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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Masanori Takada, Tomi, JP;
Tadanori Ipponyari, Tomi, JP;
Eiji Miyashita, Tomi, JP;
Tetsuharu Ikeda, Tomi, JP;
Akio Kobayashi, Tomi, JP;
Masanori Takada, Tomi, JP;
Tadanori Ipponyari, Tomi, JP;
Eiji Miyashita, Tomi, JP;
Tetsuharu Ikeda, Tomi, JP;
Akio Kobayashi, Tomi, JP;
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A printer-plotter includes a guide rail, a first head, a second head, a driving device, a first connecting mechanism and a second connecting mechanism. The guide rail extends in a longitudinal direction. The first head is supported by the guide rail and movable along the longitudinal direction. The second head is supported by the guide rail and movable independently of the first head along the longitudinal direction. The driving device includes a driving force transmitting member and a driving mechanism configured to move the driving force transmitting member. The first connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the first head to the driving force transmitting member. The second connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the second head to the driving force transmitting member.