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OT-2026-000000322

Printing apparatus

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Material Handling › Package Handling
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US-12606406-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 21 April 2026
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Abstract

A printing apparatus includes: a first blade that cuts a printing medium; a cutter motor; a drive gear that engages the first blade and is rotated by the cutter motor to drive the first blade; a rotator that rotates in conjunction with the drive gear; a photosensor that includes a light-receiving/emitting section including a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element and that includes a sensor substrate that outputs a first detection signal or a second direction signal in accordance with whether or not detection light emitted from the light-emitting element to the light-receiving element is blocked by the rotator; a first cutter frame that supports the photosensor; and a cover member that covers the sensor substrate between the cover member and the first cutter frame.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000322, “Printing apparatus,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:02:44 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000322.

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