Abstract: A carriage mechanism for carrying a recording head includes a carriage for carrying the recording head; a flexible cable for supplying a recording signal to the recording head; a head contact for establishing electric connection between the recording head and the carriage; a flexible cable pad on the flexible cable for contact with the head contact; and a common positioning portion engageable with the recording head, the flexible cable, the head contact and the flexible cable pad to simultaneously positioning them.

Abstract: A recording apparatus having a main body, a recording element disposed in the vicinity of a front side of the main body and adapted to record an image on a sheet, a sheet supporting unit disposed in the vicinity of a rear side of the main body and arranged in a side-by-side relation to the recording element and adapted to support the sheet to be supplied to the recording element, and a lift/lower member for lifting and lowering one of the recording element and the sheet supporting unit, and wherein, when one of the recording element and the sheet supporting unit is lifted or lowered by the lift/lower member from a side-by-side relation condition, the sheet supporting unit can be dismounted from the main body at the front side.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage for carrying a recording head cartridge for effecting recording, and for conveying the recording head cartridge; and a guide for guiding the carriage within a range in which the carriage is conveyed. The carriage includes a slider slidable along the guide, and a contacting device for supporting the carriage by contact with the guide when a large force is imparted on the carriage, while remaining away from the guide during a normal conveying operation.

Abstract: An ink container detachably connectable with an ink inlet of an ink jet head for ejecting ink includes an ink supply port for supplying the ink to the ink jet head; a connecting portion for connection with the ink jet head; wherein the connecting portion is directed in a plurality of directions to permit connection with the ink jet head in a plurality of directions.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink; a recording head for performing recording by selectively ejecting ink; a mounting portion for mounting the ink tank and the recording head; a liquid passage coupling portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and the recording head for separating or connecting the ink passages in the ink tank and the recording head; a holding portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and recording head for guiding the ink tank to the recording head in order to hold them separably; and an electrically or mechanically connecting portion provided on either or both of the recording head and mounting portion for electrically or mechanically connecting the recording head to or separating it from the mounting portion.

Abstract: An ink container detachably connectable with an ink inlet of an ink jet head for ejecting ink includes an ink supply port for supplying the ink to the ink jet head; a connecting portion for connection with the ink jet head; wherein the connecting portion is directed in a plurality of directions to permit connection with the ink jet head in a plurality of directions.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink; a recording head for performing recording by selectively ejecting ink; a mounting portion for mounting the ink tank and the recording head; a liquid passage coupling portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and the recording head for separating or connecting the ink passages in the ink tank and the recording head; a holding portion provided on either or both of the ink tank and recording head for guiding the ink tank to the recording head in order to hold them separably; and an electrically or mechanically connecting portion provided on either or both of the recording head and mounting portion for electrically or mechanically connecting the recording head to or separating it from the mounting portion.