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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Toshio Sugiura, Anjo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshio Sugiura, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/22 (2006.01); B41J 23/32 (2006.01); B41J 23/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multifunction apparatus includes a belt drive mechanism configured to move a carriage reciprocally placed on guide rails. The belt drive mechanism is comprised of a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and a timing belt, which is stretched between the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The carriage includes a belt holder, which is configured to hold the timing belt, and a torsion coil spring, which is configured to urge elastically the belt holder to the carriage. The belt holder is disposed in a position to urge the carriage to one of the guide rail, and movable toward the guide rail relative to the carriage.