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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1992
Yasuhiro Unosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuo Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Kou Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Masasumi Nagashima, Tokyo, JP;
Keiji Nagira, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Sugitani, Machida, JP;
Yoshifumi Hattori, Yamato, JP;
Masami Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Asao Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuaki Masuda, Hadano, JP;
Akio Saito, Hadano, JP;
Tsuyoshi Orikasa, Kasukabe, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A carriage, movable along a predetermined path, for detachably mounting thereon an ink jet recording head includes an abutment portion for positioning the recording head in a horizontal direction; an engageable member, disposed at a side of the carriage facing in a movement direction thereof, for engaging with the recording head, the engageable member is rotatable and translatable; and an operating lever, disposed at a side of the carriage facing in the movement direction, for translating and rotating the engageable member to abut the recording head to the abutment portion, and for rotating the recording head about the abutment portion; a second abutment portion for abutment with the rotating recording head to stop it in one rotational direction; and an urging member for urging the recording head to the second abutment portion, wherein the recording head is mounted on and dismounted from the carrier by moving the operating lever in one direction and by moving it in the opposite direction, respectively.