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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2003
Yasuo Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Shigeno, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus which comprises a recording material or tray conveying roller, a carriage lifting mechanism for changing an interval between the recording unit and the recording material, and a cleaning unit. In the apparatus, in accordance with a separation instruction, an interval between the recording unit and the recording material is changed before a recording operation is started. Further, in the apparatus, a position of the recording unit is returned to a predetermined position before a cleaning operation is started by the cleaning unit. Thereby, a recording apparatus has a simple configuration, and, by performing a simple control process, the function of the cleaning unit is used to ensure the function of the recording unit, even when the interval between the recording unit and the recording material is changed for the recording of a CD, for example.
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