Patent ID: 7008482

Claim:
A nozzle head holder ( 7 ) for holding a nozzle head ( 500 ) having a plurality of nozzles ( 55 ), the nozzle head holder ( 7 ) comprising: a four-bar linkage ( 49 ) including a pair of first link members ( 56 A and 56 B) that extend parallel to a main scanning direction (X), and a pair of second link members ( 57 A and 57 B) that connect together said pair of first link members ( 56 A and 56 B); and rotational pivots ( 50 A and 50 B) provided at intermediate portions of said pair of second link members ( 57 A and 57 B), respectively; wherein: said pair of second link members ( 57 A and 57 B) are capable of rotating about said rotational pivots ( 50 A and 50 B); a tip end portion of said nozzle head ( 500 ) is connected rotatably to one first link member ( 56 A); and a base end portion of said nozzle head ( 500 ) is connected rotatably to the other first link member ( 56 B).