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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Iwao Kawamura, Mitaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Murakami, Mitaka, JP;
Ryoma Suzuki, Mitaka, JP;
Kensuke Izuma, Mitaka, JP;
Naoki Kiyohara, Mitaka, JP;
Kiyokazu Namekata, Mitaka, JP;
Assignee:
Copyer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/00 ; B41J 2/9393 ; B41J 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/00 ; B41J 2/9393 ; B41J 2/300 ;
Abstract
When a carriage,is positioned in an end portion in the direction indicated by arrow B in a scanning area thereof, an attachment,is in contact with a main frame side wall,of a plotter,and turns in the direction indicated by arrow D against the enabling force in the direction indicated by arrow C of a helical torsion coil spring,so that an image position detector,is stored in a storage unit,of the carriage