Patent ID: 6789968
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer, comprising:a paper transporting path, which guides paper; a print head, which performs printing on the paper placed in the paper transporting path; a carriage, which carries the print head and reciprocates in a direction orthogonal to the paper transporting path; a printing region provided within a reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is allowed to perform printing; a first non-printing region provided within the reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is not allowed to perform printing, the first non-printing region provided adjacent to one side of the printing region; a second non-printing region provided within the reciprocating range of the carriage, in which the print head is not allowed to perform printing, the second non-printing region provided adjacent to the other side of the printing region; a plurality of switching mechanisms, each switching mechanism being movable between a first position and a second position; and a selector configured for operation by the carriage so as to move the selector to actuate at least one of the switching mechanisms to the second position when the carriage has moved to the first non-printing region, and to actuate the at least one of the switching mechanisms to the first position when the carriage has moved to the second non-printing region.