Patent ID: 8777402
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording device comprising: a carriage including a print head for recording by firing an ink droplet onto a recording medium from a nozzle; a carriage driving unit configured to drive the carriage; an operable cover configured to cover a moving area of the carriage; a cover lock member configured to lock the cover to a housing of the inkjet recording device; a lock control unit configured to control a lock of the cover and release of the lock of the cover by the cover lock member; a lock releasing unit configured to request the lock control unit to release the lock of the cover; and a carriage power control unit configured to control opening and closing of a power supplying path to the carriage driving unit, wherein the lock control unit causes the cover lock member to release the lock of the cover if the lock releasing unit is operated and the carriage power control unit opens the power supplying path to the carriage driving unit.