Patent ID: 8955967
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a print head configured to discharge ink; a housing in which the print head is provided, the housing having an opening; a cover unit which is openable with respect to the opening; and a detection unit configured to detect an opening of the cover unit, wherein a first wall is provided inside the housing, arranged between the detection unit and the print head, and a second wall and a trigger portion are provided to the cover unit, and wherein, when the cover unit is in a closed state, the detection unit is triggered by the trigger portion, and the first wall and the second wall establish a double separation between a space where the detection unit is located and a space where the print head is located when the cover unit is in a closed state, whereas, when the cover unit is in an opened state, the trigger portion escapes from the detection unit and the second wall escapes from the first wall to release the double separation.