Patent ID: 7111922

Claim:
A printing apparatus which includes a printer body having a setting surface on which a printing surface of a printing medium is set horizontally, a carriage beam which is attached to the printer body and extends in the direction along the setting surface, and a carriage provided so as to be movable in the beam lengthwise direction with respect to the carriage beam, and further includes an ink head equipped with a nozzle for discharging ink provided in the carriage, comprising: a carriage supporting means which supports the carriage onto the carriage beam in a manner enabling it to move up and down, an ink receiving part which receives ink that is discharged from the ink head, and a receiving part supporting means which supports the ink receiving part on the carriage in a manner enabling it to reciprocate between an ink receiving part below the ink head and a withdrawn position separated from the ink head while maintaining the horizontal posture.