US Patent 7448738 Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus includes a recording-head replacing portion, a feeding unit that feeds a recording sheet, and an eject unit that ejects the recording sheet on a front side of the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a head mount that is movable between the carriage and the head-replacing portion while the recording head is mounted on the head mount, a head-lowering member that moves the recording head from the carriage to the head mount, and a head-pushing member that moves the recording head mounted from the head mount to the carriage.