PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FIXING SUPPORT UNIT
First Claim
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
- a supporting unit including an insertion part on which an indented part is provided, the supporting unit being configured to support a medium;
a base unit including an insertion inlet into which the insertion part is insertable, the base unit being configured to have the supporting unit attach and detach to/from the base unit along an attachment/detachment direction; and
a fixing part configured to, when the insertion part is inserted into the insertion inlet up to a fixing position, fix the insertion part to the insertion inlet at the fixing position, whereinthe fixing part includes a first fixing part provided on one side in an intersecting direction which intersects with the attachment/detachment direction, and a second fixing part provided on the other side in the intersecting direction, andwhen the insertion part is inserted up to the fixing position, the first fixing part is configured to engage with the indented part when the indented part is located at a position facing the first fixing part, and the second fixing part is configured to not engage with the indented part when the indented part is located at a position facing the second fixing part.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a supporting unit for a medium including an insertion part on which an indented part is provided, a base unit including an insertion inlet for the insertion part, the base unit being configured to have the supporting unit attach and detach to/from the base unit, and a fixing part configured to, when the insertion part is inserted up to a fixing position, fix the insertion part at the fixing position. The fixing part includes a first fixing part and a second fixing part. When the insertion part is inserted up to the fixing position, the first fixing part is configured to engage with the indented part when the indented part is located at a facing position, and the second fixing part is configured to not engage with the indented part when the indented part is located at a facing position.
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9 Claims
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a supporting unit including an insertion part on which an indented part is provided, the supporting unit being configured to support a medium; a base unit including an insertion inlet into which the insertion part is insertable, the base unit being configured to have the supporting unit attach and detach to/from the base unit along an attachment/detachment direction; and a fixing part configured to, when the insertion part is inserted into the insertion inlet up to a fixing position, fix the insertion part to the insertion inlet at the fixing position, wherein the fixing part includes a first fixing part provided on one side in an intersecting direction which intersects with the attachment/detachment direction, and a second fixing part provided on the other side in the intersecting direction, and when the insertion part is inserted up to the fixing position, the first fixing part is configured to engage with the indented part when the indented part is located at a position facing the first fixing part, and the second fixing part is configured to not engage with the indented part when the indented part is located at a position facing the second fixing part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of fixing a support unit in a printing apparatus including
a supporting unit including an insertion part on which an indented part is provided, the supporting unit being configured to support a medium; -
a base unit including an insertion inlet into which the insertion part is insertable, the base unit being configured to have the supporting unit attach and detach to/from the base unit along an attachment/detachment direction; and a fixing part configured to, when the insertion part is inserted into the insertion inlet up to a fixing position, fix the insertion part to the insertion inlet at the fixing position, wherein the fixing part includes a first fixing part provided on one side in an intersecting direction which intersects with the attachment/detachment direction, and a second fixing part provided on the other side in the intersecting direction, the method comprising; fixing the supporting unit at the fixing position by, when the insertion part is inserted up to the fixing position, engaging the first fixing part with the indented part when the indented part is located at a position facing the first fixing part, and not engaging the second fixing part with the indented part when the indented part is located at a position facing the second fixing part.
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