JP2004043095A - Recording device, and tray for carrying recorded material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording device requiring no operation by an operation lever in printing an optical disc or the like, and a tray for carrying a recorded material for holding the optical disc or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This recording device comprises a recording part to conduct recorded on recording material, a set of carrying rollers 16 comprising carrying drive rollers 14 capable of driving rotation, and carrying follower rollers 15 disposed above the carrying drive rollers 14 to be rotatable to follow them in accordance with rotation of the carrying drive rollers 14, a setting part 30 where the tray for carrying the recording material capable of holding the recording material having rigidity can be detachably set, and a carrying passage to carry the tray 50 for carrying the recording material from the setting part 30 to the recording part straight. An energization means 40 is provided to press the tray 50 for carrying the recording material to a nip point as a tip 50a of the tray for carrying the recording material reaches the nip point of the carrying rollers 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus capable of recording on a rigid recording medium (for example, an optical disk), and a recording medium transport tray that holds the rigid recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
One of the recording devices is an ink jet printer, which can print by directly ejecting ink onto an optical disc such as a compact disc in addition to a flexible paper such as plain paper as a recording material. Some are configured as follows. In such an ink jet printer, since the optical disk is a rigid body, it cannot be conveyed using a normal sheet conveyance path (a path for curving and conveying a sheet of recording material), and a dedicated sheet made of a plate (Hereinafter referred to as “transport tray”), and transported using a straight transport path.
[0003]
By the way, the ink jet printer includes a transport roller for nipping a recording material and transporting the recording material to a recording unit. The transport roller is a transport drive roller that can be rotationally driven by application of a driving force from a drive source, and is disposed above the transport drive roller, urged toward the transport drive roller, and And a driven driven roller that can be displaced up and down relatively with respect to. The transport driven roller is configured to be capable of taking a plurality of positions (height positions) in a stepwise manner, and includes an operation lever for displacing the transport driven roller in a vertical direction against a biasing force. An operation mechanism is provided on the main body of the inkjet printer.
[0004]
Then, when printing on a compact disc as a recording material, the transport tray holding the compact disc is set in a setting section provided in the ink jet printer. At this time, in order to allow the transport tray to be nipped by the transport rollers and enable the transport, the operating lever is operated to temporarily retract the transport driven roller to the uppermost position, and the leading end of the transport tray is driven by the transport. Insert between the roller and the transport drive roller. In this state, the operating lever is operated again to displace the transport driven roller in the downward position and press the transport tray from above, thereby holding the transport tray.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such an ink jet printer, it is necessary to operate an operation lever for displacing the transport driven roller every time an optical disc is selected as a recording material, and the operation is complicated, and the transport driven roller is rotated. Since the operation is performed against the force, a large operation force is required. In addition, an operation mechanism of the transport driven roller including the operation lever is required, which complicates the apparatus configuration. In addition, the members constituting the operation mechanism are required, which increases costs, and furthermore, a space for disposing the operation mechanism. Therefore, space saving in the entire inkjet printer has been hindered.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and has as its object to provide a recording device that does not require operation by an operation lever when printing on an optical disc or the like, and a recording material transport tray that holds the optical disc or the like. Is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of a recording apparatus according to claim 1 includes a recording unit that performs recording on a recording material, a transport drive roller that can be driven to rotate, and a drive unit that is disposed above the transport drive roller. A transport roller configured to transport a recording material to the recording unit, and a recording material transport tray capable of holding a rigid recording material, the transport roller comprising a transport driven roller that can be driven to rotate in accordance with the rotation of the transport driving roller. A recording unit having a setting unit capable of detachably setting a recording material transport tray and a transport path for transporting the recording material transport tray straight from the setting unit to the recording unit, wherein the recording material transport tray is There is provided an urging means which is set on the setting section and presses the recording material transport tray to the nip point when the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaches the nip point of the transport roller. And wherein the door.
[0008]
According to the recording apparatus of the present invention, the recording material transport tray is set on the set portion, and the recording material transport tray is set in a state where the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaches the nip point of the transport roller. The conveying roller is rotated (forward rotation) while the leading end of the recording material conveying tray reaches the nip point and is pressed against the nip point by the urging means. ), The recording material transport tray can be transported while being securely held by the transport rollers.
[0009]
That is, it is not necessary to perform an operation of retracting the transport driven roller upward for holding the recording material transport tray between the transport rollers as in the related art, thereby improving the operability of the user. Further, since the operation mechanism of the transport driven roller is not required, the configuration of the apparatus can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, and the space of the entire recording apparatus can be reduced (downsized).
[0010]
In addition, the transport of the recording material transport tray always starts from a position where the leading end of the recording material transport tray is at the nip point of the transport roller. By counting the number of rotations (the number of steps), the position of the recording material transport tray can be ascertained. Therefore, positioning to the recording start position (so-called cueing) can be easily and promptly performed by rotating the transport roller a predetermined number of times.
[0011]
In a second aspect of the present invention, the urging means according to the first aspect is configured such that when the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaches a nip point of the transport roller, the urging means is moved to the nip point. The recording material transport tray is configured to be retractable from the transport path of the recording material transport tray when the tray comes in contact with the tray.
[0012]
According to the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaches the nip point of the transport roller, the urging unit contacts the recording material transport tray, Since it is configured to be retractable from the transport path of the recording material transport tray, it does not hinder the urging means from transporting the recording material transport tray. That is, for example, even if the urging means is disposed on the transport path of the recording material transport tray, it does not hinder the transport of the recording material transport tray.
[0013]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the urging means includes: a contact portion with which a leading end of the recording material transport tray abuts; A side-viewing substantially L-shaped biasing main body having a biasing portion for biasing the transport tray is provided, and the biasing main body is rotationally biased about a pivot point. It is characterized by. According to the recording apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to urge the recording material transport tray with a simple configuration.
[0014]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the recording material transporting tray includes a tray body portion formed of a plate-shaped body, and a tray body portion. A holding portion for holding a rigid recording material formed on the portion, and a protrusion protruding laterally from a side end of the tray body, and engaging with the urging means to attach the urging means. It is characterized by having an engaging portion on which a force acts.
[0015]
According to the characteristics of the recording apparatus, the biasing means on the recording apparatus and the engaging portion on the recording material transport tray engage with a simple configuration, so that the leading end of the recording material transport tray is recorded. In a state where the nip point of the transport roller of the apparatus has been reached, the recording material transport tray can be urged to press the nip point.
[0016]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tray for transporting a recording material according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the tray body comprises a plate-like body. And a holding portion formed in the tray main body portion for holding a rigid recording material, and formed to protrude laterally from a side end of the tray main body portion and engaged with the urging means. It is characterized by comprising an engaging portion on which the urging force of the urging means acts.
[0017]
According to the recording material transport tray of the present invention, the recording material transport tray is formed by a simple configuration, in which the urging means on the recording apparatus and the engaging portion on the recording material transport tray engage. When the leading end of the recording material reaches the nip point of the transport roller of the recording apparatus, the recording material transport tray can be urged to press the tray to the nip point.
[0018]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the tray for recording material conveyance according to the fifth aspect, wherein the engaging portion is configured to be flush with the tray main body portion up to a tip end of the tray main body portion. It is characterized by having. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the recording material transport tray of this invention, an engaging part becomes difficult to be damaged and the durability and stability as a recording material transport tray can be improved.
[0019]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording material transport tray according to the fifth or sixth aspect, wherein the recording material transport tray has a leading end in the setting direction which rises toward the holding unit. An inclined surface serving as a surface is formed. According to the recording material transport tray of the present invention, the biasing means and the transport roller on the recording apparatus side can more smoothly engage the recording material transport tray on the inclined surface.
[0020]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0021]
<Configuration of inkjet printer>
Here, FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of a main part of an inkjet printer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The inkjet printer 100 includes a paper feeder (not shown) at the rear of the apparatus, and a first transport path for transporting the paper held in the paper feed apparatus in an inclined posture in the direction of arrow (1); From the paper feeder frame 11 to the recording unit in the direction indicated by the arrow (2). Here, the first transport path {circle around (1)} is used for transporting flexible plain paper or the like as a recording material, while the second transport path {circle over (2)} is used as an optical disc (for example, It is used for manual conveyance of a recording material conveyance tray (hereinafter, referred to as “tray”) 50 described below, on which a compact disc or the like is set.
[0022]
The sheet feeding device includes a hopper (not shown) for stacking and holding the sheets in an inclined posture, and a swing fulcrum is provided on the upstream side of the hopper. The pressing and separating operations can be performed with respect to the sheet feeding roller in which the number is omitted. The paper feed roller has a substantially D-shape when viewed from the side, and a high friction member is provided on the surface thereof, so that the paper contacting the paper feed roller can be fed reliably. With such a configuration, the uppermost sheet held by the hopper comes into contact with the paper feed roller by the hopper performing a pressing operation on the paper feed roller. By rotating the sheet feeding roller in this state, the uppermost sheet can be fed separately from the next and subsequent sheets. Further, a paper feeder frame 11 is arranged below the paper feeder.
[0023]
A paper guide 12 for guiding the paper is provided downstream of the paper feeding device, and can guide the fed paper toward the transport roller 16.
[0024]
The transport roller 16 precisely feeds the recording material in the sub-scanning direction (the horizontal direction in FIG. 1). The transport roller 16 includes a transport drive roller 14 that is rotationally driven by a drive unit (not shown), and a transport driven roller 15 that is disposed above the transport drive roller 14 and is driven to rotate by being pressed against the roller.
[0025]
The transport drive roller 14 is a rod-shaped roller that is long in the main scanning direction (the direction of the front and back of the paper in FIG. 1), and has a high friction member formed on the surface thereof so as to contact the back surface of the recording material (opposite the printing surface). As a result, the precision feeding operation can be reliably performed. On one transport driven roller 15, a plurality of rollers short in the main scanning direction are arranged at predetermined intervals, and are rotatably supported on the downstream side of the transport driven roller holder 18 so as to be freely rotatable.
[0026]
The transport driven roller holder 18 is rotatably provided around a pivot (not shown), and is biased toward the transport drive roller 14 by biasing means (for example, a torsion coil spring) (not shown). I have. Further, it is rotatable around the rotation fulcrum in the direction of retreating from the transport drive roller 14 against the urging force of the urging means. That is, the transport driven roller 15 is separated from the transport drive roller 14 so that a thick recording material can be held therebetween. As described above, the rotation of the transport driven roller holder 18 causes the transport driven roller 15 to retreat upward (that is, separate from the transport drive roller 14), and the thickness using the second transport path (2) described above. It is also possible to convey a tray 50 with a sheet while holding it.
[0027]
A recording unit is configured near the downstream side of the transport roller 16. The recording unit includes a recording head 21 that discharges ink onto a recording material, and a platen 22 disposed at a position facing the recording head 21. The recording head 21 is provided below a carriage (not shown), receives ink from an ink cartridge (not shown) mounted on the carriage, and discharges ink droplets toward a recording material. The carriage has a carriage guide shaft (not shown) whose both ends are fixed by side frames (not shown) formed on both sides of the apparatus constituting a part of the main frame 20 which forms a basic skeleton of the ink jet printer 100. , And can reciprocate in the main scanning direction. The platen 22 supports the recording material from below, and defines the distance between the printing surface of the recording material and the recording head 21.
[0028]
Downstream of the recording unit, a paper discharge unit configured to discharge the recording material on which recording has been performed is configured. The paper discharge unit includes a paper discharge drive roller 25 that is rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown), and a paper discharge driven roller that is disposed above the paper discharge drive roller 25 and has a toothed roller having a plurality of teeth on an outer peripheral surface. (Not shown) so that the recording material on which recording has been performed can be discharged toward the front side of the inkjet printer 100. A stacker 29 is provided downstream of the discharge drive roller 25, and can support the discharged recording material. The stacker 29 is configured to be rotatable around an upstream rotation fulcrum 29a. In use, the stacker 29 is rotated toward the mounting surface of the inkjet printer 100 as shown in FIG. The material can be supported, and when not in use, it is pivoted toward the apparatus main body (that is, upstream) to save the mounting space.
[0029]
<Biasing means, tray for transporting recording material>
Behind the ink jet printer 100, a setting section 30 capable of setting a tray 50 (FIG. 2) used when the second transport path (2) is used is configured. Further, an insertion port 10a is formed in a corresponding portion of the upper case 10 forming the appearance of the ink jet printer 100, so that the tray 50 can be detachably set to the setting section 30. A tray guide 31 that guides the tray 50 substantially horizontally to the recording unit is disposed below the sheet feeding device frame 11. Further, an edge guide (not shown) for regulating the movement of the tray 50 set in the setting section 30 in the width direction is provided so that the tray 50 can be transported in a normal posture.
[0030]
Further, on the second transport path (2), an urging means 40 for pressing the tray 50 against the nip point of the transport roller 16 is arranged. The urging means 40 includes an urging main body 41 having a substantially L-shape when viewed from the side. The urging main body 41 is engaged with an abutting portion 42 with which an engaging portion distal end 55a of the tray 50 described later abuts. The urging portion 43 is engaged with the rear end 55b to apply an urging force to urge the tray 50 toward the transport roller 16. A swing fulcrum 41a is formed at one end of the urging main body 41, and can swing around the swing fulcrum 41a. Further, the urging main body 41 is rotationally urged (counterclockwise in FIG. 1) toward the transport roller 16 about the swing fulcrum 41a by a torsion coil spring 45 as urging force applying means. By rotating in the direction (clockwise in FIG. 1) against the urging force, the tray 50 can be retracted from the second transport path (2), which is the transport path.
A sensor (not shown) for recognizing the state in which the urging main body 41 is retracted from the transport path is provided to identify the print mode using the second transport path (2). You can also. This makes it possible to recognize that the recording material transport tray 50 has been set in the setting section 30.
[0031]
Here, the configuration of the tray 50 will be described with reference to FIG. The arrow shown in FIG. 7 indicates the insertion direction when the tray 50 is set in the inkjet printer 100, that is, the setting unit 30 of the inkjet printer 100 is located on an extension of the arrow.
The tray 50 has a tray body 51 made of a plate-like body, and a holding section 52 formed on the tray body 51 to hold an optical disk as a rigid recording material. The holding portion 52 is formed so as to be recessed from the surrounding tray main body portion 51, and can hold a compact disk having a diameter of 12 cm or 8 cm, for example. The depth of the holding portion 52 is substantially equal to the thickness of the compact disk.
[0032]
At one end of the tray main body 51 and at the tip end in the tray insertion direction, an engaging portion 55 engageable with the urging means 40 of the inkjet printer 100 is flush with the tray main body 51. It is integrally formed so that it becomes. In the present embodiment, the tip 51a of the tray main body and the tip 55a of the engagement portion are formed on the same straight line so as to form the same side. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish them, " Tray tip 50a ". The engaging portion rear end 55b engages with the urging portion 43 of the urging means 40 in a state in which the tray front end 50a reaches the nip point of the transport roller 16, and receives the urging force of the urging means 40 to form the tray 50. Acts as an urging force acting portion for urging. The engaging portion rear end 55b is arranged at a position where the urging means 40 can urge the engaging portion rear end 55b. That is, the length from the tray front end 50a to the engaging portion rear end 55b is substantially the same as the distance from the nip point of the transport roller 16 to the urging means 40. Thus, the urging portion 43 and the rear end 55b of the engaging portion are securely engaged, and the tray 50 can be urged toward the transport roller 16.
[0033]
At the tip of the tray 50, an inclined surface 56 is formed that rises from the tray tip 50a toward the upper surface (that is, the surface on which the holding portion 52 is formed). The inclined surface 56 allows the tray 50 to be smoothly engaged with the urging means 40 and the paper feed roller 16 when the tray 50 is set in the ink jet printer 100.
[0034]
Hereinafter, a transport operation using the second transport path {circle around (2)} by manually feeding the tray 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the tray 50 holding the compact disk 59 is inserted in a substantially horizontal posture from the insertion slot 10a at the rear of the inkjet printer 100, and is set in the setting section 30. Then, by inserting the tray 50 toward the recording section along the tray guide 31 using the second transport path {circle around (2)}, the engaging section tip 55a is brought into contact with the urging main body section 41 as shown in FIG. It contacts the contact portion 42. When the tray 50 is further inserted, the urging main body 41 retreats upward against the urging force, and the urging main body 41 relatively slides along the upper surface of the engaging portion 55 as shown in FIG. I do. That is, the urging main body 41 is configured to retreat from the transport path along the inclined surface 56 in conjunction with the operation of pushing the tray 50, so that it does not hinder the tray 50 from being inserted. I have.
[0035]
Further, the tray 50 is inserted, and the tip end 50a of the tray is brought into contact with the nip point of the transport roller 16 as shown in FIGS. At this time, the urging main body 41 rotates, and the urging unit 43 urges the tray 50 so as to press the tray 50 against the nip point of the transport roller 16 when the urging unit 43 comes into contact with the engaging portion rear end 55b. As a result, the tray tip 50a is pressed against the nip point of the transport roller 16 in a state where it reaches the nip point of the transport roller 16. That is, when the leading end 50a of the tray reaches the nip point of the transport roller 16, the urging means 40 rotates in the urging direction, and the urging portion 43 on the urging means 40 and the rear end of the engaging portion on the tray 50 side. 55b is engaged, and the urging force of the urging means 40 acts to urge the tray 50 toward the transport roller 16.
[0036]
When the transport drive roller 14 rotates forward (clockwise in FIG. 4) in a state where the tray 50 is in contact with and urged against the transport roller 16, the tray 50 is reliably connected to the transport drive roller 14 and the transport driven roller 15 (ie, The sheet is nipped by the conveying rollers 16), conveyed toward the recording unit as shown in FIG. 6, and printing is performed. At this time, the transport driven roller 16 is gradually lifted up along the inclined surface 56 formed at the tip of the tray, so that the tray 50 is held by the transport roller 16 against the urging force of the transport driven roller holder 18. It can be executed reliably.
[0037]
That is, since the transport driven roller 15 is rotationally biased toward the transport drive roller 14 as described above, the relatively thick tray 50 may not be pinched. By pressing the tray tip 50a against the nip point of the transport roller 16 by the means 40 and rotating the transport drive roller 14 in that state, the tray 50 is securely held by the transport roller 16 and transported without slipping. Becomes possible. In addition, since the inclined surface 56 is formed at the tip end of the tray, the transport driven roller 18 smoothly retracts along the inclined surface 56 to hold the tray 50. It can be performed more easily and reliably.
[0038]
Note that the tray 50 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 7. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, engagement portions 55, 55 may be formed at both ends of the main body 51 and at the tip end in the tray insertion direction. It is possible. When the tray 150 having such a configuration is used, when the tray 150 is set in the ink jet printer, the urging means can be urged by arranging the urging means at corresponding positions of the engaging portions 55, 55. . With such a configuration, the tray 150 is evenly urged toward the transport roller 16 in a state where the tray tip 50a reaches the nip point of the transport roller 16, and can be biased in a more stable state. is there.
[0039]
Further, as described above, the conveyance of the tray 50 is started from the position where the tip end 50a of the tray is at the nip point of the conveyance roller 16, and therefore, the number of rotations (the number of steps) of the conveyance roller 16 for conveying the tray 50 is counted. Thus, the transport amount of the tray 50 can be grasped. Therefore, the positioning of the tray 50 at the printing start position (so-called cueing) can be performed easily and promptly.
[0040]
That is, in the prior art, with the transport driven roller retracted upward, the tray tip is inserted between the transport driven roller and the transport drive roller, and then the transport driven roller is displaced downward, whereby the tray is moved. It was pinched by transport rollers. Therefore, the position of holding the tray by the transport roller is different every time, and a separate position detecting means such as a sensor is required for the cueing operation of the tray, and this means is expensive and takes a long time to detect the position. Was.
However, in the present invention, as described above, the transport of the tray 50 always starts from a fixed position. Therefore, by counting the number of steps of the transport roller 16, the transport amount of the tray 50 can be grasped, and the cueing operation can be easily performed. Can be done.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention as described above, the recording material transport tray is pressed against the transport roller by the urging means in a state where the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaches the nip point of the transport roller. By rotating the transport roller, the recording material transport tray can be nipped and transported reliably without slipping. Therefore, the operation mechanism of the transport driven roller for holding the tray by the transport roller as in the related art is not required, and the operability of the user can be improved. Further, since the operation mechanism of the transport driven roller is not required, the apparatus configuration of the entire inkjet printer can be simplified, and the cost and space can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a main part of an inkjet printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the ink jet printer.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the ink jet printer.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the inkjet printer.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the same state as FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the ink jet printer.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a recording material transport tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a recording material transport tray according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 10 Upper case 10a Insertion slot 11 Paper feeder frame 12 Paper guide 14 Transport drive roller 15 Transport driven roller 16 Transport roller 18 Transport driven roller holder 20 Main frame 21 Recording head 22 Platen 25 Paper discharge drive roller 29 Stacker 30 Set section 31 Tray Guide 40 Energizing means 41 Energizing main body 42 Abutment part 43 Energizing part 45 Torsion coil spring 50, 150 Tray 51 for recording material transport Tray main body 51a Tray main body tip 52 Holding part 55 Engaging part 55a Engaging part Tip 55b Engagement part rear end 56 Inclined surface 59 Compact disk 100 Inkjet printer

Claims (7)

A recording unit for recording on a recording material,
The recording material is conveyed to the recording unit, which comprises a transport drive roller that can be driven to rotate, and a transport driven roller that is disposed above the transport drive roller and that can be driven and rotated according to the rotation of the transport drive roller. A transport roller,
A setting section for detachably setting a recording material transport tray capable of holding a rigid recording material,
A recording apparatus having a transport path for transporting the recording material transport tray straight from the setting section to the recording section,
The recording material transport tray is set on the set section, and the recording material transport tray is pressed to the nip point with the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaching the nip point of the transport roller. A recording device, comprising: a driving unit. 2. The recording medium transporting device according to claim 1, wherein the urging unit contacts the recording material transport tray when the leading end of the recording material transport tray reaches a nip point of the transport roller. A recording apparatus, wherein the recording apparatus is configured to be retractable from a transport path of a material transport tray. 3. The side view according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the urging means has a contact portion with which a leading end of the recording material transport tray contacts, and a biasing portion which biases the recording material transport tray. A recording apparatus comprising: a biasing main body formed in a substantially L-shape; wherein the biasing main body is rotationally biased about a pivot point. The recording material transport tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the recording material transporting tray has a tray body formed of a plate-like body and a holding member configured to hold a rigid recording material formed on the tray body. And an engaging portion formed so as to protrude laterally from a side end of the tray main body portion and engaged with the urging means to apply the urging force of the urging means. Recording device. The recording material transporting tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a tray main body formed of a plate-like body and a rigid recording material formed on the tray main body are held. A holding portion to be formed, and an engaging portion formed so as to protrude laterally from a side end of the tray main body portion to engage with the urging means and to apply the urging force of the urging means. A recording material transport tray, characterized in that: 6. The recording material transport tray according to claim 5, wherein the engaging portion is configured to be flush with the tray main body portion up to a tip of the tray main body portion. 7. The recording method according to claim 5, wherein an inclined surface that is a rising surface toward the holding portion is formed at a leading end of the recording material transport tray in the setting direction. Material transfer tray.

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