Patent ID: 7452066

Claim:
An inkjet printer comprising: a carriage body configured to receive an ink cartridge; an openable/closable cover body pivotally attached to the carriage body; a substantially L-shaped pressing member integrally formed of a resin and arranged on an underside of the cover body, the pressing member comprising: a top face pressing lever having a first end portion configured to press a top face of the ink cartridge and a second end portion; and a back end face pressing lever joined integrally with the top face pressing lever the second end portion thereof, the back end face pressing lever having a distal end portion configured to press a back end face of the ink cartridge, wherein the pressing member is rotatably mounted to the cover body about a pivot defined at an intermediate portion of the top face pressing lever; a spring disposed between the cover body and the top face pressing lever for biasing the second end portion of the top face pressing lever away from the carriage body, such that the distal end portion of the back end face pressing lever presses the back end face of the ink cartridge when the cover body is closed; and a stopper arranged to prevent the back end face pressing lever from projecting further than necessary when the cover body is opened, wherein the first end portion of the top face pressing lever is formed to have smaller flexural rigidity as compared with the second end portion such that an elastic force of the first end portion causes the first end portion to press the top face of the ink cartridge when the cover body is closed.