Patent ID: 8944576
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a carriage configured to mount a recording head and to move for recording; an ink passage member configured to supply ink to the recording head; a connecting member, mounted on the carriage, configured to move to a connecting position where the ink passage member is connected to the recording head and to a disconnecting position where the ink passage member is not connected to the recording head; an operating member configured to move the connecting member to the connecting position by moving to a first position and to move the connecting member to the disconnecting position by moving to a second position, and a regulating member, provided on the carriage, configured to move with respect to the carriage to switch between a first state, in which the operating member is permitted to move from the first position to the second position, and a second state in which the operating member is prevented from moving from the first position to the second position, the regulating member being moved by a movement of the carriage.