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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Kataoka, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus performing recording with a recording head mounted on a carriage capable of scanning with respect to a recording medium includes a circuit board provided on the carriage; a sheet metal member disposed on an upper surface of the carriage; a flexible wiring member which is disposed to draw around an outer surface of the carriage and makes the circuit board and an apparatus body side to be electrically connected; and a grounding spring which is disposed on the carriage and grounds the sheet metal member to the apparatus body side, wherein the grounding spring serves as a fixing member which fixes the flexible wiring member to the carriage.