Inkjet recording apparatus

US9044951B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9044951-B2
Application numberUS-201414197783-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 5, 2014
Priority dateMar 11, 2013
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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The liquid ejection apparatus with a liquid jetting head and support members is described. A first support member and a second support member support a guide and feeding roller in a scanning direction and are attached to a housing of the liquid ejection apparatus. The housing at the location to which the first support member is attached is easier to deform in the scanning direction than housing at the location to which the second support member is attached. Further, the housing at the first location may include a projection. The first support member may be attached to the projection.

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What is claimed is: 1. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising: a liquid jetting head; a carriage configured to move in a scanning direction and configured to support the liquid jetting head; a guide extending in the scanning direction, the guide being configured to support the carriage through the carriage's movement in the scanning direction, the guide being formed of a first material; a feeding roller extending in the scanning direction and configured to feed a medium in a…

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What does patent US9044951B2 cover?
The liquid ejection apparatus with a liquid jetting head and support members is described. A first support member and a second support member support a guide and feeding roller in a scanning direction and are attached to a housing of the liquid ejection apparatus. The housing at the location to which the first support member is attached is easier to deform in the scanning direction than housing…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brother Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J2/16532. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).