Printer

Abstract

A printer comprising a carriage including: a first lid that holds an ink cartridge; a first axis of rotation located at a first end portion of the first lid; and an opening portion located at a second end portion of the first lid opposite the first end portion, wherein the first lid is rotatable between a first positional state and a second positional state about the first axis of rotation, and a location of the opening portion when the first lid is in the first positional state is higher than a location of the opening portion when the first lid is in the second positional state.

1 . A printer comprising a carriage, the carriage including:
 a first lid that holds an ink cartridge and is pivotable between a first position and a second position; and   an arm that tilts the first lid by applying force in a predetermined direction to an end portion of the first lid,   wherein a first distance between an opening portion of the first lid when the first lid is in the first position and a transportation path is longer than a second distance between the opening portion when the first lid is in the second position and the transportation path, the opening portion being located at the end portion of the first lid.   
     
     
         2 . The printer according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the arm contacts the first lid and applies force in the predetermined direction to the end portion of the first lid by tilting in a location whose distance from the transportation path is shorter than the second distance.   
     
     
         3 . The printer according to  claim 2 , further comprising
 a first pivot axis about which the first lid pivots, located at an end portion of the first lid opposite the end portion at which the opening portion is located;   a second pivot axis about which the arm tilts, located at the location, the location being between the opening portion and the transportation path; and   a restrictor that, when the first lid is in the second position, restricts movement in the predetermined direction of the end portion of the first lid at which the opening portion is located.   
     
     
         4 . The printer according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a scanner that scans an image depicted on a document; and   a chassis including a platen disposed in a top surface, a standby space located outside a region below the platen, and a second lid disposed above the standby space, the platen being for placing the document, the standby space being for the carriage, and the second lid being openable and closable and for loading and unloading the ink cartridge.   
     
     
         5 . The printer according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the second lid includes an operation panel for operating the printer.   
     
     
         6 . The printer according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the ink cartridge is a container having a top surface with a rectangular shape,   the top surface has, on opposing sides, two first edges that protrude beyond a side surface portion of the container,   the two first edges run perpendicular to the first pivot axis while the ink cartridge is mounted in the carriage,   the first lid includes a pair of side surface portions that are plate-shaped and sandwich the two first edges while the ink cartridge is loaded,   the pair of side surface portions each include a guide that is elongated and protrudes into a space where the ink cartridge is mounted, and   top surfaces of the guides contact bottom surfaces of the two first edges of the ink cartridge while the ink cartridge is loaded.   
     
     
         7 . The printer according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the first lid includes a pair of side surface portions that are plate-shaped and sandwich side surfaces of the ink cartridge while the ink cartridge is loaded,   the second pivot axis is parallel to the first pivot axis,   the arm includes a contact portion that is elongated and extends radially from the second pivot axis, and   the contact portion is contactable with at least one side surface portion among the pair of side surface portions from below.   
     
     
         8 . The printer according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the first lid includes a top portion that is plate-shaped and covers an area above a top surface of the ink cartridge,   the arm further includes a second fitting that is plate-shaped and extends from the second pivot axis in a direction perpendicular to the contact portion, and   the second fitting fits together with a first fitting included in the top portion to function as the restrictor.   
     
     
         9 . The printer according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the first lid includes a retainer that is plate-shaped and contacts the top surface of the ink cartridge while the ink cartridge is loaded.   
     
     
         10 . The printer according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the first lid includes a first biasing component that, while the ink cartridge is loaded, biases the retainer toward a base that supports the ink cartridge from below to pin the ink cartridge down onto the base.   
     
     
         11 . The printer according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the arm includes a second biasing component that, while the ink cartridge is loaded, biases the ink cartridge toward the end portion at which the opening portion is located.   
     
     
         12 . The printer according to  claim 3 , further comprising
 a base that supports the ink cartridge from below and engages with a shaft that guides translation of the carriage,   wherein the first pivot axis is parallel to the shaft.