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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Kenji Shigeno, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahito Yoshida, Shiki, JP;
Koichiro Kawaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiki Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Izumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryosuke Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Kengo Nieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Shigeno, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahito Yoshida, Shiki, JP;
Koichiro Kawaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiki Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Izumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryosuke Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Kengo Nieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a line-type recording head including a plurality of recording elements formed thereon, a holding unit configured to hold a sheet, a conveyance mechanism configured to convey the sheet held by the holding unit to a position of recording by the recording head, a shift mechanism capable of relatively shifting a position of the sheet in a sheet width direction with respect to the recording head while the sheet is fed from the holding unit to the recording position, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance mechanism and the shift mechanism.