Patent ID: 7585123
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a frame extending in a direction crossing a conveying direction of a recording medium; a guide shaft provided in parallel with the frame; a carriage reciprocating along the guide shaft, the carriage being mounted with a recording head; and a gap adjustment mechanism adjusting a gap between the recording head and the recording medium, wherein the gap adjustment mechanism is provided with a plurality of abutment portions which come into slide contact with the frame to move in parallel with the frame together with the carriage, the plurality of abutment portions having different heights, the gap adjustment mechanism switches one of the plurality of abutment portions to another according to movement of the carriage to a predetermined position in one direction parallel with the frame and another movement of the carriage to another predetermined position in another direction to adjust the gap between the recording head and the recording medium; and wherein the gap adjustment mechanism has a switching portion for selecting and switching to one of the abutment portions and a pushing member for pushing and actuating the switching portion, the pushing member being provided independently from the carriage; and