Patent ID: 8162461
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a carriage including a housing portion configured to house a cartridge, the housing portion including a contact portion provided on an inner wall surface of the housing portion which is configured to electrically connect to a contact point portion of the cartridge when housed in the housing portion; a cover provided on the carriage and configured to be pivotally movable and able to be set in a closed state, where the cover presses the cartridge housed in the housing portion, and an open state, where the cover opens the housing portion when the cartridge is replaced; a lever configured to rotationally move and which is biased in a direction where a first portion of the lever protrudes from the inner wall surface of the housing portion; and a transmitting member configured to transmit a force in conjunction with rotational movement of the lever so that a second portion of the lever is rotationally moved in a direction towards the inner wall surface of the housing portion, wherein when the cover is in the open state the transmitting member abuts the cover, and when the cover is in the closed state the transmitting member does not abut with the cover.