Patent ID: 8251493

Claim:
An apparatus for recording with a cartridge having a recording head, comprising: a carriage on which the cartridge is removably attached, and which is movable along a predetermined direction within a range including (i) a recording region where the recording head performs recording on a recording sheet and (ii) an exchange position where the cartridge can be attached to said carriage, said carriage comprising an enclosing portion for enclosing the cartridge and a guide portion for guiding the cartridge into said enclosing portion while supporting a part of the cartridge; and a supporting base adapted to support the cartridge thereon when said cartridge is attached to said carriage, provided at a position corresponding to the exchange position, said supporting base comprising a supporting portion which guides the part of the cartridge to said guide portion of said carriage along a direction which crosses the predetermined direction, wherein said supporting portion of said supporting base is arranged at a position higher than said guide portion, so that said supporting portion advances the part of the cartridge to the guide portion when the cartridge is attached to said carriage, and comes into contact with the part of the cartridge when the cartridge is removed from said carriage.