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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirofumi Hirano, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Bekki, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Kashimura, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Kiyohara, Zama, JP;
Tetsuhiro Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuo Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; B41J / ; B41J / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346134 ; 347104 ; 358296 ; 400625 ;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus wherein ink is ejected on a recording medium to effect recording includes a platen for regulating a recording surface of the recording medium; a confining member contactable to the platen to confine the recording medium; and an elastic member, disposed at a bottom of the apparatus, for urging the confining member to the platen.