JP2008087932A - Feeding cassette, recording device, and liquid ejection device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeding cassette, in which a mechanical strength of a cassette body 38 is improved, and a function as a bottom cover for closing a bottom face 46 of the cassette body is added to a hopper 16, so that a manufacturing cost and a product cost can be reduced. <P>SOLUTION: The upper face 40, a front end face 39, a rear end face 43, a left side face 44, and a right side face 45 are formed by integral moulding. The feeding cassette comprises: a cassette body 38 having a bottom face 46 opened and housing a lot of media to be recorded P; the hopper 16 disposed to the cassette body as a component constituting the bottom face to support the media to be recorded housed in the cassette body, capable of oscillating by using a rear end as an oscillation fulcrum, and pushing up the media to be recorded from below by the oscillation; and an opening part 41 formed to the upper face on the front end face side of the cassette body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a feeding cassette that can be used by being mounted on a recording apparatus and can accommodate a large number of recording media, and a recording apparatus to which the feeding cassette can be mounted.

  Furthermore, the present invention relates to a liquid ejecting apparatus such as an ink jet recording apparatus that discharges or ejects a liquid such as ink from its head and adheres the liquid to the recording medium, ie, the liquid ejecting medium, and a supply that can be attached to the liquid ejecting apparatus. It relates to a cassette for sending.

  Here, the liquid ejecting apparatus uses an ink jet recording head, and is not limited to a recording apparatus such as a printer, a plotter, a copying machine, and a facsimile machine that discharges ink from the recording head to perform recording on a recording medium. Instead, it includes a device for ejecting a liquid corresponding to the application from a liquid ejecting head corresponding to the recording head to a liquid ejecting medium corresponding to a recording medium and attaching the liquid to the liquid ejecting medium. Use.

  In addition to the recording head, as a liquid ejecting head, a color material ejecting head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, and an electrode material (conductive paste) used for forming an electrode such as an organic EL display or a surface emitting display (FED) Examples thereof include an ejection head, a bioorganic matter ejection head used for biochip production, and a sample ejection head as a precision pipette.

  As shown in Patent Document 1 below, a conventional feeding cassette includes a cassette body having a structure in which a bottom surface, a front end surface, a rear end surface, and left and right side surfaces are closed and an upper surface is opened, and the cassette body is opened. And an upper lid provided to close the upper surface. In addition, an opening having a relatively large diameter is provided on the bottom surface of the cassette body, and a recording medium accommodated in the cassette body is supplied when a part of the hopper enters the opening from below. It can be pushed up toward the feeding roller and fed.

However, the feeding cassette having such a configuration has a weak mechanical strength because all of the upper surface of the cassette body and a part of the bottom surface are opened widely, and the cassette body may be deformed or damaged. . In particular, when the number of recording media is increased from, for example, 20 postcards to 50, it is important to ensure the mechanical strength. Further, such a feeding cassette has a problem in that the structure is complicated and the number of parts increases, leading to an increase in manufacturing cost and product cost, making it difficult to reduce the size and weight of the apparatus.
JP 61-86331 A

  An object of the present invention is to improve the mechanical strength of the cassette body and to reduce the number of parts by providing the hopper with a function as a bottom lid for closing the bottom surface of the cassette body, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. Another object of the present invention is to provide a feeding cassette capable of reducing the product cost, a recording apparatus to which the feeding cassette can be mounted, and a liquid ejecting apparatus.

  In order to solve the above problems, the feeding cassette according to the first aspect of the present invention has an upper surface, a front end surface, a rear end surface, a left side surface and a right side surface formed by integral molding, the bottom surface is opened, and a plurality of sheets A cassette main body that can store a recording medium and a recording medium that is provided in the cassette main body as a constituent member forming the bottom surface and supports the recording medium stored in the cassette main body, and swings with the rear end as a swing fulcrum It is possible to provide a hopper that pushes up the recording medium from below by the swinging, and an opening provided on the upper surface on the front end surface side of the cassette body.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mechanical strength of the cassette main body is improved by reexamining the structure of the conventional cassette main body and adopting a simple and compact unconventional cassette main body having no upper cover. Thus, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the feeding cassette. Further, by providing the hopper with a function as a lower lid for closing the bottom surface of the cassette body, it is possible to effectively use the components, which can contribute to a reduction in the number of components and a reduction in manufacturing cost and product cost.
In particular, even if the number of recording media accommodated is increased (for example, the postcard is increased from 20 to 50), the mechanical strength corresponding to the increased load can be easily realized even when the load increases. Can do. In particular, since the hopper forms the entire bottom surface of the cassette body, the posture of the recording medium placed and stored on the hopper does not change when the hopper is swung, thereby contributing to stable feeding. can do.

The feeding cassette according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the opening is provided with a shutter that can slide in the front-rear direction to open and close the opening. To do.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a state where the supply cassette is not mounted on the recording apparatus, the shutter can be closed to cover the opening, so that the possibility of foreign matter entering the inside can be reduced. .

  The feeding cassette according to a third aspect of the present invention is the feeding cassette according to the first aspect or the second aspect, wherein the hopper is pushed up in the standby posture parallel to the open bottom surface of the cassette body and toward the opening. And the opposite side of the opening by swinging between the feeding posture and releasing the locking state of the locking structure applied between the cassette body and the hopper to maintain the standby posture. It is configured to be able to swing also in the expanding direction.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the recording medium is fed, the locking structure is maintained in the locked state, so that the recording medium is prevented from falling from the cassette body, and the smooth recording medium is recorded. Enable feeding. On the other hand, when the recording medium is replenished, it is possible to expand the hopper downward by releasing the latching state of the latching structure and replenish the recording medium from the opened bottom surface of the cassette body.

A feeding cassette according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the feeding cassette according to the third aspect, wherein the locking structure is constituted by a locking claw provided on both or one of the cassette body and the hopper. It is characterized by being.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the locking structure can be configured with a relatively simple configuration, which contributes to the reduction in size and weight of the feeding cassette and increases the number of locking claws. It is also possible to deal with a relatively large capacity feeding cassette having a large number of recording media.

  A recording apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a recording apparatus to which a feeding cassette containing a large number of recording media can be mounted, wherein the feeding cassette is the first to fourth aspects. A feeding cassette according to any one of the above aspects, and a feeding roller disposed so as to face the opening when the feeding cassette is mounted, and a push-up for pushing up the hopper The recording medium is configured to be fed by the cooperation of the feeding roller and the hopper.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve the stability of supply of a recording medium as a recording apparatus by mounting a feeding cassette having a cassette body with improved mechanical strength. it can. In addition, the recording apparatus can be reduced in size and weight.

  A liquid ejecting apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a liquid ejecting apparatus in which a feeding cassette containing a plurality of liquid ejecting media can be mounted, wherein the feeding cassette has an upper surface and a front end surface. The rear end surface, the left side surface, and the right side surface are formed by integral molding, the bottom surface is opened, and a cassette body that can accommodate a large number of recording media, and the cassette body as a constituent member that forms the bottom surface are provided in the cassette body. A hopper capable of supporting the liquid ejecting medium accommodated in the cassette body and swinging with the rear end as a swing fulcrum, and pushing up the liquid ejecting medium from below by the swing, and a front end surface of the cassette body A feed roller disposed to face the opening in a state where the feed cassette is mounted, and a push-up member that pushes up the hopper And In cooperation with serial feed roller and the hopper is characterized in that it is configured to be a liquid ejecting medium to be fed.

  Hereinafter, a recording cassette which is an example of a feeding cassette according to the present invention and a liquid ejecting apparatus to which the feeding cassette can be mounted will be described. First, an ink jet printer 100 is taken up as the best mode for carrying out a liquid ejecting apparatus of the present invention and a recording apparatus as an example thereof, and an outline of the entire configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an ink jet printer. The illustrated inkjet printer 100 is a relatively compact inkjet printer that can be carried. The illustrated inkjet printer 100 is not provided with a feeding device having a hopper, and is essentially close to the rear portion of the printer main body 3 which is an example of a liquid ejecting apparatus main body provided with a feeding device and a recording apparatus main body. In the upper opening 5, the feeding cassette 1 can be detachably mounted in a forward-downward inclined posture.

  Then, a recording medium (hereinafter also simply referred to as a sheet) P, which is an example of a liquid ejecting material accommodated in the feeding cassette 1, is pushed upward by a push-up operation of the hopper 16 (FIG. 3). The cassette body 38 is sequentially pulled out from the uppermost sheet P by the cooperation with the feeding roller 14 positioned facing the opening 41 (FIG. 8) provided on the upper surface on the front end surface side of the cassette body 38, that is, the pressure feeding action. Are to be fed. The specific configuration of the feeding cassette 1 will be described later.

  Downstream of the feeding roller 14, a known conveyance roller (not shown) constituted by a pair of upper and lower conveyance driven rollers and a conveyance drive roller is provided, and the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller P is guided to a recording position located downstream in the paper transport direction (also in the sub-scanning direction). Above the recording position, a recording head (not shown), which is an example of a liquid ejecting head that directly performs recording by ejecting ink, which is an example of liquid, onto the paper P is positioned. On the other hand, a platen (not shown) that supports the lower surface of the paper P is provided below the recording position, and the platen plays a role of defining a gap between a recording medium and a recording head that are important for recording quality. ing.

  The recording head is mounted on the lower surface of a carriage (not shown) that reciprocates in the main scanning direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction, and the carriage is guided by a carriage guide shaft (not shown) spanned in the main scanning direction. It is configured to reciprocate upon receiving a driving force from an endless belt (not shown) stretched in the main scanning direction. Further, downstream of the recording position in the sheet conveyance direction, a discharge roller (not shown) constituted by a pair of upper and lower discharge driven rollers and a discharge drive roller is provided. The paper P discharged by the discharge roller is discharged and stacked on a mounting surface of a discharge stacker which is an example of a liquid ejecting medium receiving unit (not shown).

[Example]
Next, the feeding cassette 1 according to the present invention mounted on the ink jet printer 100 configured as described above will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view from an oblique front showing the automatic feeding unit in a state where the feeding cassette is being mounted, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the oblique rear of the automatic feeding unit. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the feeding cassette when the shutter is expanded, and is a perspective view of the feeding cassette when the shutter is closed. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the feeding cassette when the shutter is closed. 6 is a side sectional view showing the feeding cassette when the hopper is raised, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the feeding cassette when the hopper is lowered. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cassette body from an obliquely upward direction, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cassette body from an obliquely downward direction. FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the shutter, and FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of the shutter. FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of the hopper, and FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of the hopper. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the back side of the cassette body and the hopper showing the periphery of the locking structure in an enlarged manner.

  The feeding cassette 1 of this embodiment is used by being mounted on an automatic feeding unit 2 of the recording apparatus as shown in FIG. The automatic feeding unit 2 is provided near the rear of the printer main body 3, and includes a feeding roller 14 that feeds the paper P by a pressure feeding action with the hopper 16, and the feeding roller 14. A rotating shaft 18 that rotates integrally, a motor 31 that is a driving means that transmits rotational force to the rotating shaft 18, a gear train 32 that is a driving transmission means, and a sheet P that is fed while holding these members. And a unit holder 33 that guides the paper to the paper transport path.

  The rotation of the rotating shaft 18 is transmitted to the hopper operating cam 35 attached to one end of the hopper operating shaft 34 and the rotating shaft 9 of the return lever 7 via the gear train 32. Accordingly, the hopper 16 is moved up and down by the action of the hopper cam 35 at a predetermined timing in conjunction with the rotation of the feeding roller 14, and the return lever 7 is operated at a predetermined timing so that the succeeding paper is fed. It is configured to return P to the feeding cassette device side. In addition, the unit holder 33 is provided with a separating means (not shown) for separating the multi-fed paper P into the uppermost paper P used for recording and the succeeding paper P, and the hopper 16 for feeding. A compression coil spring (not shown) that is constantly biased toward the roller 14 side and a torsion coil spring 36 that biases the rotating shaft 9 of the return lever 7 toward the feeding roller 14 are provided.

  A cassette guide 37 having a substantially concave shape in cross section is raised obliquely rearward above the rear portion of the unit holder 33 of the automatic feeding unit 2 and guided to the inner wall surface of the cassette guide 37. Thus, the feeding cassette 1 of the present invention is mounted, and is held by the cassette guide 37 in a forward-downward inclined posture.

In the feeding cassette 1 of this embodiment, the upper surface 40, the front end surface 39, the rear end surface 43, the left side surface 44, and the right side surface 45 are formed by integral molding, and the bottom surface 46 is opened to accommodate a large number of sheets P. The cassette main body 38 to be obtained and the sheet P provided in the cassette main body 38 as a constituent member constituting the bottom surface 46 and supporting the paper P accommodated in the cassette main body 38 are supported, and the rear end is a swing fulcrum (swing shaft 50, 51). And a hopper 16 that pushes up the paper P from below by the swing, and an opening 41 provided in the upper surface 40 on the front end surface 39 side of the cassette body 38. Since the feeding roller 14 is disposed in the opening 41 as desired, the hopper 16 is pushed up toward the feeding roller 14. A shutter 42 is attached to the opening 41 of the cassette body 38 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.
The feeding cassette 1 according to the present embodiment has a capacity that can accommodate about 50 sheets of paper P in a stacked state in the case of a postcard as an example.

In addition, swing holes 47 and 48 (FIGS. 8 and 9) are formed in the vicinity of the left and right corners of the left and right side surfaces 44 and 45 of the cassette body 38 near the rear end surface 43. , 48 so that the swing shafts 50 and 51 (FIGS. 4 and 6) provided in a protruding state at both left and right ends of the swing base end portion 49 (FIGS. 3 and 7) of the hopper 16 are engaged. It has become. Further, elastic tongues 52 and 53 (FIG. 9) are provided at positions below the front end surface 39 on the left and right side surfaces 44 and 45 of the cassette body 38, and the distal ends of these elastic tongues 52 and 53 are provided. Are provided with engaging protrusions 54 and 55 so as to protrude outward.
The engaging protrusions 54 and 55 are configured to engage with an engaging recess (not shown) formed on the inner wall surface of the cassette guide 37 of the unit holder 33 in the automatic feeding unit 2 described above. .

  Further, engaging pins 56 and 57 (FIGS. 4 and 8) are provided on the outer sides of the elastic tongue pieces 52 and 53 so as to protrude outward. These engagement pins 56 and 57 are engaged with engagement grooves 60 and 61 having a long hole shape that are bent in the middle of the left and right side plates 58 and 59 of the shutter 42 described later. Yes. In addition, guide pieces 62 and 63 (FIGS. 8 and 9) are provided on the inner wall surfaces of the left and right side surfaces 44 and 45 of the cassette body 38 provided with the engagement pins 56 and 57 in a forwardly rising and inclined posture. Yes. The guide pieces 62 and 63 are constituted by arm-like elastic pieces each having a guide head 64 having a shape in which a cylinder is tilted sideways at the tip, and are oblique at both left and right ends of a cover plate 65 of the shutter 42 described later. The urging means urges the shutter 42 in the closing direction A in cooperation with the elastic action pieces 66 and 67 (FIGS. 6, 10, and 11) provided so as to project downward.

  In addition, guide ribs 69 (FIG. 4) along the longitudinal direction are provided in the middle portion of the outer surfaces of the left and right side surfaces 44, 45 of the cassette body 38, and the left and right side surfaces 44, 44 on the upper surface 40 of the cassette body 38, Square hole-like windows 70 and 71 (FIG. 4) are provided at positions near the middle of 45. The guide rib 69 is a member that is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the cassette guide 37 of the unit holder 33 in the automatic feeding unit 2 and acts so that the feeding cassette device 1 can be attached and detached smoothly. , 71 is a visual recognition window for confirming the presence / absence and the remaining amount of paper P in the cassette body 38.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 12, the hopper 16 is provided on a rectangular flat plate-like hopper body 72 that closes the opened bottom surface 46 of the cassette body 38, and a swing base end portion 49 of the hopper body 72. The rocking shafts 50 and 51 are provided. The hopper 16 is swingably connected to the cassette body 38 with the swing shafts 50 and 51 as swing fulcrums. Further, the hopper 16 usually swings between a standby posture shown in FIG. 7 parallel to the opened bottom surface 46 of the cassette body 38 and a feeding posture shown in FIG. 6 pushed up to the feeding roller 14 side. It is configured to be able to move.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12 to 14, a locking structure 73 for locking the hopper 16 to the cassette body 38 is provided between the cassette body 38 and the hopper 16. ing. Then, by releasing the locking state of the locking structure 73, the hopper 16 can swing in the expanding direction opposite to the feeding roller 14, and the hopper 16 is expanded downward. The sheet P is replenished from the opened bottom face 46 side of the cassette main body 38 that appears.

  In this embodiment, three locking claws 79 are provided at the center of the lower edge of the front end surface 39 of the cassette body 38 and at the center of the lower edges of the left and right side surfaces 44, 45. Two locking claws 80 are provided at the center of the left and right side surfaces, and a locking structure 73 is constituted by these locking claws 79 and 80.

  In addition, a square hole-shaped opening 75 is provided in the central portion of the hopper main body 72 on the swing free end 74 side. A part of a push-up member (not shown) at the tip of the operating arm 76 attached to the intermediate portion of the hopper operating shaft 34 is fitted into the opening 75. The hopper 16 is pushed up toward the opening 41, that is, the feeding roller 14 by the push-up member.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 10, and 11, the shutter 42 is a member having a gate-shaped cross-sectional shape constituted by the left side plate 58, the right side plate 59, and the cover plate 65. The shutter 42 receives the urging force generated by the guide pieces 62 and 63 on the cassette body 38 side and the elastic action pieces 66 and 67 on the shutter 42 side contacting each other, and is always shown in FIGS. As shown, it is located at the end in the closing direction A that closes the opening 41 of the cassette body 38. Then, when the feeding cassette 1 is mounted on the inner surface of the cassette guide 37 in the automatic feeding unit 2 of the recording apparatus, a part of the shutter 42 is locked and the opening portion resists the urging force. It moves to the expansion direction B which expands 41. That is, the shutter 42 moves toward the end portion in the expanding direction B shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 while being raised somewhat as the engaging pins 56 and 57 are guided by the engaging grooves 60 and 61.

  In the present embodiment, a notch 78 that is notched in a rectangular shape is provided at the center of the front edge of the cover plate 65. The feeding roller 14 can come into contact with the uppermost surface of the paper P whose tip is pushed up by the hopper 16 by the feeding roller 14 entering the notch 78.

  Next, the operation mode of the feeding cassette 1 according to the present invention configured as described above will be described separately for (1) normal operation and (2) paper replenishment.

(1) During normal operation (see FIGS. 6 and 7)
In a state where the feeding cassette 1 is attached to the automatic feeding unit 2 from the upper opening 5 of the printer main body 3, the hopper 16 swings between the standby posture shown in FIG. 7 and the feeding posture shown in FIG. It can be moved. Accordingly, the paper P can be fed sequentially, and the paper P in the cassette body 38 is fed in order from the uppermost paper P. Further, when it is desired to know the presence / absence and remaining amount of the paper P stored in the cassette body 38, it is confirmed by visually checking the inside of the cassette body 38 through the windows 70 and 71.

(2) When replenishing paper (see FIGS. 9, 12, 13, and 14)
When it is confirmed that the paper P in the cassette main body 38 has decreased by visually checking the windows 70 and 71, or when the paper P is replaced with another type of paper P, the cassette 3 for feeding from the printer main body 3 is used. 1 is pulled upward and removed, and the locking state of the locking structure 73 with respect to the hopper 16 is released. In this case, the locking state of all the locking claws 79 and 80 is released by slightly bending the cassette body 38 and the hopper body 72. When the locking state of the locking structure 73 is released, the hopper 16 can swing in the expanding direction about the swinging shafts 50 and 51. Then, the feeding cassette 1 is turned over so that the upper surface 40 of the cassette main body 38 faces down, and the bottom surface 46 (in this case, located on the upper surface) of the cassette main body 38 opened by expanding the hopper 16 is opened. The paper P is supplied. Further, after the replenishment of the paper P is completed, the hopper 16 is again swung in the direction of closing the bottom surface 46 of the cassette body 38 to bring the locking structure 73 into the locked state.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the mechanical strength of the cassette body 38 is improved by adopting the simple and compact unconventional cassette body 38 with a top cover by reexamining the structure of the conventional cassette body, The feeding cassette 1 can be reduced in size and weight. Further, by providing the hopper 16 with a function as a lower lid for closing the bottom surface 46 of the cassette body 38, it is possible to effectively use the parts, which contributes to a reduction in the number of parts and a reduction in manufacturing cost and product cost. can do. In particular, even if the number of recording media accommodated is increased (for example, the postcard is increased from 20 to 50), the mechanical strength corresponding to the increased load can be easily realized even when the load increases. Can do. In particular, since the hopper 16 forms the entire bottom surface 46 of the cassette body 38, the posture of the paper P placed and stored on the hopper 16 does not change when the hopper 16 swings, and is thus stable. Can contribute to feeding.

[Other embodiments]
The feeding cassette 1 according to the present invention and the recording apparatus 100 provided with the feeding cassette 1 are basically configured as described above, but are within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to change or omit the partial configuration. For example, when it is not necessary to consider the replenishment of the paper P, the swing range of the hopper 16 can be limited to the range of the standby posture and the feeding posture. In addition to providing the locking claws 79 and 80 on both the cassette body 38 and the hopper 16, it is also possible to provide them on either one of them, and the number of the locking claws 79 and 80 can be increased or decreased as appropriate. .

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an inkjet printer. The perspective view which shows the automatic feeding unit which mounted | wore with the cassette for feeding. The perspective view from the diagonal back of the automatic feeding unit. The perspective view which shows the cassette for feeding at the time of shutter plate expansion. The perspective view which shows the cassette for feeding at the time of shutter plate closing. The side sectional view showing the cassette for feeding at the time of hopper raising. The side sectional view showing the cassette for feeding at the time of hopper lowering. The perspective view from diagonally upward which shows a cassette main body. The perspective view from the diagonally downward of the cassette main body. The perspective view of the surface side which shows a shutter. The perspective view of the back surface side of the shutter. The perspective view of the surface side which shows a hopper. The perspective view of the back surface side of the hopper. The perspective view which expands and shows the locking structure periphery.

Explanation of symbols

  1 feeding cassette, 2 automatic feeding unit, 3 printer main body (recording apparatus main body), 5 upper opening, 7 return lever, 9 rotating shaft, 14 feeding roller, 16 hopper, 18 rotating shaft, 31 motor, 32 Gear train, 33 Unit holder, 34 Hopper operation shaft, 35 Hopper operation cam, 36 Torsion coil spring, 37 Cassette guide, 38 Cassette body, 39 Front end surface, 40 Upper surface, 41 Opening portion, 42 Shutter, 43 Rear end surface, 44 Left side surface 45 Right side, 46 Bottom, 47 Oscillating hole, 48 Oscillating hole, 49 Oscillating base end, 50 Oscillating shaft, 51 Oscillating shaft, 52 Elastic tongue, 53 Elastic tongue, 54 Engaging projection, 55 engaging protrusion, 56 engaging pin, 57 engaging pin, 58 left side plate, 59 right side plate, 60 engaging groove, 61 engaging groove, 62 guide piece, 63 guide piece, 64 Guide head, 65 Cover plate, 66 Elastic action piece, 67 Elastic action piece, 69 Guide rib, 70 Window part, 71 Window part, 72 Hopper body, 73 Locking structure, 74 Swing free end, 75 Opening, 76 Working arm 78 Notch, 79 Locking claw, 80 Locking claw, 100 Inkjet printer (recording device), P paper (recording medium), A closing direction, B expanding direction

Claims (6)

A cassette main body in which an upper surface, a front end surface, a rear end surface, a left side surface and a right side surface are formed by integral molding, the bottom surface is opened, and a plurality of recording media can be accommodated;
The recording medium is provided in the cassette main body as a constituent member forming the bottom surface and supports a recording medium accommodated in the cassette main body, and is swingable with a rear end as a rocking fulcrum. A hopper that pushes up from below,
An opening provided in the upper surface on the front end surface side of the cassette body.   2. The feeding cassette according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided with a shutter that can slide in the front-rear direction to open and close the opening.   3. The feeding cassette according to claim 1, wherein the hopper swings between a standby posture parallel to an open bottom surface of the cassette body and a feeding posture pushed up to the opening side. At the same time, by releasing the locking state of the locking structure that is applied between the cassette body and the hopper and maintains the standby posture, it can swing in the expanding direction opposite to the opening. A cassette for feeding characterized by being configured.   4. The feeding cassette according to claim 3, wherein the locking structure is constituted by a locking claw provided on both of the cassette body and the hopper, or any one of them. Cassette. A recording apparatus in which a feeding cassette containing a large number of recording media can be mounted,
The feeding cassette is the feeding cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A feed roller disposed so as to face the opening in a state where the feed cassette is mounted, and a push-up member that pushes up the hopper,
A recording apparatus configured to be able to feed a recording medium by cooperation of the feeding roller and the hopper. A liquid ejecting apparatus in which a feeding cassette containing a plurality of liquid ejecting media can be mounted,
The feeding cassette has an upper surface, a front end surface, a rear end surface, a left side surface and a right side surface formed by integral molding, a bottom surface is opened, and a cassette main body capable of accommodating a large number of liquid ejecting media; and the bottom surface The liquid jet medium provided in the cassette body as a constituent member and supporting the liquid jet medium accommodated in the cassette main body can be swung with the rear end as a rocking fulcrum. A hopper pushed up from below, and an opening provided on the upper surface on the front end surface side of the cassette body,
A feed roller disposed so as to face the opening in a state where the feed cassette is mounted, and a push-up member that pushes up the hopper,
A liquid ejecting apparatus configured to be capable of feeding a liquid ejecting medium through cooperation between the feeding roller and the hopper.

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