Ink jet print recording apparatus having a single sensor controlling paper feed and print head recovery

An ink jet print recording apparatus which has an ink jet type print head for jetting ink from an ink discharge port onto a print medium, a feeding roller for feeding the print medium, a carriage which is equipped with a print head and is movable in parallel to the feeding roller, carriage position judging means for judging the position of the carriage, recovery means for sucking the ink from the ink discharge port of the print head to recover the print head, and a driving motor for driving the feeding roller and the recovery means, comprising:

• driving switching means for linking the driving motor to the recovery means when the carriage is moved to a recovery position at which the recovery means performs a recovery operation on the print head, and separating the driving motor and the recovery means from each other when the carriage is moved away from the recovery position;
• a sensor for generating reference signals for a recovery operation of the print head and a print medium feeding operation of the feeding roller;
• a first transmission member for switching on the sensor when the recovery means is located at the origin position;
• a second transmission member for switching on the sensor through the print medium when the print medium is supplied to the feeding roller;
• recovery control means for actuating the driving motor on the basis of a signal from the sensor which is switched on by the first transmission member when the carriage is located at the recovery position, thereby performing the recovery operation of the print head;
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• print control means for actuating the driving motor and the print head on the basis of a signal from the sensor which is switched on by the second transmission member when the carriage is located at a print position at which the print medium is printed.