Patent ID: 7570494

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head that includes a plurality of recording elements having terminal lands and performs recording on a recording medium; a flexible printed circuit board that includes: a flexible insulation member; a plurality of feeder wires, each of which connects to at least one of the terminal lands of each of the recording elements; a first common voltage wire that connects the other terminal lands of each of the recording elements to a common potential; and a drive circuit that drives the recording head via the feeder wires; a heat sink which is positioned adjacent to the drive circuit; a head holder that includes an elastic member rest; an elastic member which is attached to the elastic member rest; and elastic resin; wherein the elastic resin is used to attach the heat sink to the head holder; and wherein the portion of the flexible printed circuit board on which the drive circuit is mounted is located on the elastic member in a manner that the drive circuit is pressed directly against the heat sink by an urging force from the elastic member.