Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing mechanism, a control circuit, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit includes a main power supply that supplies a voltage, an input voltage control circuit that, based on the voltage, generates a plurality of driving voltages for the control circuit and a reset signal for the control circuit, a switching circuit that supplies the voltage to the input voltage control circuit, an enabling circuit that, based on the voltage, supplies an enable signal to the input voltage control circuit, and a multi-contact switch that, when being in an ON state, supplies the voltage to the switching circuit and the enabling circuit. The input voltage control circuit receives the enable signal from the enabling circuit after elapsing a predetermined period, generates, based on the enable signal, the plurality of driving voltages and the reset signal, and supplies to the control circuit.

Abstract: A printer includes a driving circuit that drives an external device, a switching circuit that supplies first power to the external device, a thermistor wired to the switching circuit in parallel, a blocking circuit that blocks a supply of a second power to the switching circuit by a second signal, based on a predetermined voltage generated in the thermistor, a delay circuit that delays the second signal, and a processor that generates a first signal and drives the driving circuit. When the processor does not generate the first signal in a state in which the blocking circuit does not generate the second signal and the switching circuit blocks the supply of the first power, delay time by which the second signal is delayed by the delay circuit is set to be longer than a predetermined time period during which a current flows in the thermistor.

Abstract: A printing device that and a control method of the printing device enable supplying power to a connected external device without affecting operation of the printing device. A thermal printer 1 has a USB connector 15 that connects to a smart device 2; a power supply circuit 14; a print mechanism 17 that operates using power supplied from the power supply circuit 14; a communicator 16 that communicates with the smart device 2; and a controller 11 that receives a command to start or stop operation of the print mechanism 17 from the smart device 2 through the communicator 16, and controls the power supply to the smart device 2 from the power supply circuit 14 according to the timing when operation of the print mechanism 17 starts and stops.

Abstract: A thermal printer with head elements enables accurately determining the state of deterioration of the head elements, and minimizing the amount of stored data. A printing device has a thermal head having multiple head elements; a voltage application circuit configured to apply a printing voltage and an inspection voltage to the head elements; a head controller configured to control the thermal head and the voltage application circuit; and data storage configured to store a conversion table relationally storing a divided voltage and a resistance of the head elements. At a specific timing, the head controller applies the inspection voltage to the head elements by the voltage application circuit, measures the divided voltage of the head elements, converts the measured divided voltage to resistance based on the conversion table, acquires deterioration information based on the converted resistance, and stores the deterioration information in the data storage.

Abstract: A thermal printer with head elements enables accurately determining the state of deterioration of the head elements, and minimizing the amount of stored data. A printing device has a thermal head having multiple head elements; a voltage application circuit configured to apply a printing voltage and an inspection voltage to the head elements; a head controller configured to control the thermal head and the voltage application circuit; and data storage configured to store a conversion table relationally storing a divided voltage and a resistance of the head elements. At a specific timing, the head controller applies the inspection voltage to the head elements by the voltage application circuit, measures the divided voltage of the head elements, converts the measured divided voltage to resistance based on the conversion table, acquires deterioration information based on the converted resistance, and stores the deterioration information in the data storage.

Abstract: A printing device that and a control method of the printing device enable supplying power to a connected external device without affecting operation of the printing device. A thermal printer 1 has a USB connector 15 that connects to a smart device 2; a power supply circuit 14; a print mechanism 17 that operates using power supplied from the power supply circuit 14; a communicator 16 that communicates with the smart device 2; and a controller 11 that receives a command to start or stop operation of the print mechanism 17 from the smart device 2 through the communicator 16, and controls the power supply to the smart device 2 from the power supply circuit 14 according to the timing when operation of the print mechanism 17 starts and stops.

Abstract: A weather strip retainer includes a first pillar mount section, a roof mount section, a center pillar mount section, and a drip molding integrally formed on the front pillar mount section and the roof mount section. The roof mount section and the center pillar mount section extends continuously. The center pillar mount section is oriented in a generally vertical direction by bending a boundary zone portion between the roof mount section and the center pillar mount section.