18789577. PRINTER (TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
PRINTER
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Akira Suzuki of Mishima Shizuoka JP
PRINTER
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18789577 titled 'PRINTER
Original Abstract Submitted
A printer includes a body having an opening; a lid that is rotated to open and close the opening, a sheet discharge port being formed between the lid and the body when the lid is in a closed position; a printing mechanism; a first sensor that is disposed closer to a first end of the lid and is capable of detecting whether the first end of the lid is in the closed position; a movable part that is provided on one of the lid and the body and moves when pressed by a jammed sheet; and a second sensor that is provided on another one of the lid and the body at a position closer to a second end of the lid to detect the movable part and is capable of detecting that the second end is not in the closed position and the movable part is moved.