| US 7,594,711 B2 | ||
| Recording apparatus | ||
| Takeshi Sekino, Kawasaki (Japan); and Hisashi Taniguchi, Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/408,515. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-127929 (JP), filed on Apr. 26, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0238567 A1, Oct. 26, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/165 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—29 [347/22] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage capable of reciprocating with respect to a recording medium;
a recording head including an ink discharge surface and detachably attached on the carriage, the recording head being movable
such that the ink discharge surface is movable by a first moving distance in a direction of ink discharge when the recording
head is detached from or attached to the carriage; and
a preliminary-discharge receiving unit disposed at a position opposite the ink discharge surface when the recording head attached
on the carriage moves to a preliminary discharge position for performing preliminary discharge,
wherein a distance between the preliminary-discharge receiving unit and the ink discharge surface is smaller than the first
moving distance,
wherein the preliminary-discharge receiving unit is movable in the direction of the ink discharge, and
wherein the preliminary-discharge receiving unit is in contact with the ink discharge surface and moving in a direction remote
from the carriage when the recording head is detached or attached on the carriage.
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