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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Shuichi Tamaki, Nagoya, JP;
Toshio Sugiura, Anjo, JP;
Kenji Samoto, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image recording apparatus according to the present invention comprises a linear encoder which includes a linear scale and a support section which supports one end of the linear scale, the support section including: a support member which has a holding portion that holds said one end of the linear scale and which is movable such that the holding portion moves along a predetermined path; and an elastic member which biases the support member in a direction in which tension is given to the linear scale.