| 摘要 |
<p>[Object] It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal printer which allows the ink ribbon replacement operation to be easily performed without interference of a hook positioned in the opened state in the ink ribbon replacement operation even in a case of employing a configuration in which the thermal head can be significantly distanced from the platen roller, thereby facilitating the maintenance. [Solving Means] A thermal printer includes: a head lock lever 40 which includes a hook 41 at the tip thereof along the longitudinal direction, and which is mounted such that it can be moved in the longitudinal direction relative to a turn shaft 26 while turning the turn shaft 26, thereby allowing the distance between the turn shaft 26 and the hook 41 to be changed; and a movement control means which moves the head lock lever 40 such that the distance between the turn shaft 26 and the hook 41 in the opened state in which the thermal head 12 is separated from the platen roller 11 is smaller than that in the pressed state in which the thermal head 12 is pressed into contact with the platen roller 11.</p> |
