CPC B41J 2/17596 (2013.01) [B41J 2/17506 (2013.01); B41J 2/17509 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a first tube configured to form a flow channel to supply a liquid to a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject the liquid;
a second tube configured to form a flow channel to supply a liquid to a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject the liquid;
a holding unit configured to hold the first tube and the second tube, wherein the holding unit includes a first auxiliary supporting portion configured to regulate movement in a width direction of the first tube and includes a second auxiliary supporting portion configured to regulate movement in a width direction of the second tube; and
a valve unit configured to close the first tube and the second tube at a closed position by pressing the first tube and the second tube with a pressing portion, and to open the first tube and the second tube at an open position, wherein
the valve unit is pivotally movable about a pivot shaft from the open position to the closed position, and
a direction of extension of the pivot shaft is a direction intersecting with a direction of extension of the tube held by the holding unit.
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