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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Koh Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Nojima, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kida, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Iwasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Noriko Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/920 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/920 ;
Abstract
A carriage moving apparatus for transmitting a driving force to a carriage by a toothed timing belt, and reciprocally moving the carriage includes the projected portions of the belt protruding on the opposite sides of the timing belt. The projected portions of the belt have their central axes passing through substantially the center of the widthwise cross-section of the timing belt and are engaged with a carriage engaging portion formed on the carriage.