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1. A liquid ejecting device comprising:
a first housing; and a second housing, wherein the first housing is movable with respect to the second housing between a proximity position close to the second housing and a separated position farther from the second housing than the proximity position, and accommodates a liquid ejecting head including an ejecting surface having a plurality of ejecting openings formed thereon for ejecting liquid to a record medium, wherein the second housing accommodates a support member configured to support the recording medium to face the ejecting surface, wherein the liquid ejecting device further comprises: a cover which is attached to the first housing, and which is movable with respect to the liquid ejecting head between a protection position to cover the ejecting surface and a retreat position not to cover the ejecting surface; and a movement mechanism which is configured to cause the cover to move in accordance with the movement of the first housing such that the cover takes the retreat position when the first housing is in the proximity position and takes the protection position when the first housing is in the separated position, wherein the movement mechanism includes:
a hole formed in the second housing; andan intermediate member attached to the first housing and engaged with the cover, the intermediate member having a protrusion which is movable along the hole while being inserted into the hole and which is moved in accordance with the movement of the cover, and wherein the movement mechanism is configured to restrict the movement of the protrusion while the protrusion abutting on side walls of the hole with respect to a direction in which a force to move the cover from the retreat position to the protection position is applied, and a direction in which a force to move the cover from the protection position to the retreat position, when the first housing is in the separated position. |
