Printer with a first drive sub-assembly and a detachable second drive-assembly and printer assembly including the first and second sub-assemblies

摘要

The invention concerns a printer comprising:
a first drive sub-assembly (1) comprising:
a bed (10) having a front-rear direction and configured to support a material to be printed; a first engaging member (40); and a front-rear direction moving mechanism (20) provided on one side of the bed (10) and configured to move the first engaging member (40) along the front-rear direction; and
a second drive sub-assembly (5) detachably provided on the first drive sub-assembly (1) and comprising:
a guide bar (50) having a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction; a printer head (60); a right-left direction moving mechanism (100) configured to move the printer head (60) along the longitudinal direction of the guide bar (50); and a second engaging member engaging with the first engaging member (40) to move the guide bar (50) along the front-rear direction.