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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Masaki Shimomura, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Asawa, Nagano-ken, JP;
Masahiro Isono, Nagano-ken, JP;
Yoichi Kobayashi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Koji Hashiuchi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Tajima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kenjiro Ishihara, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a paper gap switching portion for switching paper gaps by moving a recording head, a pressing-force adjustment portion for applying a pressure to a following roller and releasing the pressure from the following roller so as to adjust a pressing force applied to a recording medium, and an operation member for controlling a driving operation of the paper gap switching portion and a driving operation for the pressing-force adjustment portion.