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*This abstract for appeared for patent application  number 18192714 Titled 'PRINTING APPARATUS'

==Simplified Explanation==

The present invention is a printing apparatus that includes a printing head, a carriage, a sliding member, and a guide member. The printing head ejects ink for printing on a printing medium that is conveyed in a specific direction. The carriage holds the printing head and moves back and forth in a horizontal direction. The sliding member is attached to the carriage and allows it to change its position vertically. The guide member has two surfaces, with the first surface in contact with the sliding member and the second surface serving as the back surface of the first surface. The guide member helps guide the movement of the carriage in the horizontal direction. The sliding member has a first regulation unit that faces the second surface but is positioned at a certain distance away from it.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

An embodiment of the present invention is a printing apparatus including: a printing head that includes a nozzle ejecting ink for printing on a printing medium conveyed in a conveyance direction; a carriage on which the printing head is mounted and that reciprocally moves in a main scanning direction; a sliding member attached to the carriage such that the carriage can change a position in a vertical direction; and a guide member that includes a first surface with which the sliding member is brought into contact and a second surface as a back surface of the first surface and guides the movement of the main scanning direction of the carriage, in which the sliding member includes a first regulation unit facing the second surface in a position away from the second surface at a predetermined distance.