An inkjet printer includes: a casing; a first control board; a carriage; a head; a transmission antenna; and a reception antenna. The first control board is configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction crossing a conveying direction of a recording medium. The head is mounted in the carriage and has a plurality of nozzles. The transmission antenna is connected to the first control board. The transmission antenna is configured to transmit, through near field communication, an ejection signal for controlling ejection of ink from the plurality of nozzles. The reception antenna is provided in the carriage. The reception antenna is configured to receive the ejection signal from the transmission antenna. The near field communication has a communication range smaller than a size of the casing.

A printing apparatus includes a head configured to discharge ink, a carriage mounted with the head and configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction, an tube coupling the head and a tank, a holding unit configured to hold the ink tube, a support unit including a support face that supports the holding unit, and a sensor configured to detect the ink, wherein the holding unit moves in the scanning direction with the ink tube curving in a convex shape toward one direction in the scanning direction, the holding unit includes a flat portion that comes into contact with and separates from the support face of the support unit according to the reciprocating movement of the carriage, and the sensor is arranged on one end side of the support unit in the direction in which the ink tube curves in the convex shape.

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a tube configured to connect a liquid discharge unit and a liquid container, a protective member configured to protect the tube, and a holder configured to hold the protective member. The holder holds the protective member by a first projection of the holder being inserted into a first opening in the protective member, such that a portion of the first projection protrudes from the first opening, and, in a state where the protective member is attached to the holder, a length of the portion of the first projection in a first direction in which a short side of the first opening extends is greater than that of the first opening in the first direction, and the length of the portion of the first projection in the first direction is less than that of the first opening, in the second direction crossing to the first direction.

A movement mechanism for a movable body including a motor including a rotation shaft, a supporting member that supports the motor, an attachment member fixed to a base body portion and to which the supporting member is attached, a driving pulley coupled to the rotation shaft, a driven pulley attached to the base body portion, an endless belt stretched between the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and the movable body attached to the endless belt, in which the supporting member is configured to be pivotally movable about a position serving as a pivotal axis such that a distance between the driving pulley and the driven pulley shortens, the position being at a side of the driven pulley from the driving pulley in a stretching direction in which the endless belt is stretched between the driving pulley and the driven pulley.

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a transport mechanism which transports a medium in a transport direction, a carriage configured to reciprocally move in scanning directions which intersect the transport direction, a liquid ejecting head which is installed on the carriage, and a tube through which the liquid supplied from a liquid storage container to the liquid ejecting head passes. The liquid ejecting apparatus further includes a holding section which holds a waste liquid storage body configured to store a waste liquid. The tube includes a movable portion which forms a curved portion which curves toward downstream in the transport direction and which causes a formation position of the curved portion to move and a fixed portion which is not movable. The holding section is disposed between the fixed portion and a scanning region of the carriage in the transport direction.

The carriage apparatus includes a carriage configured to reciprocally move in a first direction, a first motor arranged on a side of one end of a range of movement of the carriage and configured to drive the carriage, a second motor arranged on a side of the other end of the range of movement of the carriage and configured to drive the carriage, a carriage belt suspended between the first motor and the second motor, attached with the carriage, and configured to move the carriage in the first direction, and a support portion configured to mount the second motor so that the second motor is displaceable in the first direction with respect to the first motor.

The present disclosure provides an imaging apparatus (100) comprising a scanning printer carriage (110), a carriage motor (120), a transmission belt (130) between the carriage motor (120) and the scanning printer carriage (110), a data control unit (140) to provide print data (200) to the carriage motor (120) and the scanning printer carriage (110), and a power source (150) to provide power (300) to the carriage motor (120), and the scanning printer carriage (110). The data control unit (140) transmits print data (200) to the scanning printer carriage (110) by wireless data transfer (201), and the power source (150) transmits power (300) to the scanning printer carriage (110) through an electrically conductive element (302) in the transmission belt (130).

Some examples include a grounding system for an image forming apparatus. The grounding system includes a lifting plate having a top surface for storing media and an interface, a cable having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end attached at the interface, a retainer attached to the lifting plate at the interface, the retainer releasably securing the cable to the lifting plate, and a winding spool coupled to the second end of the cable, the winding spool to transfer torque to the cable and to accommodate a length of cable wound around the winding spool. Each of the lifting plate, the cable, and the winding spool are electrically conductive to release electrostatic energy from the media.

There is provided with a printing apparatus. An ink tank stores ink to be supplied to a printhead configured to eject ink. An ink supply path supplies ink from the ink tank to the printhead. A conveying unit conveys a print medium to the printhead. A cover member is arranged so as to be able to open and close with respect to the printing apparatus. A manual valve is arranged in a region through which the print medium conveyed by the conveying unit passes and can be switched between an opening state in which the ink tank and the printhead communicate and a closing state. An operating portion is arranged at a position which is exposed when the cover member is opened and can be operated to switch the manual valve.

A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a carriage mounted with the liquid discharge head, a tubular member connected to the carriage, and a holder to hold one end of the tubular member. The carriage reciprocates and scans in a main scanning direction, and includes a first area opposed to one end of the holder in a main scanning direction and a second area opposed to another end of the holder in the main scanning direction. The holder is scanned in conjunction with scanning of the carriage without being fixed to the carriage.