RECORDING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B41J2/00 

FIELD: recording devices.

SUBSTANCE: recording device for recording using a head cartridge contains a carriage, on which the head cartridge is mounted, which moves together with the head cartridge, first detection means, meant for detecting carriage movement, second detection means, meant for determining, whether the carriage and the head cartridge are electrically connected, and differentiation device, meant for determining incorrect setup of head cartridge on the carriage, when the first detection means, after installation of head cartridge on the carriage, also does not detect an electric connection between the carriage and the head cartridge. In another variant of realization of recording device, if second detection means, after operation of installation of head cartridge onto the carriage, does not detect electric connection between the carriage and the head cartridge, the carriage is moved at slower speed compared to the case when the second detection means detects presence of electric connection between them.

EFFECT: device allows to detect incorrect setup of recording head on the carriage without using a sensor specifically intended for that and without a complex mechanism.

2 cl, 15 dwg