US Patent 10919291 Printing apparatus and control method of printing apparatus

The printing apparatus comprises: a print head having an ejection opening surface on which an ejection opening configured to eject ink is formed; a holder member that holds the print head; a moving unit configured to move the holder member; a fixing member that fixes the holder member; a detecting unit configured to detect a moving distance of the holder member; and a first determining part configured to determine that the holder member is fixed by the fixing member in a case where the moving distance detected by the detecting unit is less than a predetermined value.