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.
Claims34
An ink jet recording apparatus for use with an ink jet recording head having a discharge section for discharging ink and recording on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a platen for guiding the recording medium and determining a head recording position of said recording head;
- a moving means for moving said platen between a platen recording position for determining the head recording position and a position different from the platen recording position;
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- an ink absorbing member positioned on a side of said platen opposite said recording head and not opposed to said discharge section of said recording head when said platen is at the platen recording position,
- wherein said moving means moves said platen to the different platen position to provide a space for said ink absorbing member to oppose said discharge section of said recording head so that ink can be discharged into said ink absorbing member while not in contact with said recording head and wherein said ink absorbing member approaches the recording head by being mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen in correspondence with movement of said platen.
An ink jet recording apparatus for use with an ink jet recording head having a discharge section for discharging ink and recording on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a platen for guiding the recording medium and determining a head recording position of said recording head;
- a moving means for moving said platen between a platen recording position for determining the head recording position and a position different from the platen recording position;
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- a cleaning member positioned on a side of said platen opposite said recording head and not opposed to said discharge section of said recording head when said platen is at the platen recording position;
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- a cooperating mechanism mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen for mechanically cooperating with movement of said platen by said moving means from the platen recording position to the different platen position to cause said cleaning member to approach and contact said discharge section of said recording head so that said discharge section of said recording head can be cleaned by said cleaning member.
An ink jet recording apparatus for use with an ink jet recording head having a discharge surface for discharging ink and recording on a recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a platen for guiding the recording medium and determining a head recording position of said recording head;
- a moving means for moving said platen between a platen recording position for determining a head recording position and a position different from the platen recording position;
- a capping member positioned on a side of said platen opposite said recording head and not opposed to said discharge surface of said recording head when said platen is at the platen recording position;
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- a cooperating mechanism mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen for mechanically cooperating with movement of said platen by said moving means from the platen recording position to the different platen position to cause said capping member to approach and contact said discharge surface of said recording head so that said discharge surface of said recording head can be capped by said capping member.
An ink jet recording apparatus for use with an ink jet recording head, said apparatus comprising:
- a movable platen for forming a platen recording position, said platen being opposed to the recording head;
- a member disposed behind said platen opposite said recording head;
- a conveying mechanism for conveying a recording medium adjacent said recording head;
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- a moving means for moving said platen between the platen recording position and a position different from the platen recording position, said moving means moving said platen to the different platen position when said recording medium is not present at the platen recording position so that said recording head is opposite said member, wherein said member approaches the recording head by being mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen in correspondence with movement of said platen by said moving means.
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising an ink jet recording head, wherein said recording head is a full-line type head having a width in which printing can be performed along the maximum width of the recording medium conveyed by said conveying mechanism and including a plurality of electrothermal converting elements along the width.
An ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said conveying mechanism has in the vicinity of said recording position a paper supply area of a paper cassette containing a cut sheet so as to convey the cut sheet in a substantially horizontal direction.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head on which discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough are arranged, said recording head being a full-line type head having a width corresponding to the maximum width of a recording medium with respect to a conveying direction thereof so that recording can be performed along the width of the recording medium;
- 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;
- 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, wherein said opposing member is opposed close to the discharge ports and connected to said discharge ports by being mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen in correspondence with movement of said platen by said moving means.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head on which discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough are arranged, said recording head being a full-line type head having a width corresponding to the maximum width of a recording medium with respect to a conveying direction thereof so that recording can be performed along the width of the recording medium;
- 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;
- holding means for holding said movable platen and opposing said opposing member to the discharge ports with respect to movement of said platen;
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- means for moving said platen between the recording position and the position apart from the recording position, wherein said opposing member is opposed close to the discharge ports and connected to said discharge ports by being mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen in correspondence with movement of said platen by said moving means.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head on which discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough are arranged, said recording head being a full-line type head having a width corresponding to the maximum width of a recording medium with respect to a conveying direction thereof so that recording can be performed along the width of the recording medium;
- 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 contacting 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, wherein said receiving member is caused to be joined or moved proximate to the discharge ports by being mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen in correspondence with movement of said platen by said driving means driving said cartridge.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head having discharge ports for discharging ink therethrough, said recording head being a full-line type head having a width corresponding to the maximum width of a recording medium with respect to a conveying direction thereof so that recording can be performed along the width of the recording medium;
- a cartridge having a platen detachably mounted on said recording apparatus and movably held;
- storing means for storing therein ink to be supplied to said recording head;
- a receiving member for receiving ink from the discharge ports by contacting 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, wherein said receiving member is caused to be moved to a position at which said receiving member is joined or separated from the discharge ports by being mechanically controlled by a component connected to said platen in correspondence with movement of said platen by said driving means driving said cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.