Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.

Yuji Tachihara

A configuration which improves workability when performing maintenance. A recording apparatusincludes a recording head H, a main carriagemovable along a first direction X, X, a sub-carriageheld by the main carriage, and a regulating portion which regulates a movement of a recording medium P inserted into the recording apparatusin a second direction Y, Y. The sub-carriageis moved along the first direction in association with a movement of the main carriage, and is movable to a first position and to a second position along the second direction relative to the main carriage. The shortest distance between the regulating portion and discharge ports of the recording head H with respect to the second direction when the sub-carriageis in the second position is larger than that when the sub-carriageis in the first position. An operation of removing the recording head H from the sub-carriageis performed in a state in which the sub-carriageis in the second position with respect to the second direction.

Recording apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes a carriage which is movably provided in a main scanning direction, a sub-carriage which is movably supported in a sub-scanning direction substantially orthogonal to the main scanning direction with respect to the carriage and performs recording on a recording medium from a held recording head, and a biasing member which is attached to a locking portion of the carriage and a locking portion of the sub-carriage and applies a force to the sub-carriage with respect to the carriage in three directions of the main scanning direction (first direction), the sub-scanning direction (second direction), and a vertical direction (third direction) substantially orthogonal to the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction.

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Nagareyama, Japan

Yuji Tachihara