| US 7,537,312 B2 | ||
| Recording apparatus | ||
| Takeshi Sekino, Kawasaki (Japan); Masahiro Taniguro, Yokoshima (Japan); Takashi Nojima, Tokyo (Japan); and Hiroki Tajima, Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/400,510. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-129409 (JP), filed on Apr. 27, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0244796 A1, Nov. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—49 | 14 Claims |
| 1. A recording apparatus for recording by recording means, comprising:
a carriage on which the recording means is removably attached and which is movable along a recording sheet, said carriage
having an enclosing portion for enclosing the recording means and a guide portion for guiding the recording means to said
enclosing portion while supporting a projection of the recording means; and
a supporting base adapted to guide the recording means to said carriage when said carriage is stopped in an exchange position
where the recording means can be attached/removed to/from said carriage, said supporting base having a projection supporting
portion for guiding the projection of the recording means to said guide portion,
wherein said projection supporting portion guides the projection to said guide portion when the recording means is attached
to said carriage, and comes into contact with the projection when the recording means is removed from said carriage.
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