Patent ID: 6572211
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:(a) a carriage for shuttling back and forth in parallel with a main scanning direction; (b) a recording head for ejecting ink from a plurality of nozzles, and mounted to said carriage; (c) a transferring machine for transferring a recording medium, on which an image is formed by attaching ink ejected from said head, in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction; (d) a driving machine for operating said transferring machine; (e) a driving-force-transmitting-machine for transmitting driving force of said driving machine to said transferring machine, and disposed between said driving machine and said transferring machine, said driving-force-transmitting-machine including a rotary member mounted on a rotation shaft; (f) a chassis to which said driving-force-transmitting-machine is mounted; (g) a rotary detector mounted coaxially with the rotation shaft of said rotary member, and disposed within a height of said chassis; and (h) a detecting sensor for detecting a rotating angle of said rotary detector; (i) wherein said rotary detector is mounted outside said chassis.