Patent ID: 7722269

Claim:
A printing apparatus comprising: a print head, disposed on a horizontally movable carriage, for printing a recording medium; a print cartridge disposed in a detachably attachable manner to said print head; and a guide member disposed in a range including an operating range for attaching and detaching said print cartridge and for guiding conveyance of said recording medium, wherein said guide member comprises a movable member movable from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is within a pivotal movement trajectory of the print cartridge such that the movable member will interfere with the pivotal movement of the print cartridge about a pivotal axis disposed on the carriage, and wherein the second position is outside of an exterior of the pivotal movement trajectory of the print cartridge such that the movable member will allow pivotal movement of the print cartridge about the pivotal axis disposed on the carriage.