Patent ID: 6899326
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus, comprising: a recording region; a first non-recording region, situated in one of both outer sides of the recording region in a main scanning direction of recording; a second non-recording region, situated in the other one of the both sides of the recording region; a power source, which provides a driving force; a driving gear, interconnected with the power source; a transmission gear, operable to be coupled with the driving gear to transmit the driving force to a rotatable member; an actuator, operable to move in the main scanning direction; a first trigger, disposed in the first non-recording region; a second trigger, disposed in the second non-recording region; and a clutch, interconnected with the trigger so as to couple the driving gear and the transmission gear when the one of the first trigger and the second trigger is actuated by the actuator.