Shuttle type recording apparatus

摘要

A shuttle type recording apparatus having a plural recording heads (4) spaced apart on a common carriage (1) that is mounted to scan over an entire recording area for recording, respectively, in each of plural divided recording areas of the entire recording area. A rail element (3) is mounted on the carriage and extends along the direction of scanning. A drive element (12) is arranged to drive the carriage via the rail element, and a connection portion for transferring driving forces from the drive element to the rail element is provided in the region of the central part of the recording area.