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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Nagano, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connection unit connects and holds an endless belt which is wound between a drive pulley and a driven pulley, and a carriage on which a recording head is mounted and which is reciprocated in a main scanning direction. A holder is formed on the carriage. An elastic connector is held by the holder, and is operable to be connected to the belt. The connector includes a first absorber and a second absorber that hold the belt therebetween. The first absorber is longer than the second absorber in the main scanning direction.