Patent ID: 7661799

Claim:
A recording apparatus which performs a predetermined recording on a recording medium, comprising: a recording head which includes a plurality of recording elements and an actuator having a plurality of driving portions which drive the recording elements selectively; a head holder which holds the recording head such that the recording elements are exposed to an outside of the head holder; a flexible flat cable bent to have a bent portion arranged in the head holder, and having a plurality of pattern wirings which are electrically connected to the driving portions of the actuator at one ends of the pattern wirings respectively; a driving IC chip which is mounted on a surface of the flexible flat cable, and which is connected to the pattern wirings to supply a drive-voltage signal selectively to the driving portions of the actuator; a power supply and a signal source which are connected to the other end of the pattern wirings to supply an electric current to the driving IC chip and the recording elements; and a circuit element which is electrically connected to a first portion, of the pattern wirings, between the driving IC chip and the power supply, which is mounted on the flexible flat cable at a different portion from the bent portion, and which supplies the electric current to the driving IC chip and the recording element.