Head drive mechanism for electronic still camera

摘要

Disclosed is a recording apparatus which is capable of efficiently driving a recording head with simple construction. The recording apparatus includes first and second slide members which are coupled through a spring to each other. The first slide member is arranged to be movable in response to the setting of a recording sheet holding cassette into a cassette receiving section of the recording apparatus and locked by a stopper member in response to the termination of the cassette setting. The movement of the first slide member generates a biasing force of the spring between the first and second slide members, and the generated biasing force is transferred through a transmission mechanism to the recording head so that the recording head moves along the recording sheet of the cassette. When released from the stopper member, the first slide member is moved together with the second slide member in the direction opposite to the cassette-setting direction and this causes the recording head to return to its initial position.