Patent ID: 9573398
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A carriage apparatus moveable with respect to a sheet along a guide shaft which has a circular shape in a cross section, comprising: a first structure, which includes a first sliding face that contacts the guide shaft, and on which a head is to be mounted, and a second structure, which includes a second sliding face that contacts the guide shaft, and which holds the first structure to allow positional adjustment of the first structure relative to the second structure, wherein a portion of the first sliding face that contacts the guide shaft is shifted by performing the positional adjustment to adjust a gap between the head and a surface of the sheet, and wherein the first sliding face has a vertical face that is parallel to a direction perpendicular to the surface of the sheet and contacts a side of the guide shaft, while the second sliding face has a sloped face that is inclined relative to the surface of the sheet and contacts an upper portion of the guide shaft.