Patent ID: 7775646

Claim:
A liquid jet recording apparatus comprising: an upper face and an inner wall surface opposing the upper face; a recording head configured to record with droplets; a carriage supporting the recording head and configured to scan a recording medium with the recording head in a direction crossing a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, the carriage being movable to a maintenance position; a holder provided in one of the recording head and the carriage; a recording liquid cartridge adapted to contain liquid for recording, the recording liquid cartridge being attachable to and detachable from the holder at the maintenance position; and a guiding unit adapted to guide at least two different sides of the recording liquid cartridge, with respect to the carriage at the maintenance position, to the inner wall surface, wherein the guiding unit includes: a guiding portion that guides the cartridge toward a direction of insertion into a mounting position of the holder; and a partitioning portion that restricts a position of the carriage in a scanning direction at a time of insertion of the cartridge.