Patent ID: 7252363
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printer comprising: a recording head including an ejection surface in which an ejection port for ejecting ink is defined; a conveyance mechanism that conveys a printing medium while the printing medium is facing the ejection surface; a shutter that covers the ejection surface; a storage portion that stores the shutter; a moving mechanism that moves the shutter from the storage portion to a facing position while the shutter is separate from the ejection surface, wherein the shutter faces and covers the ejection surface at the facing position; a casing in which the recoding head is disposed; a cover that is disposed on an outer surface of the casing and is openable to expose a conveyance path along which the conveyance mechanism conveys the printing medium; a lock mechanism that prohibits the cover from being opened; and an unlocking unit that cancels the prohibiting of opening the cover when the shutter is located at the facing position.