Claims
- 1. An ink jet recording apparatus usable with an ink jet recording head for ejecting ink through an ejection outlet provided at an ink ejecting surface, comprising:a casing; a carriage carrying the ink jet recording head and moving the recording head in a predetermined direction; means for moving said carriage in the predetermined direction between a recording region and a home position outside of the recording region; a cover member for covering said casing, said cover member being openable when said carriage is at the home position and positions other than the home position; movement preventing means, provided on said casing, for direct engagement with said carriage in response to an opening action of said cover member, wherein when said carriage is at the home position, said movement preventing means engages said carriage directly, and when said carriage is not at the home position, said movement preventing means does not engage said carriage; a releasing member, provided on said cover member, and releasing engagement between said movement preventing means and said carriage in accordance with closing of said cover member.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising opening means for opening a feeding passage for the recording medium, and preventing means for preventing opening of the feeding passage by said opening means, wherein when said carriage is at the home position, said preventing means permits opening of the feeding passage by said opening means, and when said carriage is not at the home position, said preventing means prevents said opening means from effecting opening of the feeding passage.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising said ink jet recording head for ejecting ink through the ink ejection outlet.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said ink jet recording head is provided with an electrothermal transducer element, and ejects the ink using heat that is generated by the electrothermal transducer element and applied to the ink.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cover member opens a movable range of said carriage.
- 6. A recording apparatus comprising:a casing; a carriage carrying a recording head member and moving the recording head member in a predetermined direction; means for moving said carriage in the predetermined direction between a recording region and a predetermined position outside of the recording region; a covering member openably covering said casing; feeding means disposed adjacent a movement range of said carriage and having nip forming means for nipping and feeding a recording medium; a limiting member limiting movement of said carriage by engagement with said carriage in accordance with opening of said covering member, when said carriage is at the predetermined position outside the recording region; an opening mechanism opening the nip of said nip forming means; and a preventing mechanism preventing opening of said opening mechanism when said carriage is in the recording region, said preventing mechanism permitting opening of the nip only when said carriage is out of the recording region.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined position is a home position of said carriage.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said opening mechanism opens the nip at a location adjacent said carriage.
- 9. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said recording head member is provided with an ink ejection head for ejecting ink through an ink ejection outlet.
- 10. An apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a cap for the ink election outlet, wherein the ink ejection outlet is capped with said cap at the predetermined position.
- 11. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said ink ejection head is provided with an electrothermal element, and ejects the ink using heat that is generated by the electrothermal transducer element and applied to the ink.
- 12. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:a casing; a carriage carrying an ink jet recording head member and moving the ink jet recording head member in a predetermined direction; means for moving said carriage in the predetermined direction between a recording region and a predetermined position outside of the recording region; a covering member openably covering said casing; feeding means disposed adjacent a movement range of said carriage and having nip forming means for nipping and feeding a recording medium; a limiting member limiting movement of said carriage by engagement with said carriage in accordance with opening of said covering member, when said carriage is at the predetermined position outside the recording region; an opening mechanism opening the nip of said nip forming means; and a preventing mechanism preventing opening of said opening mechanism when said carriage is in the recording region, said preventing mechanism permitting opening of the nip only when said carriage is out of the recording region.
- 13. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined position is a home position of said carriage.
- 14. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said opening mechanism opens the nip at a location adjacent said carriage.
- 15. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the ink jet recording head member includes an ink ejection head having an ink ejection outlet and the ink ejection outlet is capped at the predetermined position.
- 16. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said ink ejection head is provided with an electrothermal transducer element, and ejects the ink using heat that is generated by the electrothermal transducer element and applied to the ink.
- 17. A recording apparatus comprising:a casing; a carriage carrying a recording head member and moving the recording head member in a predetermined direction; means for moving said carriage with in the predetermined direction between a recording region and a predetermined position outside of the recording region; a covering member openably covering said casing; feeding means disposed adjacent a movement range of said carriage and having nip forming means for nipping and feeding a recording medium; a limiting member limiting movement of said carriage by engagement with said carriage in accordance with opening of said covering member, only when said carriage is at the predetermined position outside the recording region; an opening mechanism opening the nip of said nip forming means; a releasing member, provided on said covering member, for releasing engagement between said limiting member and said carriage in accordance with closing of said covering member; and a preventing mechanism preventing opening of said opening mechanism when said carriage is in the recording region, said preventing mechanism permitting opening of the nip only when said carriage is out of the recording region.
- 18. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the predetermined position is a home position of said carriage.
- 19. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said recording head member is provided with an ink ejection head for ejecting ink through an ink ejection outlet.
- 20. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the ink ejection outlet is capped at the predetermined position.
- 21. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said ink ejection head is provided with an electrothermal transducer element, and ejects the ink using heat that is generated by the electrothermal transducer element and applied to the ink.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/904,037 filed Jun. 25, 1992, now abandoned.
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