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Ink jet recording apparatus with a platen gap regulator

US6315468A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 16, 1998
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J25/3082
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A platen-gap regulation apparatus for regulating a carriage with respect to a platen of a printer, comprises: a pair of guide members rotatably mounted on the printer via an eccentric portion, for running the carriage; and regulating means for imparting the same rotational displacement quantity to both the guide members, wherein the carriage is separated from and drawn near to a printing reference plane in parallel thereto.

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