Patent ID: 9675159
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A45D

Claim:
1. A drawing apparatus comprising: a carriage which holds at least one drawing tool including a bar shaped axis unit and a tip which draws on a drawing target; a cap member which includes a tip receiving unit in which the tip of the drawing tool can be inserted and which is shaped to cover and seal the tip when the tip of the drawing tool is inserted; a holding/separating mechanism which holds the cap member, holds the tip of the drawing tool in a sealing state sealed with the cap member when the drawing tool is placed in a standby position, and moves the cap member in a separating direction separating from the tip of the drawing tool to separate the tip of the drawing tool and the cap member from each other; and a moving mechanism which moves the carriage, wherein the drawing target is provided in a drawing region different from the standby position, wherein the moving mechanism moves the carriage to the drawing region and the standby position, wherein the axis unit of the drawing tool includes a first end and a second end, wherein the tip is provided in the first end of the axis unit, wherein the holding/separating mechanism includes a move prevention member which is fixed to a certain position, wherein the move prevention member includes a move prevention unit in which the second end of the axis unit is fitted and which limits movement of the drawing tool in an extending direction of the axis unit, wherein before the drawing starts, the holding/separating mechanism moves the cap member along a first direction in which the drawing tool and the cap member separates with the second end of the axis unit fitted in the move prevention member to separate the tip of the drawing tool and the cap member from each other, and wherein the holding/separating mechanism includes a first cap member moving mechanism which fits the second end of the drawing tool in the move prevention unit of the move prevention member, moves the cap member along a second direction different from the first direction according to the carriage being moved to the standby position by the moving mechanism, and moves the cap member along the first direction so that the cap member comes close to the tip as the carriage comes closer to the standby position.