Kyocera document solutions inc. (20240408902). INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

Organization Name

kyocera document solutions inc.

Inventor(s)

Shunsuke Yamasaki of Osaka-shi (JP)

Masahiko Mizuno of Osaka-shi (JP)

INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240408902 titled 'INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

an inkjet recording apparatus includes a head unit and a gap adjustment device. the head unit includes one or more inkjet heads. the gap adjustment device adjusts a gap of the head unit with respect to a conveyance path. the gap adjustment device includes a shaft, a rotating body, a stepped part, a gap adjustment member, a spherical body. the rotating member has an intersection surface intersecting the shaft and is rotatable around the shaft. the stepped part is provided on the intersection surface and its height is changed in a stepped pattern in a circumferential direction. the gap adjustment member has a rear side surface facing the intersection surface and a front side surface being in contact with the head unit, and is movable in a direction of the shaft. the spherical body is held between the rear side surface and the intersection surface.