertion direction. The housing includes openings 331, 332 for exposing at least portions of openings 622, 632 defining the openings 621, 631 of the second plates 62, 63 and the adapter jack 712 and the USB jack 722 when viewed from the insertion direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a printer. [Background technology]

[0002] The printer described in Patent Document 1 includes a housing and a jack. The housing has an opening. The jack is disposed inside the housing and is exposed through the opening. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-104700 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the case of the printer, if the printer is dropped or otherwise subjected to an impact while the cable is connected to the jack, the cable may be damaged if the jack is not secured to the casing.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a printer that can prevent damage to the cable when an impact is applied to the housing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A printer according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a housing in which a printing unit is provided, a first plate provided within the housing and fixed to the housing, a substrate fixed to the first plate, a member fixed to the substrate and provided with a jack into which a cable terminal is inserted, and a second plate fixed to the first plate or the substrate, the second plate having a first opening that exposes the jack when viewed from the direction in which the cable is inserted into the jack, and the housing is characterized in that the second plate has a second opening that exposes at least a portion of the opening edge that defines the first opening and the jack when viewed from the direction in which the cable is inserted.

[0007] According to the above aspect, the second plate is fixed to the first plate or the circuit board. Therefore, even if an impact is applied to the housing, the position of the jack relative to the first opening is unlikely to change. Because the second opening exposes at least a portion of the opening edge when viewed from the insertion direction, the printer can prevent the cable from coming into contact with the housing and being damaged when an impact is applied to the housing.

[0008] In a printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the second opening may have the entire edge exposed when viewed from the insertion direction. In this case, when an impact is applied to the printer housing, the printer can prevent the cable from coming into contact with the housing in any direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. Therefore, the printer can further prevent damage to the cable when an impact is applied to the housing.

[0009] In the printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the housing may cover an outer edge of the second plate when viewed from the insertion direction, thereby preventing foreign matter from entering between the housing and the second plate from the insertion direction.

[0010] In a printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the second plate may be fixed to the first plate as a single unit, which further reduces the likelihood of the jack position relative to the first opening changing, thereby further reducing cable damage when the printer receives an impact.

[0011] In a printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the member may include a surface on which the jack is provided that is positioned opposite the insertion direction relative to the edge of the opening. In this case, the printer can reduce damage to the jack compared to when the surface on which the jack is provided is positioned at the same position as the edge of the opening in the insertion direction or in the insertion direction.

[0012] In the printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the jack may be an adapter jack into which a terminal of a power cable can be plugged. In this case, the printer can prevent damage to the adapter jack.

[0013] In a printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the member may include a surface on which the jack is provided that is located at the same position as the edge of the opening in the insertion direction. In this case, the printer can prevent the terminal of the cable from being incompletely inserted into the jack, compared to when the surface on which the jack is provided is located away from the edge of the opening in the opposite direction to the insertion direction.

[0014] In the printer according to one aspect of the present invention, the jack may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) jack into which a terminal of a USB cable can be plugged. In this case, the printer can prevent the terminal of the USB cable from being incompletely inserted into the jack. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 with the top cover 4 closed, as seen from above the right front. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 with the top cover 4 open, as seen from above the right front. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the printer 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3. [Figure 5] 1 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the adapter jack 712 and the USB jack 722, seen from the lower right rear with the lower cover 3 removed. [Figure 6] 10 is a right side view of the vicinity of the adapter jack 712 and the USB jack 722. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 6. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, the lower left, upper right, lower right, upper left, upper, and lower in Fig. 1 will be referred to as the front, rear, right, left, upper, and lower of the printer 1, respectively.

[0017] The printer 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 is a thermal printer that uses a tape cassette 10 shown in Figure 2 to print on a tape 100. The tape 100 is a type of print medium. The printer 1 can communicate with an external device (not shown) via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable (not shown) or wirelessly. The external device is a PC, smartphone, etc. The printer 1 receives print data to be printed from the external device. The printer 1 prints on the tape 100 based on the received print data. The printer 1 is powered by a supply of power via an AC (Alternating Current) adapter cable (not shown) or from a battery.

[0018] 1 and 2, the schematic configuration of printer 1 will be described. Printer 1 includes a housing 2. Housing 2 is rectangular and includes a lower cover 3 and an upper cover 4. Lower cover 3 includes a lower plate 31, a left plate 32, a right plate 33, a front plate 34, a rear plate 35, and an upper plate 36.

[0019] The lower plate 31 is rectangular when viewed from below and extends in the front-rear and left-right directions. The left plate 32 extends upward from the left end of the lower plate 31 and also extends in the front-rear direction. The right plate 33 extends upward from the right end of the lower plate 31 and also extends in the front-rear direction. The front plate 34 extends upward from the front end of the lower plate 31 and also extends in the left-right direction. The rear plate 35 extends upward from the rear end of the lower plate 31 and also extends in the left-right direction.

[0020] The upper plate 36 extends rearward from the upper end of the front plate 34 to the center of the lower cover 3 in the front-to-rear direction. The upper plate 36 extends in the left-to-right direction so as to connect the upper end of the left plate 32 and the upper end of the right plate 33. This forms an opening 30 (see FIG. 2) on the upper surface of the lower cover 3. The opening 30 is surrounded by the upper end of the left plate 32, the upper end of the right plate 33, the upper end of the rear plate 35, and the rear end of the upper plate 36.

[0021] The upper cover 4 is plate-shaped and is disposed above the rear part of the lower cover 3. One end 41 of the upper cover 4 is connected to the upper end 351 of the rear plate 35 by a pair of hinges 21 (see FIG. 2). The upper cover 4 opens and closes relative to the lower cover 3, with the pair of hinges 21 as an axis.

[0022] Fig. 1 shows a state in which the upper cover 4 is closed relative to the lower cover 3. Fig. 2 shows a state in which the upper cover 4 is open relative to the lower cover 3. When the upper cover 4 is closed relative to the lower cover 3, one end 41 of the upper cover 4 becomes the rear end of the upper cover 4. When the upper cover 4 is closed relative to the lower cover 3, the other end 42 of the upper cover 4 becomes the front end of the upper cover 4, and is located in the center of the lower cover 3 in the front-to-rear direction.

[0023] An operation button 11 is provided on the top surface of the top plate 36. A user operates the operation button 11 to input various information into the printer 1. A display unit 12 is provided on the top surface of the top cover 4 (see FIG. 1). The display unit 12 displays various information.

[0024] Openings 331 and 332 are formed in the rear of the right plate 33. Opening 332 is aligned in front of opening 331. Openings 331 and 332 are each rectangular when viewed from the right, and penetrate right plate 33 in the left-right direction. Openings 331 and 332 are defined by opening edges 333 and 334, respectively. Opening edges 333 and 334 are formed on right plate 33, respectively, and surround openings 331 and 332. Opening 331 exposes adapter jack 712 when viewed from the right. Opening 332 exposes USB jack 722 when viewed from the right.

[0025] The internal configuration of the printer 1 will be described with reference to Figures 2 to 7. Hereinafter, the space inside the housing 2, that is, the space surrounded by the upper cover 4 and the lower cover 3 when the upper cover 4 is closed relative to the lower cover 3, will be referred to as the "internal space 20" (see Figures 2 and 3).

[0026] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, a support plate 6 is provided in the internal space 20. The support plate 6 fits into the opening 30 and includes a first plate 61 and second plates 62 and 63 (see Figure 3). The first plate 61 extends forward from the upper end of the rear plate 35 (see Figures 2 and 3). The first plate 61 extends from the upper end of the left plate 32 to the upper end of the right plate 33 (see Figures 2 and 4).

[0027] As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the first plate 61 extends in the front-rear and left-right directions so as to be recessed downward, and forms the mounting portion 5. The mounting portion 5 is a recess formed by the first plate 61, and is located behind the operation button 11 (see Figure 2). Therefore, when the upper cover 4 is closed relative to the lower cover 3 (see Figure 1), the mounting portion 5 is covered from above by the upper cover 4. When the upper cover 4 is opened relative to the lower cover 3 (see Figure 2), the mounting portion 5 is exposed upward.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 2, a tape cassette 10 is loaded into the loading section 5. The tape cassette 10 includes a tape 100. The loading section 5 is provided with a transport roller (not shown) and a thermal head 51. The transport roller transports the tape 100. The thermal head 51 is located inside the housing 2 and includes multiple heating elements. The printer 1 prints on the tape 100 by heating the multiple heating elements with the thermal head 51 while transporting the tape 100 with the transport roller.

[0029] 5 and 6, the second plates 62 and 63 each extend downward from the rear of the right end of the first plate 61 (see FIG. 5) and in the front-to-rear direction. The second plate 63 is located in front of the second plate 62. The second plates 62 and 63 are each located near the left of the right plate 33 and are aligned with the right plate 33 in the left-to-right direction. The second plates 62 and 63 are provided relative to the right plate 33 from right to left, which is the direction in which the thermal head 51 is provided relative to the right plate 33.

[0030] The second plates 62, 63 are each rectangular when viewed from the right, and are molded as a single unit with the first plate 61. When viewed from the right, the shapes of the second plates 62, 63 are defined by outer edges 623, 633 of the second plates 62, 63, respectively. The outer edges 623, 633 are each U-shaped and open upward with an angle.

[0031] An opening 621 is formed in the second plate 62. The opening 621 is rectangular when viewed from the right, and passes through the second plate 62 in the left-right direction. The opening 621 is defined by an opening edge 622. The opening edge 622 is formed in the second plate 62 and surrounds the opening 621.

[0032] An opening 631 is formed in the second plate 63. The opening 631 is rectangular when viewed from the right, and passes through the second plate 63 in the left-right direction. The opening 631 is defined by an opening edge 632. The opening edge 632 is formed in the second plate 63 and surrounds the opening 631.

[0033] As shown in Figure 5, the support plate 6 is fixed to the lower cover 3. In detail, a plurality of protrusions 68 (see Figure 5) extend downward from the first plate 61. Figure 5 shows one of the plurality of protrusions 68. A plurality of screws (not shown) respectively pass through the lower plate 31 from below and are fastened to the plurality of protrusions 68. In this way, the first plate 61 is fixed to the lower plate 31.

[0034] 3 to 5, a base plate 7 is further provided in the internal space 20. The base plate 7 is located below the first plate 61 and in the vicinity of the right plate 33, and extends in the front-rear and left-right directions.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 5, the substrate 7 is fixed to the first plate 61. In detail, a plurality of protrusions 69 extend downward from the first plate 61. Fig. 5 shows one of the plurality of protrusions 69. A plurality of screws 79 penetrate the substrate 7 from below and are fastened to the plurality of protrusions 69. In this way, the substrate 7 is fixed to the first plate 61.

[0036] 3, connecting members 71 and 72 are provided on the substrate 7. Each of the connecting members 71 and 72 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and is fixed to the upper surface of the substrate 7. The connecting member 71 is located at the same position as the openings 331 and 621 in the front-rear direction. The connecting member 72 is located in front of the connecting member 71 and at the same position as the openings 332 and 631 in the front-rear direction.

[0037] 7, the left end of the connection member 71 is located to the left of the opening edge 622. The right surface 711 of the connection member 71 is located to the left of the opening edge 622. In other words, the connection member 71 as a whole is located to the left of the opening edge 622. An adapter jack 712 is formed on the right surface 711. The adapter jack 712 is a socket for a terminal and is recessed leftward from the right surface 711.

[0038] To supply power to the printer 1, the terminal of an AC adapter cable (not shown) is inserted into the adapter jack 712 from the right. Therefore, the direction in which the terminal of the AC adapter cable is inserted into the adapter jack 712 is the direction in which the adapter jack 712 opens, which is to the right. The AC adapter cable is a type of power cable. The terminal of the AC adapter cable is shaped like a long, thin rod. The adapter jack 712 corresponds to the shape of the terminal of the AC adapter cable, and is longer in the left-right direction than in the front-to-back and up-to-down directions.

[0039] The left end of the connecting member 72 is located to the left of the opening edge 632 and to the right of the left end of the connecting member 71. The right surface 721 of the connecting member 72 is located at the same position as the opening edge 632 in the left-right direction. The opening edge 632 has a length in the left-right direction equal to the thickness of the right plate 33. In other words, "the right surface 721 is located at the same position as the opening edge 632 in the left-right direction" means that the right surface 721 is located between the right and left ends of the opening edge 632 in the left-right direction. A USB jack 722 is formed on the right surface 721. The USB jack 722 is a socket for a terminal and is recessed leftward from the right surface 721.

[0040] A USB cable terminal (not shown) is inserted into the USB jack 722 from the right side so that an external device can communicate with the printer 1. Therefore, the direction in which the USB cable terminal is inserted into the USB jack 722 is the direction in which the USB jack 722 opens, which is the right side in this embodiment. The protruding length of the USB cable terminal is shorter than the protruding length of the AC adapter cable terminal. The USB jack 722 corresponds to the shape of the USB cable terminal, and is longer in the front-to-back direction than in the left-to-right direction.

[0041] 6, opening edge 622 surrounds the entire adapter jack 712 when viewed from the right. In other words, adapter jack 712 is located within opening 621 when viewed from the right. Therefore, adapter jack 712 is entirely exposed from opening 621 when viewed from the right.

[0042] Opening edge 333 surrounds at least a portion of opening edge 622, in this embodiment, the entirety of opening edge 622, when viewed from the right. In other words, at least a portion of opening edge 622, in this embodiment, the entirety of opening edge 622, is located within opening 331 when viewed from the right. Therefore, at least a portion of opening edge 622, in this embodiment, the entirety of opening edge 622 and the entirety of adapter jack 712 are exposed from opening 331 when viewed from the right. Therefore, a user can easily insert the terminal of an AC adapter cable into adapter jack 712 from the right side of right plate 33 through openings 331, 621.

[0043] Opening edge 632 surrounds the entire USB jack 722 when viewed from the right. In other words, USB jack 722 is located within opening 631 when viewed from the right. Therefore, the entire USB jack 722 is exposed from opening 631 when viewed from the right.

[0044] Opening edge 334 surrounds at least a portion of opening edge 632, and in this embodiment, the entirety of opening edge 632, when viewed from the right. In other words, at least a portion of opening edge 632, and in this embodiment, the entirety of opening edge 632, is located within opening 332 when viewed from the right. Therefore, at least a portion of opening edge 632, and in this embodiment, the entirety of opening edge 632 and the entirety of USB jack 722 are exposed from opening 332 when viewed from the right. Therefore, a user can easily insert a terminal of a USB cable into USB jack 722 from the right side of right panel 33 through openings 332, 631.

[0045] When viewed from the right, the size of the opening 331 is smaller than the size of the second plate 62. When viewed from the right, the entire opening 331 overlaps with the second plate 62. Therefore, the right plate 33 covers the entire outer edge 623 of the second plate 62 when viewed from the right. In other words, the opening 331 does not expose the entire outer edge 623 of the second plate 62 when viewed from the right. In Figure 6, the outer edge 623 that is hidden by the right plate 33 when viewed from the right is shown by a dashed line.

[0046] When viewed from the right, the size of the opening 332 is smaller than the size of the second plate 63. When viewed from the right, the entire opening 332 overlaps with the second plate 63. Therefore, the right plate 33 covers the entire outer edge 633 of the second plate 63 when viewed from the right. In other words, the opening 332 does not expose the entire outer edge 633 of the second plate 63 when viewed from the right. In Figure 6, the outer edge 633 that is hidden by the right plate 33 when viewed from the right is shown by a dashed line.

[0047] As described above, the second plates 62, 63 are fixed to the first plate 61. For this reason, even if an impact is applied to the housing 2, the positions of the connecting members 71, 72 relative to the openings 621, 631 are unlikely to change. Because the openings 331, 332 expose at least a portion of the opening edges 622, 632 when viewed from the right, the printer 1 can prevent the cables from coming into contact with the housing 2 and being damaged when an impact is applied to the housing 2. Furthermore, because the positions of the connecting members 71, 72 relative to the openings 621, 631 are unlikely to change, the printer 1 can prevent foreign objects from entering the gaps between the second plates 62, 63 and the connecting members 71, 72 from the right.

[0048] When viewed from the right, the openings 331, 332 expose the entire opening edges 622, 632. Therefore, when an impact is applied to the housing 2 of the printer 1, the cables can be prevented from coming into contact with the housing 2 in any of the front-to-back, up-to-down, or up-to-down directions. Therefore, when an impact is applied to the housing 2 of the printer 1, the cables can be further prevented from being damaged.

[0049] When viewed from the right, the housing 2 covers the outer edges 623, 633 of the second plates 62, 63. Therefore, the printer 1 can prevent foreign matter from entering the gaps between the housing 2 and the second plates 62, 63 from the right.

[0050] The second plates 62 and 63 are fixed to the first plate 61 as a single unit. This makes it even more difficult for the positions of the adapter jack 712 and the USB jack 722 relative to the openings 621 and 631 to change. This further reduces damage to the cables of the printer 1 when an impact is applied to the housing 2.

[0051] The adapter jack 712 is provided on a right surface 711 of the connection member 71. The right surface 711 is located to the left of the opening edge 622. Therefore, the printer 1 can prevent damage to the adapter jack 712 compared to when the right surface 711 is located at the same position as or to the right of the opening edge 622 in the left-right direction.

[0052] The USB jack 722 is provided on a right surface 721 of the connection member 72. The right surface 721 is located at the same position in the left-right direction as the opening edge 632. Therefore, compared to when the right surface 721 is located further leftward from the opening edge 632, the printer 1 can prevent the terminal of the USB cable from being incompletely inserted into the USB jack 722.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the thermal head 51 corresponds to the "printing unit" of the present invention. The connecting members 71 and 72 correspond to the "member" of the present invention. The right side of the printer 1 corresponds to the "insertion direction" of the present invention. The openings 621 and 631 correspond to the "first opening" of the present invention. The opening edges 622 and 632 correspond to the "opening edge" of the present invention. The openings 331 and 332 correspond to the "second opening" of the present invention. The right surfaces 711 and 721 correspond to the "surface" of the present invention.

[0054] The present invention can be modified in various ways from the above embodiment. For example, the printer 1 is not limited to a thermal printer, but may be an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like. In this case, the housing 2 may be provided with an inkjet head, a photosensitive drum, or the like instead of the thermal head 51. The print medium is not limited to the tape 100, but may be paper, cloth, a tube, or the like. Power may be supplied to the printer 1 via a USB cable.

[0055] Printer 1 may omit either adapter jack 712 or USB jack 722, i.e., one of connection members 71, 72. Printer 1 may include other jacks instead of or in addition to adapter jack 712 and USB jack 722. In other words, printer 1 is not limited to having two jacks, and may include one jack, or three or more jacks. For example, one connection member may be provided with multiple jacks.

[0056] The types of cables used by the printer 1 are not limited to an AC adapter cable and a USB cable, and the printer 1 may be provided with a jack into which a terminal for a DC (Direct Current) adapter cable, a terminal for a LAN (Local Area Network) cable, or the like is inserted.

[0057] The shape of the housing 2 of the printer 1 is not limited, and for example, the top cover 4 may be omitted. In other words, the mounting section 5 of the printer 1 may always be open upward. One or both of the connecting members 71, 72 may be fixed to the underside of the substrate 7. In this case, one or both of the second plates 62, 63 may extend downward from the first plate 61 or downward from the substrate 7. The first plate 61 does not have to form the mounting section 5. In other words, the first plate 61 may be a separate member from the plate that forms the mounting section 5. In this case, for example, the first plate 61 may be provided below the plate that forms the mounting section 5. The substrate 7 may be provided above the first plate 61.

[0058] The printer 1 does not limit the shapes of the openings 331, 332, 621, and 631. For example, the openings 331, 332, 621, and 631 may each be circular, elliptical, or polygonal when viewed from the right, and may also have shapes different from each other.

[0059] The printer 1 does not limit the shapes of the second plates 62 and 63. For example, the second plates 62 and 63 may each be circular, elliptical, or polygonal when viewed from the right, and may have shapes different from each other or different from the shapes of the openings 331, 332, 621, and 631.

[0060] The printer 1 does not limit the shape of the connecting members 71, 72. For example, the outer edges of the connecting members 71, 72 may be circular, elliptical, or polygonal when viewed from the right, and may have shapes different from each other or different from the shapes of the openings 331, 332, 621, 631 or the second plates 62, 63.

[0061] The right surface 711 of the connecting member 71 may be located at the same position as the opening edge 622 in the left-right direction or to the right of the opening edge 622. At least a portion of the connecting member 71 may be located to the left of the opening edge 622. Preferably, the entire connecting member 71 is located to the left of the right end of the opening edge 622. The right surface 721 of the connecting member 72 may be located to the left or right of the opening edge 632. At least a portion of the connecting member 72 may be located to the left of the opening edge 632. Preferably, the entire connecting member 72 is located to the left of the right end of the opening edge 632.

[0062] One or both of the second plates 62, 63 may be fixed directly to the substrate 7. One or both of the second plates 62, 63 may be formed separately from the first plate 61 and separated from the first plate 61. In other words, one or both of the second plates 62, 63 may not be fixed to the first plate 61. In this case, one or both of the second plates 62, 63 may extend upward from the substrate 7, that is, in the direction in which the connecting members 71, 72 are provided with respect to the substrate 7. One or both of the second plates 62, 63 may be formed separately from the first plate 61 and fixed to the first plate 61.

[0063] The opening 331 may expose a part of the opening edge 622 when viewed from the right. The part of the opening edge 622 is, for example, one to three of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the opening edge 622. The opening 332 may expose a part of the opening edge 632 when viewed from the right. The part of the opening edge 632 is, for example, one to three of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the opening edge 632.

[0064] The insertion direction of the printer 1 is not limited to the right, but may be left, upward, downward, forward, or backward. The insertion directions of the adapter jack 712 and the USB jack 722 may intersect or face opposite each other. In this case, openings 331, 332 may be formed in the bottom plate 31, left plate 32, right plate 33, front plate 34, rear plate 35, or top plate 36 depending on the insertion direction of the adapter jack 712 or the USB jack 722.

[0065] There are no limitations on the method of fixing each member in the printer 1. For example, the printer 1 may fix each member with an adhesive, or may fix each member by fitting with a hook or the like.

[0066] The opening edge 622 may surround a portion of the outer edge of the right surface 711 of the connecting member 71 when viewed from the right, or may surround the entire right surface 711. The second plate 62 may cover a portion of or the entire outer edge of the right surface 711 of the connecting member 71 when viewed from the right. In other words, the opening 621 may expose a portion of the right surface 711 when viewed from the right, or may expose the entire right surface 711. The opening edge 632 may surround a portion of the outer edge of the right surface 721 of the connecting member 72 when viewed from the right, or may surround the entire right surface 721. The second plate 63 may cover a portion of or the entire outer edge of the right surface 721 of the connecting member 72 when viewed from the right. In other words, the opening 631 may expose a portion of the right surface 721 when viewed from the right, or may expose the entire right surface 721.

[0067] For example, if the entire right surfaces 711, 721 are exposed from the openings 621, 631 when viewed from the right, it is easy for a user to insert the terminal of an AC adapter cable into the adapter jack 712 and the terminal of a USB cable into the USB jack 722. If the second plates 62, 63 cover the entire outer edges of the right surfaces 711, 721 of the connecting members 71, 72 when viewed from the right, the printer 1 can prevent foreign objects from entering the gaps between the second plates 62, 63 and the connecting members 71, 72, respectively, from the right.

[0068] When viewed from the right, the size of the opening 331 may be the same as the size of the second plate 62, or may be larger than the size of the second plate 62. When viewed from the right, the opening 331 may expose part or all of the outer edge 623 of the second plate 62. When viewed from the right, the size of the opening 332 may be the same as the size of the second plate 63, or may be larger than the size of the second plate 63. When viewed from the right, the opening 332 may expose part or all of the outer edge 633 of the second plate 63. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 1. Printer 2. Case 7. Circuit Board 51 Thermal head 61 first board 62, 63 Second board 71, 72 Connection members 311, 312, 621, 631 aperture 333, 334, 622, 632 Opening edge 623, 633 outer edge 711, 721 Right side 712 adapter jack 722 USB jack

Claims

1. a housing provided with a printing unit; a first plate provided within the housing and fixed to the housing; a substrate fixed to the first plate; a member fixed to the board and provided with a jack into which a cable terminal is inserted; a second plate fixed to the first plate and not fixed to the board, the second plate having a first opening for exposing the jack when viewed from the insertion direction of the cable into the jack; Equipped with The housing is provided with a second opening that exposes at least a part of an opening edge that defines the first opening in the second plate and the jack when viewed from the insertion direction. A printer characterized by:

2. The second opening exposes the entire opening edge when viewed from the insertion direction.

2. The printer according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The housing covers the outer edge of the second plate when viewed from the insertion direction.

3. The printer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:

4. The second plate is fixed to the first plate as a single unit.

4. The printer according to claim 1, wherein:

5. The member includes a surface on which the jack is provided, the surface being positioned opposite the insertion direction with respect to the opening edge.

5. The printer according to claim 1, wherein:

6. The jack is an adapter jack into which the terminal of a power cable can be inserted.

6. The printer according to claim 5,

7. The member includes a surface on which the jack is provided, the surface being located at the same position as the opening edge in the insertion direction.

5. The printer according to claim 1, wherein:

8. The jack must be a USB jack into which a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable terminal can be inserted.

8. The printer according to claim 7, wherein:

9. A printing unit for printing an image on the tape; a lower cover including a lower plate and a right plate fixed to the lower plate, the right plate having a second opening; a support plate having a first plate and a second plate fixed to the first plate, the second plate having a first opening formed therein, the support plate being assembled to the lower cover; a housing having a board having a jack into which a cable terminal is inserted, the board being fixed to the first plate of the support plate but not to the second plate of the support plate; Equipped with In a state in which the substrate is fixed to the first plate of the support plate and the support plate is assembled to the lower cover, the jack is exposed from the first opening of the second plate; The jack and a portion of the second plate are exposed through the second opening. A printer characterized by:

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