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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Hiroshi Igarashi, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroo Ogawa, Nagoya, JP;
Makoto Ishii, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Tokuda, Anjou, JP;
Shinji Kimura, Kani, JP;
Takashi Nakata, Nisshin, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet recorder includes a recording head, a carriage for reciprocating the head, a sheet conveying roller, a motor for driving the roller, a maintenance mechanism and an ink supply mechanism. The driving force from the motor can be transmitted through a first clutch to the maintenance mechanism, and through a second clutch to the ink supply mechanism. One of the clutches is connected to a turn lever, and the other is connected to a shift lever. Each of the clutches can be switched mechanically by the carriage engaging with the associated lever. The single motive power source can drive a plurality of mechanisms. There is no need of a special switch for changing over the source.