Recording apparatus

摘要

A printer includes a carriage which includes an ink jet recording head and is movable in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction, a gear group which transmits power of a motor to a sheet transporter, a transporter drive motor which transmits power to the gear group, and a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage. At least a portion of the carriage drive motor and at least a portion of the gear group are at the same position as each other in a movement direction (x direction) of the carriage.

主权项

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage which includes a recording head performing a recording on a medium and is movable in a predetermined direction; a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage; a transporter which transports the medium; a transporter drive motor which drives the transporter; and a power transmission mechanism which transmits power of the transporter drive motor to the transporter, wherein the carriage drive motor, the transporter drive motor and the power transmission mechanism are disposed near the side wall of the apparatus, wherein the movement direction of the carriage is the x direction, the transport direction of the medium is the y direction, and the vertical direction is the z direction, wherein a portion of the carriage drive motor and a portion of the power transmission mechanism are located overlapping in the x direction, and wherein the carriage drive motor is located between a carriage movement area and the transporter drive motor.