# US 2013/0278674 A1 · Recording apparatus

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- Number: US 2013/0278674 A1
- Document ID: US20130278674A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/837,521
- Filed: 2013-03-15
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-19
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Hidenobu OTA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130278674A1

## CPC

- B41J 11/008: {Controlling printhead for accurately positioning print image on printing material, e.g. with the intention to control the width of margins}
- B41J 19/005: {Cable or belt constructions for driving print, type or paper-carriages, e.g. attachment, tensioning means}
- B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

## Abstract

A recording apparatus that performs recording by a recording head mounted on a carriage capable of scanning on a recording medium, includes a connecting member of which both ends are connected to the recording head and an apparatus main body and that moves in a bending manner, and a plate-like supporting member that supports the connecting member at the lower side in the vertical direction. In the recording apparatus, one end of the supporting member is supported on a frame member of the apparatus main body in a cantilever manner.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A recording apparatus that performs recording by a recording head mounted on a carriage capable of scanning on a recording medium, comprising:
a connecting member of which both ends are connected to the recording head and an apparatus main body and that moves in a bending manner, and
a plate-like supporting member that supports the connecting member at the lower side in the vertical direction,
wherein one end of the supporting member is supported on a frame member of the apparatus main body in a cantilever manner.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the supporting member includes a first supporting member and a second supporting member that are arranged at different positions in the vertical direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the connecting member is connected to the recording head and the apparatus main body in a state of being bent such that one end and the other end of the connecting member are made to direct to opposite directions on a vertical plane, and
one of the first supporting member and the second supporting member is arranged at the inner side of a region closed by the connecting member and the other of the first supporting member and the second supporting member is arranged at the outer side of the closed region.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein a resonant frequency of the supporting member and a frequency of the connecting member that vibrates when the carriage scans have a relationship of non-integer multiple.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the connecting member is a long flexible wiring substrate that transmits an electric signal between a controller for controlling the recording head and the recording head.