Patent ID: 7448738
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus that records on a recording sheet with a detachable recording head, the recording apparatus comprising: an apparatus body having a front side; a carriage movably supporting the detachable recording head; a head-replacing portion arranged on the front side of the apparatus body and operable to perform a recording-head replacing operation; a feeding unit arranged on the front side of the apparatus body and configured to feed the recording sheet; an eject unit arranged on the front side of the apparatus body and configured to eject the recording sheet; a head mount adapted to mount the recording head and movable between the carriage and the head-replacing portion; a lowering member configured to move the recording head mounted on the carriage to the head mount; and a pushing member configured to move a newly replaced recording head mounted on the head mount back into the carriage.