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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
May. 19, 1997
Masahiro Nakamura, Nagano, JP;
Hayato Nishikaze, Nagano, JP;
Nobuhito Takahashi, Nagano, JP;
Seiji Mochizuki, Nagano, JP;
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Nagano, JP;
Keiichi Ohshima, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Fujioka, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
First and second cap members seal nozzle openings of first and second ink jet recording heads and are disposed on a side of a slider facing the nozzle openings. The slider is rotatably supported at the center portion in the longitudinal direction by a supporting member which is rotatable about a rotation shaft elongated in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the carriage, and which is vertically movable in accordance with the movement of the carriage. When the carriage is moved, the slider swings about the shaft in a manner similar to a seesaw, whereby the two cap members are sequentially fitted into the recording heads.