Patent ID: 6199978
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A hot melt ink jet printer, comprising:a main frame casing including:a recording head that ejects hot melt ink to a surface of a medium onto which images are printed;a carriage mounting the recording head, the carriage being driven in a scan direction perpendicular to a feed direction of the medium; andan ink supplying section that supplies ink pellets to the recording head, the ink supplying section being positioned on one end of the scan direction;an opening area provided on a top surface of the main frame casing; anda lid system that selectively covers the opening area, the lid system including an ink case positioned over the ink supplying section, and a side cover body positioned adjacent one side of the ink case,wherein the ink case is lifted together with the side cover body in conjunction with the side cover body being opened, and the opening area is exposed by operation of opening the side cover body.