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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1997
Yasuhiro Unosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kashimura, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Takemura, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Onishi, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuhiro Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Saikawa, Inagi, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshino, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a recording apparatus which can determine a position of a carriage on which a recording head is mounted with high accuracy without enhancing positional accuracy of a carriage position detecting system. In this recording apparatus, a rod-like member is moved upwardly to be engaged by a recessed portion formed in the carriage. A deviation amount of the carriage generated by such engagement is detected by a linear encoder and is used as a correction value when the carriage is moved next time.