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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1997
Hideo Fukazawa, Chigasaki, JP;
Makoto Torigoe, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Kikuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Kaneko, Fukushima, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiko Nakatani, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanner head cartridge, which can be mounted exchangeably with an ink head cartridge on a carriage capable of moving the ink head cartridge of an information processing apparatus for recording on a recording medium, includes a lower case containing therein optical parts required for reading, an upper case structured to be coupled with the lower case for covering the open face of the lower case and guiding means arranged on the upper surface of the upper case for positioning when being inserted into the carriage. With the structure thus arranged, it is possible to mount the scanner head cartridge on the carriage by a simple mounting operation with a highly precise positioning simultaneously.