IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE

• Main Authors: MATSUYAMA ATSUSHI, MATSUMURA HIDEAKI, ASADA SHOTA, TANAKA KOSUKE, TANAKA SUKENORI, ARAKI YUTA, TAKENAGA KEN, IWAKURA HIROYA, TOKI NOBUHIRO, NARATANI YUSUKE, HAMANO TORU, KAMEYAMA FUMIE, TAKEDA TAIKI, SHIMADA KOKI, MARUYAMA TAIJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 10.02.2022
• Subjects: CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

To provide a technology which can achieve downsizing of an image recording device and stabilizing operation of a carriage for moving a liquid discharge part in the image recording device having a structure in which a liquid is supplied from a liquid storage part to the liquid discharge part through a tube.SOLUTION: An image recording device 1 includes: a carriage 21 which supports a recording head 22, which discharges a liquid to a recording medium, and reciprocates in a scanning direction; a liquid storage part 6 in which the liquid is stored; and a tube 5 which connects the recording head 22 with the liquid storage part 6, supplies the liquid from the liquid storage part 6 to the recording head 22, and includes a first portion 5a extending in the scanning direction and a second portion 5b extending in the scanning direction above the first portion 5a; and a support part 10 which supports the first portion 5a and is fixed to a device body. The image recording device 1 includes a rotary body 104 at a position facing the second portion 5b below the second portion 5b in the support part 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7 【課題】液体収容部から液体吐出部へチューブを介して液体を供給する構成の画像記録装置において、装置の小型化と、液体吐出部を移動させるキャリッジの動作の安定化とを両立させることができる技術を提供する。【解決手段】記録媒体に向けて液体を吐出する記録ヘッド２２を支持し、走査方向に往復移動するキャリッジ２１と、液体を収容する液体収容部６と、記録ヘッド２２と液体収容部６との間を連結し、液体収容部６から記録ヘッド２２へ液体を供給するチューブ５であって、走査方向に延びる第１部分５ａと、第１部分５ａの上方において走査方向に延びる第２部分５ｂと、含むチューブ５と、第１部分５ａを支持する、装置本体に固定された支持部１０と、を備える画像記録装置１において、支持部１０において第２部分５ｂの下方で第２部分５ｂと対向する位置に回転体１０４を備える。【選択図】図７