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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2009
Takayuki Okuda, Yamagata-mura, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Matsumoto, JP;
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Matsumoto, JP;
Hidetake Nishizawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Nobumasa Fukushima, Okaya, JP;
Takayuki Okuda, Yamagata-mura, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Matsumoto, JP;
Kazuhisa Kawakami, Matsumoto, JP;
Hidetake Nishizawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Nobumasa Fukushima, Okaya, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a moving mechanism having a first member supported by a recording section so as to be movable along a first axis, and capable of moving the recording section in one direction and its opposite direction along a second axis intersecting the first axis according to the movement of the first member in one direction along the first axis relative to the recording section, thereby adjusting a gap between the recording section and a target; a first drive mechanism which moves the recording section supporting the first member along the first axis; and an abutting member which is arranged in a position capable of abutting on the first member by the movement of the recording section, and moves the first member in one direction relative to the recording section by the abutment on the first member.
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