PRINTING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B41J25/34 

FIELD: printing industry.

SUBSTANCE: printing device is proposed, which prints on carriers of printed information. Printing device comprises carriage, including cartridge with head, configuration of which provides for printing on carrier of printed information, besides configuration of carriage provides for installation on it with the possibility to remove cartridge with head, and cartridge with head comprises printing head and ink reservoir, at the same time configuration of cartridge with head provides for connection to it with the possibility to disconnect ink reservoir, and configuration of ink reservoir provides for holding ink in it, and fixation unit, configuration of which provides for fixation of cartridge with head to carriage, at the same time fixation unit is arranged with the possibility of movement between the first position, in which cartridge with head is fixed to carriage, and the second position, which allows for installation of cartridge with head on carriage and its removal from it, moreover, connection of ink reservoir to cartridge with head is prevented, when cartridge with head is installed on carriage, and fixation unit is in position, which differs from the first position.

EFFECT: invention makes it possible to prevent incorrect installation of cartridge by user.

7 cl, 16 dwg