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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2013
Kenichi Iesaki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Kenichi Iesaki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes a carriage which moves in a main scanning direction, a recording head which is installed on the carriage, and which records an image on a sheet, a drive section which has a motor, and which applies a driving force to the carriage, a guide member which guides the carriage in the main scanning direction, a first contact portion which is provided to the carriage and which contacts with the guide member, a second contact portion which is provided to sandwich a center of gravity of the carriage between the first contact portion and the second contact portion and which contacts with the guide member, and a friction-force adjusting section which adjusts a friction force acting between the guide member and the first contact portion in accordance with an acceleration of the carriage.