Image recording apparatus

Details Image recording apparatus Image recording apparatus

2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Peng, Charlie (Department: 2883)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

C347S004000, C347S007000, C347S086000, C347S087000, C347S103000, C347S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07909441

ABSTRACT:
An image recording apparatus including a housing; a recording head which ejects droplets of one or more sorts of inks; a carriage which is provided in the housing and which carries the recording head and reciprocates in opposite directions; one or more ink supply tubes which are connected, at respective one ends thereof, to a tube connection portion of the carriage so as to supply the sorts of inks to the recording head, and is fixed, at respective fixed portions thereof, to the housing such that respective intermediate portions thereof located between the respective one ends thereof and the respective fixed portions thereof forms respective curved portions that are each convex in one of the opposite directions, wherein the ink supply tubes have respective flexibilities assuring that when the carriage reciprocates, the ink supply tubes follow reciprocation of the carriage while the respective curved portions thereof change respective shapes thereof; a pivotable support member which is supported by the housing such that the pivotable support member is pivotable about a supporting point, wherein the pivotable support member includes an arm portion which extends from the supporting point and has a support portion that supports respective portions of the respective curved portions of the ink supply tubes; and a biasing device which biases the pivotable support member in a biasing direction to cause the pivotable support member to pivot in a direction to decrease respective radii of curvature of the curved portions of the ink supply tubes.

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