Patent ID: 6022091
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A carriage mechanism comprising:a carriage for carrying a recording head for recording on a recording material;a guiding member for guiding said carriage in a predetermined direction and for movably supporting said carriage between one end and an opposite end of said guiding member;a supporting member for supporting an end portion of said guiding member, the end portion being at the one end of said guiding member;an adjusting member adjacent to the end portion of said guiding member for movement of said guiding member in a first direction toward and away from the recording material;a first elongated opening, formed in said supporting member, to be engaged with the end portion of said guiding member, said first elongated opening being elongated in the first direction;a fixing portion formed on said supporting member for fixing said adjusting member;a second elongated opening, formed in said adjusting member, to be engaged with the end portion of said guiding member, said second elongated opening being elongated in a second direction different from the first direction;means for permitting movement of said adjusting member in the first direction; andan elastic member, provided in said adjusting member, for urging the end portion of said guiding member toward the opposite end of said guiding member.