Patent ID: 6170946
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An image forming device comprising:a recording medium feed mechanism for feeding a recording medium at a predetermined recording scanning area;a recording head capable of recording images on the recording medium fed at the predetermined recording scanning area;a scanning mechanism for moving the recording head relative to the recording medium to cause the recording head to scan the recording medium at the recording scanning area and for moving the recording head to a maintenance area which is positioned adjacent to the recording scanning area;a maintenance mechanism provided at the maintenance area for performing a maintenance operation onto the recording head;a device main body enclosing therein the recording medium feed mechanism, the recording head, the scanning mechanism, and the maintenance mechanism;a main cover provided to the device main body at the recording scanning area, the main cover being capable of being opened and closed with respect to the device main body, the main cover being opened to enable an access to the recording medium feed mechanism and the recording head being positioned at the recording scanning area; anda maintenance cover provided to the device main body at the maintenance area, the maintenance cover being capable of being opened and closed with respect to the device main body, the maintenance cover being opened to enable an access to the maintenance mechanism.