Ink jet recording apparatus
US5579039A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/34
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink jet recording apparatus wherein recording is effected by ejecting ink to a recording material from a recording head cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus includes a carriage, movable in a main scan direction, for mounting thereon the recording head cartridge; mounting and demounting mechanism for controlling mounting and demounting of the recording head cartridge on the carriage; a controlling member for controlling operation of the mounting and demounting mechanism to permit mounting or demounting of the recording head cartridge only when the carriage is disposed outside a position where it is faced to the recording material.
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