Patent ID: 8348403
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a frame extending in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium; a guide shaft disposed to be in parallel with the frame; a carriage mounted with a recording head thereon and disposed on the guide shaft to be movable along the guide shaft; a changeover link piece disposed on the carriage and configured to take a first posture and a second posture; a first and a second abutment portions both disposed on the carriage and having different heights with respect to the frame, and either of which slidably abuts against the frame selectively according to the posture of the changeover link piece, to thereby adjust a distance between the recording head and the recording medium; and a first and a second pressing member that presses the changeover link piece and change over the posture of the changeover link piece when the carriage is moved against the first or the second pressing member, wherein the first pressing member is disposed on the frame at one end side of a movable range of the carriage, and the second pressing member is disposed on the frame within the movable range of the carriage and not at the other end side of the movable range of the carriage, and wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises a regulation portion that regulates movement of the changeover link piece and disposed on the other end side of the movable range of the carriage beyond the second pressing member.