Patent ID: 9259937
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a mounting unit on which a printing-agent housing container and printing unit are able to be mounted, the printing-agent housing container internally containing a printing agent, the printing unit performing printing using the printing agent housed in the printing-agent housing container, the mounting unit enabling a scan in a main scan direction; a detection section configured to acquire information on whether or not the printing-agent housing container is mounted on the mounting unit; a housing configured to internally store the mounting unit with the printing-agent housing container and the printing unit mounted thereon, the housing comprising an opening through which the printing-agent housing container mounted on the mounting unit is able to be opened to an exterior; and a cover configured to be able to cover the opening, wherein when the cover is closed the detection section is able to acquire information on whether or not the printing-agent housing container is mounted on the mounting unit, and when the cover is opened the detection section is able to move in a retracting direction from the opening; the detection section is being movably attached to the housing in a biased manner with a cam member is attached to the cover, wherein when the cover is closed the detection section comes into abutting contact with the cam member to place the cam member at a position where the detection section is able to determine whether or not the printing-agent housing container is installed, and when the cover is opened the cam member is separated from the detection section and the detection section moves in the retracting direction from the opening in conjunction with movement of its cover.