EP0418821A3 - Ink jet recording head carriage and an apparatus with same - Google Patents

Ink jet recording head carriage and an apparatus with same Download PDF

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EP0418821A3
EP0418821A3 EP19900117937 EP90117937A EP0418821A3 EP 0418821 A3 EP0418821 A3 EP 0418821A3 EP 19900117937 EP19900117937 EP 19900117937 EP 90117937 A EP90117937 A EP 90117937A EP 0418821 A3 EP0418821 A3 EP 0418821A3
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recording head
abutment portion
ink jet
jet recording
rotating
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Yasuhiro Unosawa
Tetsuo Kimura
Kou Hasegawa
Masasumi Nagashima
Keiji Nagira
Hiroshi Sugitani
Yoshifumi Hattori
Masami Ikeda
Asao Saito
Kazuaki Masuda
Akio Saito
Tsuyoshi Orikasa
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP1241083A external-priority patent/JP2801283B2/en
Priority claimed from JP24108289A external-priority patent/JP2831724B2/en
Priority claimed from JP24108089A external-priority patent/JP2831722B2/en
Priority claimed from JP24108189A external-priority patent/JP2831723B2/en
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J25/00—Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J25/34—Bodily-changeable print heads or carriages

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  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Facsimile Heads (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
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Abstract

A carriage (6), movable along a predetermined path, for detachably mounting thereon an ink jet recording head (9) includes an abutment portion (601a,b,c) for positioning the recording head in a horizontal direction; an engageable member (603), disposed at a side of the carriage facing in a movement direction thereof, for engaging with the recording head, the engageable member is rotatable and translatable; and an operating lever (602), disposed at a side of the carriage facing in the movement direction, for translating and rotating the engageable member to abut the recording head to the abutment portion, and for rotating the recording head about the abutment portion; a second abutment portion (906a,b,c) for abutment with the rotating recording head to stop it in one rotational direction; and an urging member (607a) for urging the recording head to the second abutment portion, wherein the recording head is mounted on and dismounted from the carrier by moving the operating lever in one direction and by moving it in the opposite direction, respectively.
EP90117937A 1989-09-18 1990-09-18 Ink jet recording head carriage and an apparatus with same Expired - Lifetime EP0418821B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP241082/89 1989-09-18
JP1241083A JP2801283B2 (en) 1989-09-18 1989-09-18 Ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording head attached to the apparatus
JP241081/89 1989-09-18
JP24108289A JP2831724B2 (en) 1989-09-18 1989-09-18 Carrier unit and recording device
JP24108089A JP2831722B2 (en) 1989-09-18 1989-09-18 Carrier unit and recording device
JP241083/89 1989-09-18
JP241080/89 1989-09-18
JP24108189A JP2831723B2 (en) 1989-09-18 1989-09-18 Carrier unit and recording device

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EP0418821A2 EP0418821A2 (en) 1991-03-27
EP0418821A3 true EP0418821A3 (en) 1991-12-27
EP0418821B1 EP0418821B1 (en) 1997-12-29

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EP90117937A Expired - Lifetime EP0418821B1 (en) 1989-09-18 1990-09-18 Ink jet recording head carriage and an apparatus with same

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AT (1) ATE161484T1 (en)
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EP0143250A1 (en) * 1983-11-26 1985-06-05 AEG Olympia Aktiengesellschaft Ink-write device with interchangeable write head
EP0313205A2 (en) * 1987-10-23 1989-04-26 Hewlett-Packard Company Printhead-carriage alignment and electrical interconnect lock-in mechanism
DE3808648C1 (en) * 1988-03-15 1989-04-27 Nixdorf Computer Ag, 4790 Paderborn, De

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CA1127227A (en) 1977-10-03 1982-07-06 Ichiro Endo Liquid jet recording process and apparatus therefor
US4330787A (en) 1978-10-31 1982-05-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet recording device
US4345262A (en) 1979-02-19 1982-08-17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ink jet recording method
US4463359A (en) 1979-04-02 1984-07-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Droplet generating method and apparatus thereof
US4313124A (en) 1979-05-18 1982-01-26 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet recording process and liquid jet recording head
US4558333A (en) 1981-07-09 1985-12-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid jet recording head
JPS59138A (en) 1982-06-25 1984-01-05 Nippon Kogaku Kk <Nikon> Cata-dioptric objective capable of controlling amount of light
JPS59123670A (en) 1982-12-28 1984-07-17 Canon Inc Ink jet head
JPS6071260A (en) 1983-09-28 1985-04-23 Erumu:Kk Recorder
JPS6456847A (en) 1987-08-27 1989-03-03 Brother Ind Ltd Production of self-lubricating composite material

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0143250A1 (en) * 1983-11-26 1985-06-05 AEG Olympia Aktiengesellschaft Ink-write device with interchangeable write head
EP0313205A2 (en) * 1987-10-23 1989-04-26 Hewlett-Packard Company Printhead-carriage alignment and electrical interconnect lock-in mechanism
DE3808648C1 (en) * 1988-03-15 1989-04-27 Nixdorf Computer Ag, 4790 Paderborn, De

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DE69031852D1 (en) 1998-02-05
ATE161484T1 (en) 1998-01-15
DE69031852T2 (en) 1998-05-20
EP0418821B1 (en) 1997-12-29
EP0418821A2 (en) 1991-03-27

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