JP2003285964A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording device to perform efficient work to exchange ink cartridges and output a recording medium from a copy receiving tray. <P>SOLUTION: In a combined machine 1, the copy receiving tray 6 of an ink jet printer is always energized upward by an energizing member 8 situated therebelow. Since in a state that the tip of the copy receiving tray 6 is positioned above, a whole of a cover 26 appears and a second cover 26b is easily rotated, an ink cartridge 18 situated below the copy receiving tray 6 is simply exchanged. When a flat bed reading part 35 of a scanner 30 is rotated in the direction of the ink jet printer 3 therefrom, a protrusion 31 protruding from the bottom part of a flat bed 35 makes contact with a contact surface 58a of a contact 58 of the copy receiving tray, the copy receiving tray 6 is pressed such that the tip thereof is moved downward. With this state, printed papers on the copy receiving tray are placed, in order, on the copy receiving tray 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a recording device in which a tray for guiding a recording medium can be interlocked with the rotation of a flat bed of a scanner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a multifunction peripheral having a printer function for recording on a recording medium such as paper, a scanner function for reading an original and creating image data, a fax function for transmitting and receiving image data via a communication line, and the like. It has been known. For example, it is a multi-function machine having a flatbed type scanner unit in the upper portion and an inkjet recording type printer unit in the lower portion. In the printer section located in the lower part, the recording medium supplied from the supply section is conveyed in the printer section,
Ink is ejected from the inkjet head for printing, and then ejected through the ejecting unit to the outside of the multifunction machine.
The ejection portion is provided with an ejection tray for guiding ejection of the recording medium to the outside. The printer unit used in this multifunction machine has a structure in which a carriage having an ink cartridge and a head scans left and right to print on a recording medium. Therefore, when the ink in the ink cartridge is reduced, the carriage It is necessary to replace the upper ink cartridge, and it is possible to replace it by making the scanner unit rotatable with respect to the printer unit.
In most cases, the size of the scanner unit is larger than that of the printer unit, and the scanner unit is an obstacle when taking out a printed recording medium. Therefore, the scanner unit and the recording medium ejecting unit of the printer unit are large. Space is provided.

[0003]

In recent years, in order to popularize such a multifunction peripheral, it is required to be smaller and thinner. However, in the above configuration, since the ink cartridge for supplying the ink to the inkjet head and the inkjet head are on the carriage, the scanner unit, the ink cartridge, and the head inevitably overlap in the height direction, It was difficult to reduce the thickness of the multi-function device because it became large in the height (thickness) direction. Further, if the multifunction peripheral is made thin, the space between the scanner section and the recording medium ejecting section of the printer section is inevitably reduced, and it becomes difficult to take out the recorded recording medium.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to reduce the thickness of the entire complex machine and to replace the ink cartridge and take out the recording medium from the discharging portion (recording medium discharging portion). It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording device that can efficiently perform the above.

[0005]

A recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is to read image information of a document and print it on a recording medium. A scanner unit provided with a document placing glass that can be placed on a sheet, a transport path provided below the scanner unit for transporting the recording medium, and a discharge for discharging the recording medium transported through the transport route. Section, an ink cartridge that is provided below the discharge section and stores ink to be ejected onto the recording medium, and is rotatably provided above the ink cartridge and below the scanner section, and from the discharge section. A tray that extends outward and has a contact portion that can contact the scanner portion, and a tray that guides the recording medium to the outside, and a tip of the tray that is always biased upward. A biasing member that, and a hinge portion for supporting the scanner portion rotatably, when available,
The scanner portion and the contact portion contact each other, and hold the tray at a predetermined position against the biasing force of the biasing member,
When the ink cartridge is replaced, the front end of the tray is rotated upward by the biasing force as the scanner unit rotates around the hinge unit.

In the recording apparatus of this structure, when the tray for guiding the recording medium to the outside can be used, the scanner portion and the contact portion of the tray come into contact with each other, and the tray is moved to a predetermined position against the urging force of the urging member. Held in. Therefore, when the tray can be used, the recording medium ejected from the ejecting section can be reliably held by the tray from below. Also, when replacing the ink cartridge, the front end of the tray rotates upward due to the biasing force as the scanner rotates around the hinge.
When the recording apparatus is viewed from the front, the ink cartridge appears with the tray being rotated, so that the ink cartridge can be easily taken out and the efficiency of cartridge replacement work can be improved.

The recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 2 is
In addition to the configuration of the recording apparatus according to claim 1, the tray is provided with a through hole into which a hand or the like can be inserted when a recording medium having a small surface area is taken out from the tray. Characterize.

In the recording apparatus of this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, since the tray is provided with a through hole into which a hand or the like can be inserted, a recording medium having a small surface area can be used. Even when ejected, the recording medium can be easily taken out from the tray by inserting a hand into the through hole.

The recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 3 is
In addition to the configuration of the recording apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, the tray is slidable with respect to each other and is composed of at least two constituent members.

According to the recording apparatus having this structure,
In addition to the operation of the invention described in (1), the tray is slidable with respect to each other and is composed of at least two components. Therefore, the tray itself can be compactly stored by sliding the respective constituent members.

The recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 4 is
In addition to the configuration of the recording apparatus according to the third aspect, in the housed state of the at least two constituent members, the tip ends thereof are within the projection range of the scanner unit.

In the recording apparatus of this structure, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 3, at least two trays are formed.
In the housed state, one of the constituent members has its tip within the projection range of the scanner unit, so that the recording apparatus can be made compact as a whole in the housed state of the constituent members.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the recording apparatus according to the third aspect, each of the at least two constituent members has a notch,
It is characterized in that the through hole is formed by a plurality of notches in any state in which the component member slides.

In the recording apparatus of this structure, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 3, at least two constituent members are:
Each of the notches has a notch, and the through hole is formed by the plurality of notches in any state in which the component member slides. Therefore, by sliding each constituent member, the tray can be compactly stored, and the recording medium having a small surface area can be removed from the tray by putting a hand into the through hole in both the stored state and the pulled out state. It can be taken out easily.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the invention according to a sixth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a projection or a fitting for fitting the projection is fitted to the scanner section. One of the joining portions is provided, and the other portion different from the one is provided in a portion of the transport path or the discharging portion that faces either the protrusion or the fitting portion to which the protrusion fits. The hinge part is provided with a gap in which the scanner part is movable in the axial direction, and the scanner part is configured such that the protrusion and the fitting part are fitted to each other, and It is characterized in that positioning is performed in the axial direction.

According to the recording apparatus having this structure, the first to fifth aspects are provided.
In addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of 1, the scanner unit is provided with either one of a protrusion and a fitting unit to which the protrusion fits. In the part facing either of the fitting parts to be fitted,
Since the other one different from the one is provided, even when the scanner unit is configured to be rotatable with respect to the transport path or the discharge unit, the protrusion and the fitting unit are not connected to each other when the scanner unit is in use. Since the hinge portion is accurately positioned in the axial direction by fitting both of them, the predetermined reading operation can be accurately performed without rattling of the scanner portion.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a multifunction peripheral having an inkjet printer function, a scanner function, and a fax function will be described as an example. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the multifunction device 1. Figure 1
As shown in FIG.
The flatbed type scanner 30 including the above and the inkjet printer 3 located directly below the scanner 30 are provided, and have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Specifically, the multi-function device 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape formed by extending a substantially rectangular shape having a side whose horizontal direction in FIG. 1 is slightly longer than the depth direction by a predetermined amount shorter than the side in the vertical direction. Has become. Further, on the back side (depth side in FIG. 1) of the multi-function peripheral 1, a paper feed tray 4 for supplying paper (not shown) conveyed into the ink jet printer 3 is provided with an upward opening. There is.

The scanner 30 located on the upper side of the multifunction machine is
The flatbed reading unit 35 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and has a predetermined thickness in the vertical direction. A cover 35a is attached to the flat bed reading unit 35 so as to be rotatable around one side, and covers a document glass (not shown) on which a document is placed. Further, it is provided with a reading element such as a contact image sensor and a drive motor (not shown) for moving the reading element. Further, the flat bed reading unit 35 includes a bearing portion (not shown) at the lower portion on the back side (depth side in FIG. 1) of itself, and this bearing portion is provided on the cover member 20 of the inkjet printer 3 described later. The flatbed reading unit 35 is rotatable with respect to the inkjet printer 3 by being fitted to the hinge 22. Further, the flat bed reading unit 35 has a substantially columnar projection 31 (see FIG. 4) on the bottom thereof, and when the flat bed reading unit 35 rotates in the direction of the inkjet printer 3, the projection 31 is formed. The notch 36 (see FIG. 2) of the fitting portion 40 provided in the above is fitted.

The ink jet printer 3 located directly below the scanner 30 has a substrate 10 on which a printer engine or the like, which is not shown in the figure, a platen, a carriage, a mechanism for feeding a paper, and the like, is arranged. It is provided with a cover member 20 that is provided from above and covers each of the substrates that make up the inkjet printer 3, the printer engine, and the like.
Further, on the front surface side (front side in FIG. 1) of the base material 10 of the multifunction machine 1, four ink cartridges 18 that store ink for printing on paper (not shown) as a recording medium (see FIG. 4). ) Is to be placed. These four ink cartridges 18 rotate around a fixed first cover 26a provided above the rotary shaft 23 (see FIG. 4) provided at a side edge of the first cover tip. It is in a state of being covered by the movable second cover 26b.

The ink cartridges 18 shown in FIG. 4 are inserted from the front side to the back side of the multifunction machine 1, respectively, and have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long and thin in the insertion direction (left and right direction in FIG. 4). Have Each of the ink cartridges is filled with any one of four color inks of yellow, magenta, cyan and black. The four ink cartridges 18 are arranged in the horizontal direction at substantially the same height and can be taken out to the front side of the multifunction machine 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, in the ink cartridge 18, the side surface 18a located on the back side (the right side in FIG. 4) of the multifunction machine 1 is penetrated by the needle 28 protruding from the inkjet printer 3 side. A tube in which the ink inside is continuous from the needle 28 (not shown)
Through an ink jet head (not shown).

Next, the structure of the ink jet printer 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the scanner 30 is removed from the multi-function peripheral 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the same state. In the inkjet printer 3, the depth side in FIG. 2 on which the paper feed tray 4 is provided and the upper side in FIG. 3 are upstream in the conveyance direction of the paper (not shown), and the front side in FIG. The side and the lower side of FIG. 3 are the downstream side in the transport direction of the paper (not shown). As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the scanner 30 (see FIG. 1) is removed from the multifunction machine 1, the discharge section 5 of the paper (not shown) conveyed into the inkjet printer 3 and the paper of the discharge section 5 The cover 26 that covers the four ink cartridges 18 (see FIG. 4) arranged downstream and below in the transport direction appears. The cover 26 is
An immovable first cover 2 provided on the upstream side in the transport direction
6a and a rotation shaft 23 (see FIG. 4) which is provided on the downstream side of the first cover 26a in the conveying direction, and which is provided on the side edge of the tip of the first cover 26a. The second cover 26b having a substantially L-shaped cross section covers the four ink cartridges 18 as a whole.

Although the rotating shaft 23 is drawn large in FIG. 4, if the user thinks that the rotating shaft 23 will be used with the tray 6 removed, there is a possibility that paper may be caught in this portion and defective ejection may occur. Therefore, if the tray 6 is prevented from projecting above the upper surface of the first cover 26a, it does not hinder the ejection even when the user removes the tray 6.

The ink jet printer 3 includes a cartridge mounting portion (not shown) on which the ink cartridge 18 shown in FIG. 4 is mounted, and a substrate on which the constituent members of the ink jet printer 3 such as each substrate and the printer engine are disposed. Material 1
0, and a cover member 20 which is provided on the base material 10 and covers the above-mentioned respective constituent members from above. The cover member 20 substantially covers the entire base material 10 above the base material 10.

The back side of the ink jet printer 3 (see FIG.
A paper feed tray 4 to which paper (not shown) serving as a recording medium is supplied is provided on the depth side of the paper, and holds the paper in an oblique direction. The paper feed tray 4 has an opening 4 that opens upward.
a. Further, the paper feed tray 4 is provided with a paper feed roller 45 (see FIG. 4) for feeding paper, which is a recording medium, into the inkjet printer 3. Cover member 20
Has a shape in which a substantially concave character whose front side is cut out by the notch 21 is extended in the vertical direction.
Of the three wall portions formed on the peripheral portion, the discharge portion 5 for discharging the paper as the recording medium is provided on the bottom portion located on the back side thereof.
Are formed. A cover 26 covering the ink cartridge 18 shown in FIG. 4 further extends to the downstream side from the downstream side of the discharge unit 5 in the conveyance direction of the paper (not shown), and the left and right side edges of the cover 26 are respectively The periphery of the notch 21 is in close contact with the left side wall 21a located on the left side and the right side wall (not shown) located on the right side in FIG.

In the vicinity of the discharge portion 5 of the left side wall 21a of the cutout 21, a cutout 36 that is open to the surface side of the left side wall 21a and is cut out in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape is formed. The notch 36 extends in the up-down direction and covers the cover member 20.
Not only does it communicate with a part of the substrate 10. The first cover 26a of the cover 26 that is in close contact with the left side wall 21a
Is located at a position facing the cutout 36.
Is provided with a notch 37 having substantially the same shape. The substantially semi-cylindrical notch 36 and the notch 37 form a substantially cylindrical fitting portion 40, and the projection 3 provided on the scanner 30 is formed in the notch 36 of the fitting portion 40.
1 (see FIG. 4) will be fitted.

Further, a pair of hinges 22 in the left-right direction, into which a bearing portion (not shown) provided in the scanner 30 shown in FIG. 1 is fitted, are provided on the rear side edge of the ink-jet printer 3 of the cover member 20. ing. The hinge 22 is a rear side edge of the inkjet printer 3 of the cover member 20, and extends between a pair of left and right vertical portions 22a protruding from the front surface 20a of the cover member 20 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front surface 20a and the vertical portion 22a. The horizontal portion 22b is provided and has a substantially U-shape that opens downward. The flatbed 35 of the scanner 30 shown in FIG.
The bearing portion (not shown) is a horizontal portion 22b of each hinge 22.
The projections 31 provided on the bottom of the flat bed 35 are notched by the notches of the fitting portion 40 in a state in which each is rotatably supported by the 36 will be fitted.

Further, although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
A paper discharge tray 6 (see FIG. 4) for guiding the discharged paper (not shown) to the outside is provided on the downstream side of the paper (not shown) in the discharge section 5 in the conveyance direction. The paper discharge tray 6 is rotatably supported by a rotary shaft 7 shown in FIG. 4, and has a left side wall 21a and a right side wall (not shown) formed in a peripheral portion of the cutout 21 of the cover member 20 of the inkjet printer 3. And each is attached with a slight gap. As shown in FIG. 4, the paper discharge tray 6 is provided above the ink cartridge 18 and is located on the upstream side (the right side in FIG. 4) of the paper (not shown) in the conveyance direction.
The tip of the rotary shaft 7 provided at the center is vertically rotatable. Further, between the paper feed tray 4 and the paper discharge tray 6 of the inkjet printer 3, an engine (printer engine) 16 including an inkjet head, a carriage, a platen, etc. is provided at a position that partially overlaps the paper transport path. .

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the discharge tray 6 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having a predetermined thickness and is rotatable on a rotating shaft 7 (see FIG. 2) provided on the ink jet printer 3. The first component member 6a connected to the first component member 6a and the second component member 6a that is slidably provided in the first component member 6a in the vertical direction in FIGS. And the constituent member 6b. The side edge of the first component member 6a opposite to the side (lower side in the figure) to which the second component member 6b is attached serves as a rotation center connected to the rotation shaft 7 of the inkjet printer 3. The tip (lower end in the figure) is vertically rotatable in a side view. A rounded, substantially rectangular notch 55 is formed at the front end side edge of the first component member 6a. Further, the second component member 6b is provided with a through hole 56 having a substantially square shape which is similar to the second component member 6b and is formed in the substantially central portion thereof.

Furthermore, a pair of abutting portions 58 of plate-like members having a predetermined thickness protrude from the both side edges (both side edges in the left-right direction in the drawing) of the first component member 6a by a predetermined length. ing. The abutting portion 58 projects toward the front in the figure, that is, upward in a side view, and the cross section located at the side edge thereof is
The contact surface 58a is in contact with the protrusion 31 provided on the bottom of the flat bed 35 of the scanner 30. And
The contact portion 58 is pressed against the projection 31 as the flat bed 35 is rotated toward the inkjet printer 3, so that the discharge tray 6 is rotated and the leading end thereof is moved downward.

The second constituent member 6b is replaced with the first constituent member 6a.
When it is slid to the rotation center side (upward in the figure) of the sheet, the second component member 6b is housed in the paper discharge tray 6,
The paper discharge tray 6 becomes compact as a whole. At this time,
A through hole 57 is formed in a portion where the notch 55 formed in the first constituent member 6a and the through hole 56 formed in the second constituent member 6b overlap each other. In this case, the through hole 5
7 has a size approximately twice that of the notch 55. Then, when the second component member 6b is slid to the tip side of the first component member 6a, the through hole 5 having substantially the same shape as the through hole 56 is formed in the portion where the notch 55 and the through hole 56 overlap.
7 is formed. In the tray 6, even when the paper (not shown), which is the recording medium discharged from the discharge section 5, is smaller than the tray 6, the first constituent member 6a and the second constituent member 6b are slid to each other. Since a hand or the like can be inserted into the through hole 57 formed by overlapping the notch 55 and the through hole 56 provided in each of the constituent members 6a and 6b, paper (postcard etc.) which is a relatively small recording medium. Can also be taken out easily.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, immediately below the discharge tray 6, a biasing member 8 for constantly biasing the tip of the discharge tray 6 upward with the rotation shaft 7 as the rotation center. Is provided. The biasing member 8 is a plate-shaped member having a predetermined width in the depth direction of FIG. 4 and narrowed in a direction away from the rotary shaft 7, that is, toward the tip, and is provided on its own shaft portion 8a (not shown). An upward biasing force is applied to the discharge tray 6 by the torsion coil spring. Specifically, the biasing member 8 has its tip abutted against the back side of the paper discharge tray 6 between its own shaft portion 8a and the rotation shaft 7 of the paper discharge tray 6, and is discharged by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the paper tray 6 is always urged upward, and is attached only to the left side wall 21a of the cover member 20 of the inkjet printer 3 at the peripheral edge of the cutout 21. Any method may be used for attachment.

With the bearing portion (not shown) of the flatbed reading portion 35 of the scanner 30 fitted in the horizontal portion 22b (see FIG. 2) of the hinge 22, the inkjet printer is centered around the horizontal portion 22b. When the tray 6 is rotated in three directions, the protrusion 31 provided on the bottom of the flat bed 35 comes into contact with the contact surface 58a of the contact portion 58 protruding from the widthwise side edge of the paper discharge tray 6, and the tray 6 moves downward. Since the tray 6 is rotated by being pressed by, the tip of the tray 6 moves downward. When the leading end of the tray 6 moves downward, as shown in FIG. 6, a paper conveyance path 7 for the paper (not shown) indicated by a chain line in the drawing.
5 is formed on the tray 6, and the paper discharged from the discharge unit 5 (see FIG. 2) is sequentially placed on the tray 6. When the discharged paper is accumulated to some extent, the weight of the discharged paper causes the leading end of the paper discharge tray 6 to move further downward. As a result, it becomes possible to store more sheets of paper at once than to fix the tray 6 completely. Further, since the tip of the tray 6 is lowered, it is possible to easily take out the accumulated paper from the outside.

On the contrary, when the flat bed reading section 35 of the scanner 30 is rotated upward, the discharge tray 6 is rotated so that the leading end thereof is moved upward by the urging force of the urging member 8. As a result, when the flat bed 35 is rotated upward, the cover 26 covering the ink cartridge 18 is almost completely exposed in the front view direction of the multifunction machine 1, and thus the rotatable second cover is provided. 26b can be easily rotated around the rotation shaft 23, and the work of taking out and replacing the ink cartridge 18 can be easily performed.

At this time, the flat bed 35 of the scanner 30 is covered by the ink jet printer 3 by fitting the protrusion 31 provided on the bottom thereof into the fitting portion 40 provided on the ink jet printer 3. The bearing portion (not shown) of the flat bed 35 is in contact with the vertical portion 22a on the right side of each hinge 22 in the drawing, and is provided on the bottom of the flat bed 35 on the left side of the drawing that faces the side with which the hinge 22 abuts. Since the protrusion 31 thus formed fits into the notch 36 of the fitting portion 40, the flat bed 35
Can be provided over the inkjet printer 3 while positioning the horizontal portion 22b of the hinge 22 in the axial direction.

As described above, in the multifunction machine 1 of this embodiment, the ink cartridge 18 that stores ink is used.
Has a thin shape and is a paper discharge unit 5 for a recording medium.
The inkjet printer 3 is provided below.
Can be made thinner, and the area in the direction orthogonal to the thickness direction can be made smaller. Further, the paper discharge tray 6 is provided with an abutting portion 58 on a side edge in the width direction thereof, and the abutting surface 58a of the abutting portion 58 is flattened as the flat bed 35 rotates in the inkjet printer 3 direction. Since the projections 31 provided on the bottom of the bed 35 come into contact with each other,
The paper discharge tray 6 is rotated so that its front end moves downward. Then, when the printed sheets are sequentially placed on the paper ejection tray 6 in that state, the paper ejection tray 6 is moved against the urging force of the urging member 8 due to the weight of the paper. Rotate to move downward. Therefore, the collected paper can be easily taken out.

When the flat bed 35 is rotated in the direction in which its tip is separated from the ink jet printer 3, the tip of the paper discharge tray 6 is moved upward by the urging force of the urging member 8 and the ink cartridge 18 is ejected. Since the cover 26 that covers is almost completely exposed, the ink cartridge 18 can be easily replaced by rotating and opening the second cover 26b of the cover 26. Further, in the flat bed 35, the bearing portions contact the right vertical portions 22a of the hinges 22 toward the right side in the width direction, and the protrusions 31 of the flat bed 35 on the left side in the width direction are provided on the inkjet printer 3 side. Since it is fitted in the notch 36 of the joint portion 40 and positioned on the left and right sides in the width direction, the inkjet printer 3
Will be installed with an accurate positional relationship with respect to.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the protrusion 31 provided on the bottom of the flat bed 35 of the scanner 30 may be provided not on the left side but on the right side when the multifunction machine 1 is viewed from the front. Further, in the present embodiment, the projection 31 is provided on the flat bed 35 side and the fitting portion 40 is provided on the inkjet printer 3 side, but the fitting portion is provided on the flat bed 35 side and the projection is provided on the inkjet printer 3 side. It may be provided. Further, the biasing member 8 that constantly biases the paper discharge tray 6 upward is provided only on the left side wall 21a side in the peripheral portion of the cutout 21 of the cover member 20 of the inkjet printer 3, but on the left and right side walls. It may be provided or only on the right side wall.

Further, in the multifunction machine 1 of the present embodiment, the ink cartridge 1 is provided below the paper discharge section 5 for the recording medium such as paper.
8 are provided and they are covered with the cover 26 as a whole, but the ink cartridges 18 may not be covered and may be visible from the outside. In addition, a second opening / closing mechanism is provided for opening / closing the ink cartridge 18 for replacement.
The cover 26b of FIG. 4 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 about the rotation shaft 23. However, the cover 26b is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Good. In that case, the operation is not hindered even when the second cover 26b is open, and the flat bed reading unit 35 may be rotated at a small angle when the ink cartridge 18 is converted.

[0039]

As described above in detail, in the recording apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the tray for guiding the recording medium to the outside can be used, the scanner portion and the contact portion of the tray come into contact with each other. The tray is held in place against the biasing force of the biasing member. Therefore, when the tray can be used, the recording medium can be reliably held by the tray from below. Further, when the ink cartridge is replaced, the front end of the tray rotates upward due to the urging force as the scanner rotates around the hinge, and when the recording apparatus is viewed from the front, the ink cartridge is rotated when the tray is rotated. Appears, the ink cartridge can be easily taken out and the efficiency of cartridge replacement work can be improved.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the tray is
Since a through hole into which a hand or the like can be inserted is provided, even when a recording medium having a small surface area is discharged to the tray, the recording medium can be easily taken out from the tray by inserting the hand into the through hole. .

Further, in the recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the trays are slidable with respect to each other and are composed of at least two constituent members. Therefore, the tray itself can be compactly stored by sliding the respective constituent members.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 3, at least two constituent members constituting the tray have the scanner portion at the tip thereof in the housed state. Since it is within the projection range, the recording apparatus can be made compact as a whole when the constituent members are stored.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 3, at least two constituent members are each provided with a notch, and the constituent member is slid. Even in the state, the through holes are formed by the plurality of notches. Therefore, by sliding each constituent member, the tray can be compactly stored, and the recording medium having a small surface area can be removed from the tray by putting a hand into the through hole in both the stored state and the pulled out state. It can be taken out easily.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the scanner portion has a projection or a fitting portion into which the projection fits. One of the two is provided, and the other portion different from the one is provided at the portion facing either the protrusion of the transport path or the discharge portion or the fitting portion into which the protrusion fits. Even when the section is configured to be rotatable with respect to the transport path or the discharge section, when the scanner section is in use, by fitting both the protrusion and the fitting section,
Since the hinge part is accurately positioned in the axial direction,
It is possible to accurately perform a predetermined reading operation without rattling of the scanner unit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multifunction machine 1.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inkjet printer 3.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the inkjet printer 3.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the multifunction machine 1.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the multifunction machine 1.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the paper discharge tray 6.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the paper discharge tray 6.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 multifunction machine 3 inkjet printer 4 paper feed tray 5 Discharge part 6 Output tray 7 rotation axis 8 biasing member 10 Base material 18 ink cartridges 20 cover member 22 cover 30 scanner 31 Protrusion 35 Flatbed reading unit 58 abutment 58a contact surface

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A recording apparatus for reading image information of a document and printing on a recording medium, the scanner unit including a document placing glass on which the document can be placed in a plane, and a scanner unit below the scanner unit. A conveyance path that is provided to convey the recording medium, a discharge section that discharges the recording medium that has been conveyed through the conveyance path, and an ink that is provided below the discharge section and that is discharged to the recording medium The stored ink cartridge and a contact portion that is rotatably provided above the ink cartridge and below the scanner portion and that extends outward from the discharge portion and that can contact the scanner portion are provided. Then, a tray for guiding the recording medium to the outside, a biasing member for biasing the tip of the tray in a direction of always rotating upward, and a hinge portion for pivotally supporting the scanner portion are provided. When usable, the scanner portion and the contact portion contact each other to hold the tray at a predetermined position against the urging force of the urging member, and when the ink cartridge is replaced, the scanner portion With the rotation around the hinge part,
A recording apparatus, wherein a front end of the tray is rotated upward by the biasing force. 2. The tray according to claim 1, wherein the tray has a through hole into which a hand or the like can be inserted when a recording medium having a small surface area with respect to the tray is taken out from the tray. Recording device. 3. The trays are slidable relative to each other,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the recording apparatus comprises at least two constituent members. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in the housed state of the at least two constituent members, the leading ends thereof are within the projection range of the scanner unit. 5. The at least two component members each have a notch, and the through hole is formed by the plurality of notches in any state in which the component member slides. The recording device according to item 3. 6. The scanner unit is provided with either one of a protrusion and a fitting unit to which the protrusion fits, and a fitting to which the protrusion of the transport path or the discharge unit or the protrusion fits. The other part different from the one part is provided in a part facing any one of the parts, and the hinge part is provided with a gap in which the scanner part is movable in the axial direction. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the protrusion and the fitting portion are fitted to each other to position the hinge portion in the axial direction.