摘要 |
<p>In a printer which comprises a mechanical unit having a platen (8) a carriage (10) on which a print head (9) is mounted, and other mechanical components, a controller board (3) and a power unit (4) connected via connectors to the respective mechanical components (22b) of the mechanical unit, and an upper cover covering these from above, a main frame (22) comprising a mechanical component attachment section which has a horizontal bottom and walls erected from the bottom surface to form a box-like enclosure, and on which mechanically functioning components are attached, and a fastening section (22c) provided at the periphery of the mechanical component attachment section for fastening the controller board (3) and power unit (4), is formed by integral molding from a plastic material. Suitable plastic materials are ABS resin, PPO resin, PC/ABS polymer alloy resin, or ABS/PBT polymer alloy resin that is reinforced with glass fiber. <IMAGE></p> |