| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides an ink jet recording system having a recording means for performing the recording by discharging ink onto a recording medium, wherein an ink receiving portion (30,130) for receiving ink discharged from the recording means in no association with the recording regarding the recording medium is arranged within a width zone (Z) of the recording medium and out of a recordable area of the recording medium. The present invention further provides a carriage shifting apparatus comprising a body frame (101), a carriage (115) reciprocally shiftable within the body frame, and a guide member (128) having both ends supported by both side plates (101g,101h) of the body frame and adapted to guide the carriage, and wherein a support portion (128a) provided on at least one ends of the guide member (128) is non-detachably attached to at least one of the side plates by fitting the support portion (128a) into a guide member supporting portion (131,131a,132) provided in the guide plate (101g,101h) while elastically deforming the guide member supporting portion. <IMAGE></p> |
