Patent ID: 8109585
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus for effecting recording on a recording surface of a recording material with a recording head mounted on a carriage movable along the recording material, said recording apparatus comprising: a guide member for guiding the carriage; a platen for guiding the recording material at a position opposite to the recording head; a contact member; a first sliding surface formed at the carriage for contacting with the guide member and being slidable on the guide member; and a second sliding surface formed at the contact member and being contactable with and slidable on the guide member, wherein the contact member is movable in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface of the recording material between a first position and a second position to change a distance between the recording head and the platen, when the contact member is at the first position the first sliding surface contacts with the guide member while the second contact surface does not contact with the guide member, and when the contact member is at the second position the first sliding surface does not contact with the guide member while the second contact surface contacts with the guide member.