JP2014015325A - Feeding unit and recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeding unit capable of suppressing a stuck state of a medium occurring between a drawer type medium supporting body and a feeding passage forming member disposed with a gap interposed between the medium supporting body and the feeding passage forming member, and further to provide a recording device provided with the feeding unit.SOLUTION: A feeding unit comprises: a feeding mechanism 47 for feeding a sheet P inserted into a feeding passage R formed inside a unit main bogy 13; a hopper 46 for forming a part of the feeding passage R by an inclined surface 46a; an accommodating section 40 provided at a rear surface side of the unit main bogy 13 positioned upstream the hopper 46 in a feeding direction; and a medium supporting body 24 that has an inclined orientation along the inclined surface 46a by being drawn upward from the accommodating section 40 in an erected orientation maintained and by being rotated around a base end side becoming a lower end side in the erected orientation while being able to be accommodated in the accommodating section 40 in the erected orientation and has a medium supporting surface 29 capable of supporting the sheet P in the inclined orientation and a protrusion 34 protrusively provided at an end portion at the base end side on the medium supporting surface 29.

Description

  The present invention relates to a feeding apparatus having a medium supporter that can be stacked in a state where a medium such as a sheet is inclined, and a recording apparatus including the feeding apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ink jet printer that is an example of a recording apparatus includes a paper support that can be stacked in a slanted state and a paper feed roller that feeds the paper stacked on the paper support toward a recording unit. Some have a paper feeding device. Such a sheet feeding device generally has a hopper arranged on the downstream side of the paper support in the sheet feeding direction. Then, the hopper changes the inclination angle to push the paper toward the paper feed roller, and the paper feed roller rotates in such a state that the paper is pressed, so that one sheet of paper is directed toward the recording unit. Feed them one by one.

  Further, the paper support provided in such a paper feeding device is housed in a standing posture in a housing portion provided on the back side of the device body when not in use, and is rotated by being pulled out of the housing portion when in use. Thus, there is a pull-out type that is arranged at the use position (for example, Patent Document 1).

  When such a drawer-type paper support is disposed at the use position, the support surface for supporting the paper has an inclined posture in which the support surface is inclined at the same angle as the hopper. When the paper is set in the paper feeding device, the paper is inserted along an inclined feeding path formed by the paper support and the hopper.

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  By the way, in such a feeding device, it is necessary to leave a gap between the paper support and the hopper in order to secure a movement path for moving the paper support from the storage unit to the use position. Therefore, a gap is generated between the support surface of the paper support arranged at the use position and the hopper, and the paper inserted along the inclined feeding path enters the gap and is caught by the hopper. was there.

  In particular, when a large number of sheets are set in a stacked state, the sheet positioned at the bottom is caught by the hopper and bends, but when viewed from above, such bends cannot be visually observed. For this reason, there is a possibility that the folded paper is fed and a paper jam occurs in the paper feeding device or the recording device.

  Note that such a problem is not limited to a paper feeder having a paper support and a hopper, and a medium support capable of stacking a medium such as paper, and a feed disposed with a gap between the medium support. In a feeding device provided with a path forming member, it is generally common.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pull-out medium support and a feed path forming member disposed with a gap between the medium support. It is an object of the present invention to provide a feeding device capable of suppressing the catching of a medium generated between the recording medium and a recording device including the feeding device.

  A feeding device that solves the above problems includes a feeding mechanism for feeding a medium inserted in a feeding path formed in the apparatus main body toward the downstream side in the feeding direction, A feeding path forming member having an inclined surface that becomes lower toward the downstream side in the feeding direction, and forming a part of the feeding path by the inclined surface; and the feeding path forming member in the feeding direction The housing portion provided on the back side of the apparatus main body on the upstream side, and can be housed in the housing portion in a standing posture facing the back surface of the device main body, while remaining in the standing posture from the housing portion A medium support surface that is drawn upward and pivots about a base end side that is the lower end side in the standing posture to be an inclined posture along the inclined surface, and capable of supporting the medium in the inclined posture; At the proximal end of the medium support surface Comprising a medium support having a set has been projections, the.

  According to this configuration, the medium support is inclined by changing the traveling direction of the medium in a direction intersecting the medium support surface by the protrusion protruding from the base end of the medium support surface. The medium can be guided to the inclined surface side while suppressing the medium from entering the gap formed between the two. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the catching of the medium that occurs between the pull-out type medium support and the feeding path forming member that is disposed with a gap between the medium support.

In the above-described feeding device, it is preferable that the protrusion protrudes more than the inclined surface when the medium support is in the inclined posture.
According to this configuration, when the medium support body is inclined, the protrusion protrudes from the inclined surface. Therefore, even when the inclination angle between the medium support surface and the inclined surface is different, the protrusion of the medium support body is The medium can be guided toward the inclined surface by the portion.

  In the feeding device, in the medium support body, a protrusion distance of the protrusion from the medium support surface is a distance between the medium support surface of the medium support body and the feed path forming member in the standing posture. The distance is preferably smaller than the separation distance.

  According to this configuration, the protrusion distance of the protrusion in the medium support is smaller than the separation distance between the medium support surface of the medium support and the feeding path forming member in the standing posture. When pulled out upward, the protrusion is less likely to interfere with the feed path forming member.

In the feeding device, it is preferable that the protrusion of the medium support body forms a convex curved surface that is continuous with the medium support surface.
According to this configuration, since the protrusion of the medium support body forms a convex curved surface that is continuous with the medium support surface, the medium can be prevented from being caught by the protrusion.

In the feeding device, it is preferable that the protrusion of the medium support is provided so as to extend in a width direction intersecting with the feeding direction.
According to this configuration, since the protrusion of the medium support is provided so as to extend in the width direction, even when a plurality of types of media having different lengths in the width direction are fed, The catch of the medium can be suppressed.

  In the feeding apparatus, the feeding path forming member is a hopper capable of supporting a lower end side of a medium whose upper end side is supported by the medium support body, and guides the movement of the medium support body to the housing portion. A guide portion is formed to extend in the vertical direction, and a guided portion that can be engaged with the guide portion is formed on the medium support, and the guide portion extends upward from a lower end portion. A straight portion, and a curved portion having a lower end connected to the upper end of the straight portion and a middle portion extending toward the upper end of the guide portion being curved toward the outside of the apparatus main body rather than the straight portion. It is preferable.

  According to this configuration, when the curved portion of the guide portion formed in the accommodating portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the upper end side of the hopper in the vertical direction, the medium support moves along the curved portion, The separation distance from the upper end side of the hopper can be increased. Therefore, the upper end portion of the guide portion can be disposed at a position closer to the hopper than when the guide portions are all formed by straight portions. That is, since the position of the medium support when the guided part is engaged with the upper end of the guide part can be made closer to the hopper, the medium support and the hopper in the inclined posture are positioned between the hopper and the hopper. The generated gap can be reduced to prevent the medium from being caught.

A recording apparatus that solves the above-described problems includes the feeding device and a recording unit that performs recording on a medium fed by the feeding mechanism.
According to this structure, the same effect as the said feeder can be acquired.

1 is a perspective view of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment. The perspective view of the medium support body with which the feeding apparatus of one Embodiment is provided. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of the recording apparatus in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus in a state where a medium support is accommodated in an accommodation portion as viewed from the back side. Sectional drawing which shows typically the mode of the medium support body pulled out from a accommodating part. Sectional drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of a feeder. Sectional drawing for demonstrating the structure of the feeder of a modification. Sectional drawing for demonstrating an effect | action of the feeder of a modification.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the recording apparatus of the present invention is embodied in an ink jet printer will be described with reference to the drawings.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the multifunction machine 11 includes a recording device 12 and a scanner unit 14 that is an example of an image reading device that is mounted on the main body 13 of the recording device 12 in an antigravity direction. ing.

  The recording device 12 can perform recording on a sheet P that is an example of a medium, while the scanner unit 14 can read an image or the like recorded on a document. In the following description, the antigravity direction is referred to as the upward direction, and the gravity direction is referred to as the downward direction. In addition, the direction along the upper direction and the lower direction is illustrated as a vertical direction Z.

  The scanner unit 14 includes a scanner main body 15 connected to the recording device 12 and a transport unit 16 disposed above the scanner main body 15. The scanner body 15 is attached to the recording apparatus 12 so as to be openable and closable via a rotation mechanism 17 such as a hinge provided at one end thereof. The transport unit 16 is attached to the scanner main body 15 so as to be openable and closable via a rotation mechanism 18 such as a hinge provided on one end side thereof.

  In the following description, in the multifunction machine 11, the side on which the rotation mechanisms 17 and 18 are provided is referred to as a rear side or a back side, and the opposite side is referred to as a front side. A direction along the front direction and the rear direction is illustrated as a front-rear direction Y. The front end side of the scanner unit 14, the scanner main body 15, and the transport unit 16 can be turned upward.

  An operation panel 19 is disposed on the front side of the multifunction machine 11. The operation panel 19 includes a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) 20 for displaying a menu screen and the like, and various operation buttons 21 provided around the display unit 20.

  At the position below the operation panel 19 in the recording apparatus 12, a discharge port 22 for discharging the paper P from the inside of the apparatus main body 13 is opened. Further, a discharge tray 23 that can be pulled out is accommodated below the discharge port 22 in the recording apparatus 12.

  On the back side of the recording apparatus 12, a drawer-type medium support 24 having a substantially rectangular plate shape on which a plurality of sheets P can be stacked is attached. In addition, an inlet cover 25 is attached to the rear portion of the scanner main body 15 so as to be rotatable around a base end side (front end side in the present embodiment). If the width direction X is a direction that intersects the vertical direction Z and the front-back direction Y (orthogonal in this embodiment), the length in the width direction X of the medium support 24 and the inlet cover 25 is substantially equal. It is formed as follows. Further, an engaged portion 26 having a concave shape on the lower surface side in FIG. 1 and a convex shape on the upper surface side is formed at one end side in the width direction X of the inlet cover 25 (right end side in the present embodiment).

  The medium support 24 includes a holding main body 27 that engages with the base end side (the lower end side in FIG. 1) of the apparatus main body 13 and an extending portion 28 that is shorter in the width direction X than the holding main body 27. And. On the front surface side (upper surface side in FIG. 1) of the holding main body 27, a medium support surface 29 capable of supporting the paper P in the inclined posture shown in FIG. Further, a medium support surface 30 capable of supporting the paper P in the inclined posture shown in FIG. 1 is formed on the surface side (upper surface side in FIG. 1) of the extending portion 28.

  On the back surface side (the lower surface side in FIG. 1) of the holding main body portion 27, an accommodation recess 32 that can accommodate the extending portion 28 is formed. As shown in FIG. 1, the extended portion 28 is pulled out from the storage position in which the medium support surface 30 is stored in the storage recess 32 of the holding main body 27 so that the medium support surface 30 faces the back side of the holding main body 27. The medium support surface 30 is disposed at a use position where the medium support surface 30 is exposed.

  In addition, from the front end side (upper end side in FIG. 1) of the extension part 28, the handle part 28a which can be handed when pulling out from the accommodation recessed part 32 protrudes toward the back surface side. The medium support 24 can also be used in a state where the extended portion 28 is accommodated in the accommodating recess 32 of the holding main body 27 when the length of the stacked paper P in the feeding direction F is short.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the holding main body 27, the locking portion 33 is formed from one end side in the width direction X of the medium support surface 29 (right end side in FIG. 2) toward the direction intersecting the medium support surface 29. Projected.

  Further, a protrusion 34 that forms a convex curved surface continuous with the medium support surface 29 protrudes in a direction intersecting with the medium support surface 29 from the base end side of the medium support surface 29 of the holding main body 27. Has been. The protrusion 34 of the medium support 24 is provided so as to extend in the width direction X intersecting the feeding direction F.

  On both end surfaces 35 in the width direction X of the holding main body portion 27, a pair of member side guide grooves 36 are extended from the proximal end side toward the distal end side. Further, a pair of member-side engaging convex portions 37 as an example of a guided portion are provided so as to protrude from the base end side where the protruding portions 34 are formed on both end surfaces 35 of the holding main body portion 27.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an accommodation portion 40 that can accommodate the medium support 24 is recessed on the back side (left side in FIG. 3) of the apparatus main body 13. And the main body side guide groove 42 as an example of the guide part extended in the up-down direction Z is recessedly provided in the side wall 41 located so as to oppose each other along with the width direction X in the accommodating part 40 so that it may make a pair. Yes. In FIG. 3, only the side wall 41 on one side and the main body side guide groove 42 formed on the side wall 41 are shown.

  The upper end side of the main body side guide groove 42 is a bent portion 43 bent toward the front side. Further, on both side walls 41 of the accommodating portion 40, a main body side engaging convex portion 44 is provided so as to form a pair from above the main body side guide groove 42. That is, a main body side guide groove 42 for guiding the movement of the medium support 24 is formed in the accommodating portion 40 so as to extend in the vertical direction Z, while the medium support 24 is engaged with the main body side guide groove 42. Possible member-side engagement convex portions 37 are formed. Further, the housing portion 40 is provided with a main body side engaging convex portion 44 for guiding the movement of the medium supporting body 24, while the medium supporting body 24 can be engaged with the main body side engaging convex portion 44. A member side guide groove 36 is formed.

  Then, the member side engaging convex portion 37 protruding from the holding main body portion 27 engages with the main body side guide groove 42, and the main body side engaging convex portion 44 protruding from the apparatus main body 13 is set to the holding main body portion 27. The medium support 24 is held by the apparatus main body 13 by engaging with the member-side guide groove 36 formed in the apparatus.

  When the medium support 24 is in the use position shown in FIG. 3, the inclination angle of the medium support 24 is defined by engaging the member-side engagement convex portion 37 with the bent portion 43 of the main body-side guide groove 42. Is done. Further, the introduction port cover 25 is opened as shown in FIG. 3 and is engaged with the engagement portion 33 of the medium support 24 so that the introduction port 45 formed at the upper rear side of the apparatus main body 13 is formed. Exposed.

Next, the configuration within the apparatus main body 13 of the recording apparatus 12 will be described.
A hopper 46 as an example of a feeding path forming member and a sheet P inserted in a feeding path R formed in the apparatus main body 13 are fed in a rear direction on the introduction port 45 side in the apparatus main body 13. A feeding mechanism 47 for feeding toward the downstream side of F is accommodated. In the present embodiment, the medium support 24, the hopper 46, and the feeding mechanism 47 constitute a feeding device.

  The feeding mechanism 47 includes a feeding roller 48 disposed at a position facing the inclined surface 46 a of the hopper 46, and a rotation mechanism (not shown) that rotates the feeding roller 48. The hopper 46 has a plate shape capable of supporting the lower end side of the paper P supported on the upper end side by the medium support 24, and is lowered toward the downstream side in the feeding direction on the upper surface side of the plate-shaped portion. And has an inclined surface 46a. Moreover, the lower end side of the hopper 46 can swing around the upper end side.

  The hopper 46 swings counterclockwise in FIG. 3 from the retracted position shown in FIG. 3 and is fed by the inclined surface 46a when placed at the feed position closer to the feed roller 48 than the retracted position. A part of the path R is formed. At this time, the lower end side of the paper P is pushed out toward the feeding roller 48 by the hopper 46. Therefore, when the feeding roller 48 rotates in a state where the hopper 46 is disposed at the feeding position, among the plurality of sheets P supported by the hopper 46, the sheet P positioned at the top is directed downstream in the feeding direction. Are sent.

  Further, in the apparatus main body 13, near the center in the front-rear direction Y, a transport mechanism 49 that transports the paper P fed by the feed mechanism 47 toward the discharge port 22, and a paper transported by the transport mechanism 49. A recording unit 50 that performs recording on P is accommodated. Further, a conveyance path forming member 51 extending from the feeding mechanism 47 side toward the front in the conveyance direction of the paper P is fixed to the inner bottom portion of the apparatus main body 13.

  The transport mechanism 49 has a pair of transport rollers 52 for transporting the paper P fed from the feeding mechanism 47 toward the recording unit 50, and the paper P on which recording has been performed in the recording unit 50 toward the discharge port 22. A discharge roller pair 53 is provided for transporting toward the user. A support member 54 for supporting the paper P is disposed between the transport roller pair 52 and the discharge roller pair 53 in the front-rear direction Y along the transport direction of the paper P.

  The recording unit 50 extends along a width direction X (a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 2) that intersects the conveyance direction, and a guide shaft 55 that is installed between both side walls of the apparatus main body 13, and the guide shaft 55. And a carriage 56 held so as to be capable of reciprocating in the width direction X which is the main scanning direction.

  An ink cartridge 57 containing ink, which is an example of a fluid, is detachably mounted on the upper front side of the carriage 56. Note that the upper front portion of the carriage 56 is exposed by turning the front end side of the scanner unit 14 upward to bring it into an open state. Therefore, the ink cartridge 57 is attached / detached with the scanner unit 14 in the open state.

  A fluid ejecting head 58 capable of ejecting ink stored in the ink cartridge 57 is supported on the lower surface side of the carriage 56. Then, recording is performed by ejecting ink droplets from the fluid ejecting head 58 onto the paper P transported onto the support member 54 by the transport mechanism 49.

Next, changes in the posture and the like associated with the drawing of the medium support 24 will be described.
The medium support 24 is disposed at the use position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 during use. At this time, the medium support 24 is inclined such that the medium support surface 29 is along the inclined surface 46 a of the hopper 46. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the medium support 24 can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 40 in a standing posture facing the back surface of the apparatus main body 13.

  When the medium support 24 is in the storage position shown in FIG. 4, the medium support 24 is pulled upward from the storage unit 40 in the standing posture, and the upper end side is rearward with the base end side serving as the lower end side in the standing posture. It becomes an inclined posture by turning toward. Note that when the medium support 24 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 40, the leading end side of the introduction port cover 25 is in contact with the upper end portion thereof. Therefore, when the medium support 24 is pulled upward, the leading end side of the introduction port cover 25 rotates upward, and changes from the closed state shown in FIG. 4 to the open state.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the medium support 24, the protrusion distance D <b> 1 of the protrusion 34 from the medium support surface 29 is greater than the separation distance D <b> 2 between the medium support surface 29 of the medium support 24 and the hopper 46 in the standing posture. Is also small.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the medium support 24 is in an inclined posture, the medium support surface 29 forms an inclination angle along the inclined surface 46 a of the hopper 46 and constitutes the feeding path R. The protrusion 34 protrudes in a direction intersecting the medium support surface 29 rather than the inclined surface 46 a of the hopper 46.

Next, the operation of the feeding device of the present embodiment and the recording device 12 including the feeding device will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the accommodating portion 40 of the medium support 24 is provided on the back side of the apparatus main body 13 on the upstream side of the hopper 46 in the feeding direction F. The hopper 46 is accommodated in the apparatus main body 13. In order to secure a movement path for moving the medium support 24 from the accommodating portion 40 to the use position, it is necessary to leave a gap D3 between the medium support 24 and the hopper 46.

  As a result, the medium support surface 29 of the medium support 24 and the inclined surface of the hopper 46 in the inclined feeding path R formed by the medium support 24 and the hopper 46 disposed at the use position as shown in FIG. A gap D4 is generated between the terminal 46a and 46a. Therefore, when the paper P is inserted into the feeding path R, the paper P may enter the gap D4 as indicated by a two-dotted line in FIG. 6, and the leading edge of the paper P that has entered may be caught by the hopper 46. It was.

  In that respect, the medium support 24 of the present embodiment has the protrusion 34 protruding from the base end side of the medium support surface 29 so that the traveling direction of the paper P is different from the medium support surface 29 as shown by the solid line in FIG. Since the crossing direction is changed, the sheet P can be lifted and guided to the inclined surface 46a side.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The medium support 24 changes the traveling direction of the paper P in a direction intersecting with the medium support surface 29 by a protrusion 34 protruding from the base end of the medium support surface 29. The sheet P can be guided to the inclined surface 46a side while suppressing the sheet P from entering the gap D4 generated between the inclined surface 46a. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the catching of the paper P generated between the drawer-type medium support 24 and the hopper 46 disposed with a gap between the medium support 24.

  (2) When the medium support 24 is in the inclined posture, the protrusion 34 protrudes from the inclined surface 46a. Therefore, the medium support can be performed even when the medium support surface 29 and the inclined surface 46a have different inclination angles. The sheet P can be guided toward the inclined surface 46 a side by the protrusion 34 of the body 24.

  (3) Since the protrusion distance D1 of the protrusion 34 in the medium support 24 is smaller than the separation distance D2 between the medium support surface 29 of the medium support 24 and the hopper 46 in the standing posture, the medium support 24 accommodates the accommodating portion. When pulled upward from 40, the protrusion 34 is less likely to interfere with the hopper 46.

(4) Since the protrusion 34 of the medium support 24 forms a convex curved surface that is continuous with the medium support surface 29, the sheet P can be prevented from being caught by the protrusion 34.
(5) Since the protrusion 34 of the medium support 24 is provided so as to extend in the width direction X, even when a plurality of types of paper P having different lengths in the width direction X are fed, the paper with respect to the hopper 46 P catching can be suppressed.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
As shown in FIG. 7, the main body side guide groove 42A may have a straight portion 42b extending upward from the lower end portion and a curved portion 42c whose lower end side is connected to the upper end side of the straight portion 42b. Good. The curved portion 42c has a middle portion extending toward the upper end of the main body side guide groove 42A curved toward the outside of the apparatus main body 13 rather than the straight portion 42b.

According to this configuration, in addition to the effects (1) to (5), the following effects can be obtained.
(6) The upper end side of the hopper 46 is closest to the moving path along the vertical direction Z of the medium support 24. Therefore, when the curved portion 42c of the main body side guide groove 42A formed in the accommodating portion 40 is disposed at a position corresponding to the upper end side of the hopper 46 in the vertical direction Z, the medium support 24 extends along the curved portion 42c. By moving, the separation distance from the upper end side of the hopper 46 can be increased.

  Therefore, the upper end portion of the main body side guide groove 42A and the straight portion 42b can be disposed closer to the hopper 46 than when the main body side guide groove 42A is entirely formed by the straight portion 42b. That is, the position of the medium support 24 when the member-side engagement convex portion 37 is engaged with the upper end portion of the main body-side guide groove 42A can be made closer to the hopper 46. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the gap D <b> 5 generated between the medium support 24 and the hopper 46 in the inclined posture can be further reduced, and the catching of the paper P can be suppressed.

  A plurality of protrusions 34 of the medium support 24 that are shorter in the width direction X than those shown in FIG. 2 may be arranged in the width direction X. Also in this case, the catching of the paper P can be suppressed by disposing the protrusion 34 at a portion where the end in the width direction X of the paper P fed by the feeding device is located.

  The protrusion 34 of the medium support 24 has a flat or curved inclined surface that intersects the medium support surface 29 and extends away from the medium support surface 29 toward the downstream side in the feeding direction. Also good. In this case, it is possible to change the traveling direction of the paper P in a direction intersecting the medium support surface 29 while suppressing the catch of the paper P.

When the medium support 24 is in an inclined posture, the protrusion 34 may be arranged at a position aligned with the inclined surface 46 a in the direction intersecting the medium support surface 29.
The main body side engaging convex portion 44 provided in the accommodating portion 40 may be used as a guide portion, and the member side guide groove 36 provided in the medium support 24 may be used as a guided portion. In this case, the main body side guide groove 42 and the member side engagement convex portion 37 may be omitted. Alternatively, when the main body side guide groove 42 is used as a guide portion and the member side engagement convex portion 37 is used as a guided portion, the main body side engagement convex portion 44 and the member side guide groove 36 may be omitted.

The feed path forming member is not limited to the hopper 46 which is a movable member, and may be a member fixed to the apparatus main body 13 such as the transport path forming member 51.
The recording device 12 may be configured without the scanner unit 14.

-You may make it equip an image reading apparatus and FAX with a feeding apparatus.
The recording device 12 may be an ink jet printer, a laser printer, a drum printer, a tandem printer, a thermal transfer printer (including a sublimation printer), a non-impact printer, or an impact printer such as a dot impact printer. Good.

  The recording device 12 may be a line printer such as a full line head type printer having an overall shape corresponding to the entire width of the recording medium in the width direction X in addition to the serial printer as in the above embodiment.

  The ink cartridge 57 may be a so-called on-carriage type ink cartridge mounted on the carriage 56 as in the above-described embodiment, or may be a so-called off-mount mounted in a predetermined location other than the carriage 56 in the apparatus main body 13. It may be a carry type ink cartridge.

  In the above-described embodiment, the recording apparatus can be jetted by flowing as a fluid other than ink (liquid or liquid material in which particles of functional material are dispersed or mixed in the liquid, fluid such as gel, or fluid. It may be a fluid ejecting apparatus that performs recording by ejecting or ejecting (including solid). For example, recording is performed by ejecting a liquid material in which a material such as an electrode material or a color material (pixel material) used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display, an EL (electroluminescence) display, and a surface emitting display is dispersed or dissolved. A liquid ejecting apparatus may be used. Also, a fluid injection device for injecting a fluid such as a gel (eg, physical gel), a powder injection device (eg, a toner jet type) for injecting a solid such as powder (particles) such as toner Recording device). The present invention can be applied to any one of these fluid ejecting apparatuses. In this specification, “fluid” means, for example, liquid (including inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals (metal melts), etc.), liquids, fluids, gases, and powders. (Including granules and powders).

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Recording apparatus, 13 ... Apparatus main body, 24 ... Medium support body, 29 ... Medium support surface, 34 ... Projection part, 37 ... Member side engaging convex part as an example of guided part, 40 ... Storage part, 42, 42A ... Main body side guide groove as an example of guide part, 42b ... Linear part, 42c ... Curved part, 46 ... Hopper as an example of feeding path forming member, 46a ... Inclined surface, 47 ... Feeding mechanism, 50 ... Recording Part, D1 ... projection distance, D2: separation distance, F ... feed direction, P ... paper as an example of medium, R ... feed path, X ... width direction, Z ... up-down direction.

Claims (7)

A feeding mechanism for feeding the medium inserted in the feeding path formed in the apparatus main body toward the downstream side in the feeding direction;
A feeding path forming member having an inclined surface that is lowered toward the downstream side in the feeding direction in the apparatus main body, and forming a part of the feeding path by the inclined surface;
An accommodating portion provided on the back side of the apparatus main body, which is upstream of the feeding path forming member in the feeding direction;
While being able to be accommodated in the accommodating portion in a standing posture opposite to the back surface of the apparatus main body, a base end side that is pulled upward from the accommodating portion while keeping the standing posture and becomes a lower end side in the standing posture By rotating to the center, it becomes an inclined posture along the inclined surface, and the medium supporting surface capable of supporting the medium in the inclined posture and a protrusion protruding from the proximal end of the medium supporting surface A medium support having a portion;
A feeding device comprising: The feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, when the medium support body is in the inclined posture, the protrusion protrudes from the inclined surface. In the medium support, a protruding distance of the protrusion from the medium support surface is smaller than a separation distance between the medium support surface of the medium support and the feeding path forming member in the standing posture. The feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device is characterized. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the protrusion of the medium support body forms a convex curved surface that is continuous with the medium support surface. 5. The feeding according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion of the medium support body is provided so as to extend in a width direction intersecting with the feeding direction. apparatus. The feeding path forming member is a hopper capable of supporting a lower end side of a medium whose upper end side is supported by the medium support;
A guide portion for guiding the movement of the medium support member is formed in the housing portion so as to extend in the vertical direction, and a guided portion that can be engaged with the guide portion is formed in the medium support member. ,
The guide portion includes a straight portion extending upward from a lower end portion, and a lower end side connected to an upper end side of the straight portion and a midway portion extending toward the upper end portion of the guide portion than the straight portion. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a bending portion that curves toward the outside of the main body. A feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A recording unit for recording on the medium fed by the feeding mechanism;
A recording apparatus comprising: