Print cartridge latching mechanism for a displaceable print cartridge chute

A method for installing a print cartridge in an inkjet printer, comprising:

• moving a chute for removably receiving the print cartridge to a service position displaced from a printing position;
• inserting the print cartridge into the chute in the service position;
• moving the chute into proximity with a carriage for transporting the print cartridge along a carriage axis during printing such that a latch on the chute is aligned with a mating latch member on the carriage;
• and
• latching the chute to the carriage so as to locate the chute in a printing position.

An inkjet printer having a print cartridge for applying an ink to a media, comprising:

• a carriage;
• a chute mounted on the carriage for removably receiving the print cartridge, the chute movable between a printing position relative to the media and a service position displaced from the printing position;
• and
• a latching mechanism on the chute for engaging the carriage to hold the chute in the printing position, the latching mechanism disengagable from the carriage to allow the chute to move to the service position to install or remove the print cartridge from the chute.