Patent ID: 9283787
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a carriage, which is provided with a recording head that ejects ink, and which moves in a first direction; a guiding portion that configures at least a portion of a perimeter of a movement range of the carriage, and along which the carriage slides; a sliding member, that is provided in the carriage and moves in a sliding manner, a pressing unit, which is provided in the carriage, and which presses the guiding portion in a direction that intersects the first direction; and a power source for operating the carriage having an AC power source mode that is driven by an alternating power source, and a battery mode that is driven by a battery, wherein a sliding resistance between the carriage and the guiding portion is changed by varying a distance between where the pressing unit contacts the sliding member and presses the guiding portion based on the power source.