Image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of recording heads, a plurality of head holders to hold the recording heads, a guide member extending in a main scanning direction, a carriage movable in the main scanning direction along the guide member to hold the head holders, a reference member provided to the carriage and extending in the same direction as the guide member extends, an intermediate holder disposed between the carriage and the head holders and supported by the carriage with the reference member and at least two sub-reference portions, an adjustment member provided to at least one of the two sub-reference portions to displace the one of the two sub-reference portions relative to the carriage, and a contact portion provided to each of the head holders to contact against the intermediate holder in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the reference member extends.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of recording heads, from each of which droplets are ejectable; a plurality of head holders to hold the plurality of recording heads; a guide member extending in a main scanning direction; a carriage movable in the main scanning direction along the guide member to hold the plurality of head holders; a reference member provided to the carriage and extending in the main scanning direction, the reference member holding the plurality of head holders arranged side by side; an intermediate holder disposed between the carriage and the plurality of head holders and supported by the carriage with the reference member as a main reference portion and at least two sub-reference portions provided thereto; an adjustment member disposed to oppose at least one of the two sub-reference portions and to displace the at least one of the two sub-reference portions in a sub scan direction which is perpendicular to the main scanning direction, relative to the carriage; and contact portions provided to the plurality of respective head holders to contact the carriage in the sub scan direction, the plurality of head holders being movable, with the reference member as a main reference portion, to contact the intermediate holder and to be movable in the sub scan direction by the intermediate holder.