RECORDING DEVICE - SEIKO EPSON CORP

Title:

RECORDING DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2010131893

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a recording device capable of preventing a cable or an ink tube connected to a carriage, from being deformed in a sagging direction by its own weight with low-cost constitution while hardly increasing the dynamic load of the carriage during recording.

The recording device is provided to constitute a surface for supporting the ink tube 81 and an FFC (flexible flat cable) 82 from the lower side in a position to abut on a part of the ink tube 81 and FFC 82 in a state of the carriage 61 being stopped in a home position HP where the carriage 61 stays in a standby state of not carrying out recording and at the power-off (during transportation or storage) of an inkjet printer 50 and in a position not to interfere with the ink tube 81 and FFC 82 in a reciprocating range of the carriage 61 during recording.

Inventors:

SHIODA NAOYUKI

Application Number:

JP2008310765A

Publication Date:

June 17, 2010

Filing Date:

December 05, 2008

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Assignee:

SEIKO EPSON CORP

International Classes:

B41J29/00; B41J2/175

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Hiroki Ishii

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