| US 7,559,713 B2 | ||
| Label printer and printing medium | ||
| Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Kuwana (Japan); Keiji Seo, Nagoya (Japan); Atsushi Kasugai, Nagoya (Japan); Akira Sago, Seto (Japan); Terumasa Hoshino, Nagoya (Japan); and Haruki Matsumoto, Nagoya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/976,022. | ||
| Application 11/976022 is a division of application No. 10/986827, filed on Nov. 15, 2004, granted, now 7,318,680. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-001038 (JP), filed on Jan. 06, 2004; and application No. 2004-001039 (JP), filed on Jan. 06, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0056800 A1, Mar. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/70 (2006.01); B65H 29/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 400—693 [400/613; 400/621] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A label printer comprising:
a housing;
a top cover placed over the housing, adapted to discharge a printed label with a printed surface facing downward through a
clearance between the housing and the top cover;
a guide member vertically provided in the housing for receiving the printed label which is discharged while sliding on the
guide member, with the printed surface being in contact with the guide member, into a vertical state where the printed surface
is visible; and
a button provided in front of the guide member, the button being operated by a user,
wherein the top cover is provided with a recess adjacent to the guide member, the recess receiving a plurality of printed
labels from the guide member, and
wherein the guide member is structured to prevent the printed label from approaching and covering the button.
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