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US 12,697,828 B2

Printer

US 12,697,828 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.; CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.; CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Inventors
Akira TAKAHASHI
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2024-10-17
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,828 B2 · US12697828 · 12697828

Abstract

A printer includes a first flap that switches a path for a paper transported in a transport direction, to one of first and second paths; a second flap provided downstream of the first flap in the transport direction and configured to switch the path for the paper transported through the second path, to one of third and fourth paths; a movable member that moves in a paper width direction orthogonal to the transport direction; and a switching mechanism that switches the first flap between a state where the movable member is disposed at a first position in the width direction and a state where th…

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