Patent ID: 8827441
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A liquid ejecting device comprising: a first housing; and a second housing, wherein the first housing is movable with respect to the second housing between a proximity position close to the second housing and a separated position farther from the second housing than the proximity position, and accommodates a liquid ejecting head including an ejecting surface having a plurality of ejecting openings formed thereon for ejecting liquid to a record medium, wherein the second housing accommodates a support member configured to support the recording medium to face the ejecting surface, wherein the liquid ejecting device further comprises: a cover which is attached to the first housing, and which is movable with respect to the liquid ejecting head between a protection position to cover the ejecting surface and a retreat position not to cover the ejecting surface; and a movement mechanism which is configured to cause the cover to move in accordance with the movement of the first housing such that the cover takes the retreat position when the first housing is in the proximity position and takes the protection position when the first housing is in the separated position, wherein the movement mechanism includes: wherein when the first housing is in the separated position, the protrusion abuts on side walls of the hole with respect to (i) a first direction in which a force to move the cover from the retreat position to the protection position is applied and (ii) a second direction in which a force to move the cover from the protection position to the retreat position is applied, whereby movement of the protrusion in the first direction and in the second direction is restricted by the side walls; wherein the hole includes: a parallel portion extending in parallel to a direction of a force applied to the protrusion due to a self-weight of the liquid ejecting device; and an intersecting portion extending in a direction intersecting with the direction due to the self-weight; and wherein when the first housing is in the proximity position, the protrusion is disposed in the parallel portion, and when the first housing is in the separated position, the protrusion is disposed in the intersecting portion.