Recording apparatus and ink cartridge
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsRyuichi Ebinuma, Nobutoshi Mizusawa, Yuji Chiba
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Abstract
A recording apparatus is provided with an upper unit having a recording head for discharging ink for effecting recording on a recording medium in response to information, and at least a portion of the electric circuit of the apparatus, a lower unit having a platen for maintaining the recording medium in the recording station by the recording head, the lower unit capable of being spaced apart relative to the upper unit, and a conveying member for conveying the recording medium to the recording station. The upper unit and the lower unit are capable of being spaced apart and opened in the recording station by the recording head.
Claims59
A recording apparatus including:
- recording means for discharging ink for effecting recording on a recording medium in response to information;
- electric circuit means;
- an upper unit having said recording means and having at least a portion of said electric circuit means of said recording apparatus;
- a lower unit having a platen for maintaining the recording medium in a recording station for effecting recording thereon by said recording means and a position connecting said upper unit and said lower unit being located at the recording station;
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- conveying means for conveying the recording medium to the recording station and allowing the recording medium to be conveyed along the position connecting said upper unit and said lower unit at the recording station;
- said upper unit and said lower unit being capable of being opened and spaced apart from each other at the position connecting said upper unit and said lower unit at the recording station.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a first unit having recording means provided with an ink discharge port for discharging ink for effecting recording on a recording medium in response to information;
- a second unit having a platen for supporting the recording medium at a recording station where said recording means records and ink storing means storing therein ink to be supplied to said recording means;
- conveying means for conveying said recording medium to said recording station, said conveying means being defined at a position where said first unit is connected to said second unit;
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- an ink supply and connecting member for supplying ink from said ink storing means to said recording means, said ink supply and connecting member being shiftable at an attaching section of at least one of said first unit and said second units;
- said first unit and said second unit being capable of being opened and spaced apart from each other at the recording station.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head having a discharge port for discharging ink therethrough;
- a first opening for introducing air into said recording apparatus;
- a second opening for directing said introduced air outside of the apparatus, said second opening being provided in the vicinity of said recording head;
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- blower means for introducing air into and directing air out of said recording apparatus.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head on which discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough are arranged;
- a platen movable between a recording position opposed to the discharge ports and a position apart from the recording position;
- holding means for holding said movable platen;
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- drive means for imparting a driving force for driving said holding means to move said platen.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head on which discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough are arranged;
- a platen movable between a recording position opposed to the discharge ports and a position apart from the recording position;
- an opposing member capable of being opposed close to said discharge ports and capable of being connected to said discharge ports;
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- holding means for holding said movable platen and opposing said opposing member to the discharge ports with respect to movement of said platen.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head on which discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough are arranged;
- a platen provided opposite the discharge ports;
- storing means for storing ink to be supplied to said recording head;
- a cartridge movably supporting said platen;
- a receiving member for receiving ink from the discharge ports by connecting and closing the discharge ports;
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- driving means for driving said cartridge to cause said platen to leave a position opposed to said recording head and cause said receiving member to be joined or proximate to the discharge ports.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head having discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough;
- a cartridge having a platen detachably mounted on said recording apparatus and movably held;
- storing means storing therein ink to be supplied to said recording head;
- a receiving member for receiving ink from the discharge ports by connecting the discharge ports;
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- driving means for effecting a driving force for separating said platen of said cartridge from a position opposed to the discharge ports and moving said receiving member to a position at which said receiving member may be joined and separated from the discharge ports.
An ink cartridge having an ink tank storing ink therein, a receiving member for receiving the ink, and a protective member movably supported by a supporting member and covering said receiving member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.