PRINTING APPARATUS OF MODULAR DESIGN, WITH A REMOVABLE, BOX-SHAPED MODULE

摘要

The invention concerns a printing apparatus of modular design, comprising: a printing device with a movable print carriage which is populated with at least one inkjet print head; a control unit; a locking means; a mechanical connection element which is integrally molded on a housing wall of a box-shaped module, wherein in the operating mode the box- shaped module is inserted into the printing apparatus and can be removed from the printing apparatus in the service mode; and a triggering means which acts on the locking means with a first and second force component; wherein said first and second force component couple the locking means and the mechanical connection element engage one another in the operating mode in order to lock the box-shaped module inserted into a bay of the printing apparatus at said printing apparatus; and wherein, via the second force component acting opposite the z-direction in the service mode, the locking means and the mechanical connection element are disengaged in order to unlock the box-shaped module inserted into the printing apparatus before said box-shaped module can be removed from the printing apparatus.