Image forming apparatus including recording head for ejecting liquid droplets

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head holder, a carriage, a guide member, a reference member, and a pressing unit. The recording head has a plurality of nozzles to eject liquid droplets. The head holder holds the recording head. The carriage is reciprocally movable in a main scanning direction and holds the head holder. The guide member is disposed along the main scanning direction to guide the carriage along the main scanning direction. The reference member is disposed parallel to the guide member in the carriage to rotatably hold the head holder. The pressing unit presses the head holder toward the carriage. The head holder is pressed against the reference member and the carriage by the pressing unit.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a plurality of recording heads, each recording head having a plurality of nozzles to eject liquid droplets; plural head holders to hold the recording heads; a carriage reciprocally movable in a main scanning direction and holding the plural head holders; a guide member disposed along the main scanning direction to guide the carriage along the main scanning direction; a reference member disposed parallel to the guide member in the carriage to rotatably hold the plural head holders; and a pressing unit to press the plural head holders toward the carriage, wherein the plural head holders are pressed against the reference member and the carriage by the pressing unit, and wherein each of the plural head holders is rotatable relative to the reference member.