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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1996
Satoshi Saikawa, Inagi, JP;
Tetsuo Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Soichi Hiramatsu, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiro Taniguro, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Haruyuki Yanagi, Machida, JP;
Takashi Nojima, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Kawakami, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus, in which a recording head records on a recording medium disposed above a platen, includes a carriage for moving the recording head, a recovery mechanism having a contacting member, a guide shaft and a limiting mechanism. The guide shaft guides the carriage to a recording area and to a separate recovery area, and positions the recovery mechanism so that the contacting member is capable of contacting the surface of the recording head on which an ink discharge port is provided. The limiting mechanism has a guide surface and an elastic member, and limits the rotational movement of the carriage with respect to the guide shaft; the elastic member maintains the position of the carriage with respect to the platen at the recording area by applying an elastic force to the guide member.