Claims
- 1. A recording apparatus comprising:
- a carriage for moving a recording head in a predetermined direction relative to a recording medium;
- a shaft member extended in said predetermined direction for rotatably supporting said recording head or said carriage on which said recording head is mounted and for guiding movement of said recording head in said predetermined direction;
- a support member extended in said predetermined direction for supporting said recording head or said carriage in cooperation with said shaft member; and
- means for changing a distance between said recording head and said recording medium by changing a height of said carriage, said height being measured from said support member.
- 2. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said changing means has a position lever mounted on said recording head or said carriage, and a height control member formed on said position lever, for changing said height by engaging with said support member.
- 3. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising means for coupling with said height control member so as to stop movement of said recording head or said carriage in said predetermined direction.
- 4. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said coupling means includes a portion which is formed on said support member and is capable of coupling with said height control member, said height control member being located at a first position at which said height control member does not engage with said support member, at a second position at which said height is increased and at a third position at which said height control member is capable of coupling with said portion of said coupling means, each of said positions being established in response to an operation of said position lever.
- 5. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a means formed on said recording head or said carriage for adjusting a distance between said recording head and said recording medium when fabricating said apparatus, said means having a portion supported by said support member, said supported portion being disposed on said recording head or said carriage and being protrudable therefrom.
- 6. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said distance adjusting means includes an eccentric member being eccentrically rotatable, on which said supported portion is formed, a member for rotating said eccentric member, and a member for fixing said eccentric member.
- 7. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein a rotating axis of said position lever and a rotating axis of said eccentric member coincide with each other.
- 8. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said recording head comprises an ink jet recording head for recording information by ejecting ink, and said changing means changes a distance between an ink ejection outlet of said ink jet recording head and said recording medium.
- 9. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said ink jet recording head has an electro-thermal converting element as an element for generating energy used for ejecting ink.
- 10. A recording apparatus comprising:
- a carriage for moving a recording head in a predetermined direction relative to a recording medium; and
- adjusting means formed on said recording head or said carriage on which said recording head is mounted, said adjusting means used for adjusting a distance between said recording head and said recording medium when fabricating said apparatus.
- 11. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a shaft member extended in said predetermined direction for supporting said recording head or said carriage, and for guiding movement of said recording head in said predetermined direction, and a support member extended in said predetermined direction for supporting said recording head or said carriage in cooperation with said shaft member, said adjusting means has a portion supported by said support member, said supported portion being disposed on said recording head or said carriage and being protrudable therefrom.
- 12. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said adjusting means has an eccentric member being eccentrically rotatable, on which said supported portion is formed, a member for rotating said eccentric member, and a member for fixing said eccentric member.
- 13. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said recording head comprises an ink jet recording head for recording information by ejecting ink, and said adjusting means adjusts a distance between an ink ejection outlet of said ink jet recording head and said recording medium.
- 14. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein said ink jet recording head has an electro-thermal converting element as an element for generating energy for ejecting ink.
- 15. A method for changing a distance between a recording head and a recording medium, said method comprising the step of:
- rotating an eccentric member being eccentrically rotatable on a carriage for moving the recording head in a predetermined direction relative to the recording medium to thereby change a height of the recording head from a guide member for supporting and guiding the carriage in the predetermined direction, so as to change the distance between the recording head and the recording medium.
- 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein said rotating step is effected by rotating a lever affixed to the eccentric member.
- 17. A method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of recording by ejecting ink through an ejection outlet using an electro-thermal converting step.
- 18. A method according to claim 17, wherein in said rotating step the distance between the ejection outlet and the recording medium is changed.
- 19. A recording apparatus comprising:
- a carriage for moving a recording head in a predetermined direction relative to a recording medium;
- a shaft member extended in said predetermined direction for supporting said recording head or said carriage on which said recording head is mounted and for guiding movement of said recording head in said predetermined direction;
- a support member extended in said predetermined direction for supporting said recording head or said carriage in cooperation with said shaft member; and
- means for changing a distance between said recording head and said recording medium by changing a position of said carriage relative to said support member.
- 20. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein said changing means has a position lever mounted on said recording head or said carriage, and a position control member formed on said position lever, for changing said position by engaging with said support member.
- 21. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 20, further comprising means for coupling with said position control member so as to stop movement of said recording head or said carriage in said predetermined direction.
- 22. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein said coupling means includes a portion which is formed on said support member and is capable of coupling with said position control member, said position control member being located at a first location at which said position control member does not engage with said support member, at a second location at which said position is changed and at a third location at which said position control member is capable of coupling with said portion of said coupling means, each of said locations being established in response to an operation of said position lever.
- 23. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 20, further comprising a means formed on said recording head or said carriage for adjusting a distance between said recording head and said recording medium when fabricating said apparatus, said means having a portion supported by said support member, said supported portion being disposed on said recording head or said carriage and being protrudable therefrom.
- 24. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 23, wherein said distance adjusting means includes an eccentric member being eccentrically rotatable, on which said supported portion is formed, a member for rotating said eccentric member, and a member for fixing said eccentric member.
- 25. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 24, wherein a rotating axis of said position lever and a rotating axis of said eccentric member coincide with each other.
- 26. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein said recording head comprises an ink jet recording head for recording information by ejecting ink, and said changing means changes a distance between an ink ejection outlet of said ink jet recording head and said recording medium.
- 27. A recording apparatus as claimed in claim 26, wherein said ink jet recording head has an electro-thermal converting element as an element for generating energy used for ejecting ink.
- 28. A method for changing a distance between a recording head and a recording medium, said method comprising the step of:
- rotating an eccentric member being eccentrically rotatable on a carriage for moving the recording head in a predetermined direction relative to the recording medium to thereby change a position of the carriage relative to a guide member for supporting and guiding the carriage in the predetermined direction, so as to change the distance between the recording head and the recording medium.
- 29. A method according to claim 28, wherein said rotating step is effected by rotating a lever affixed to the eccentric member.
- 30. A method according to claim 28, further comprising the step of recording by ejecting ink through an ejection outlet using an electro-thermal converting step.
- 31. A method according to claim 30, wherein in said rotating step the distance between the ejection outlet and the recording medium is changed.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/769,448, filed Oct. 1, 1991, now abandoned.
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