JP2008113322A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To move an image reading part case 12 to open an upper surface opening part 2c of a main body case 2 without being hindered by a projected part such as an operation panel part 4 even when there is the projected part on the upper surface of the main body case 2. <P>SOLUTION: In this image recorder constituted by providing an operation panel part 14 at the upper surface front side part of the main body case 2 provided with an image recording part which records an image on paper and a conveyance means which feeds and ejects the paper to the image recording part and arranging the image reading part case 12 provided with a reading means which reads an original on the rear side of the operation panel part 14, an opening/closing means which connects the main body case 2 with the image reading part case 12 is configured of a first link 41 and a second link 42 and the image reading part case 12 is constituted so that the image reading part case 12 can move to an attitude that the image reading part case 12 is closed with respect to the upper surface opening part 2c and an attitude that the lower surface of the image reading part case 12 opens so as to straddle over the upper surface of the operation panel part and a part adjacent to the operation panel part of the upper surface opening part 2c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus in which an upper main body provided with a document reading unit is detachably attached to a lower main body provided with a recording unit or the like, and more specifically, a paper jam in the recording unit or the like. The present invention relates to a configuration of an image recording apparatus capable of opening and closing an upper body so that processing operations can be easily performed.

In an image recording apparatus such as various conventional copying machines and facsimiles, for example, a digital copying machine shown in Patent Document 1, an upper body having a scanner unit located on the upper surface side of a lower body serving as a printer unit is replaced with an upper surface of the lower body. As an opening / closing mechanism that is slidably connected in the horizontal direction along the opening, a configuration is disclosed in which a roller that moves along a rail portion provided in one main body is mounted on the other main body. In that case, when the upper surface (opening) of the lower main body is a plane as a whole, the opening / closing direction by the slide may be any of the four directions in plan view.
JP-A-9-189972 (see FIGS. 1 to 3)

  However, when the slide mechanism of Patent Document 1 is employed, the upper body protrudes (extrudes) laterally outward from the lower body by the same area as the open plan view area (area) of the upper surface of the lower body. It will be. Since the center of gravity of the upper body is shifted laterally or back and forth by the amount of this protrusion, for example, when the sliding amount in the opening direction of the upper body is increased so that the opening area is increased for paper jam processing, the entire apparatus There was a problem of lack of stability.

  In addition, when a part of the upper surface of the lower main body, for example, a member protruding upward such as an operation panel portion is present on the upper front side of the lower main body, the slide mechanism of Patent Document 1 is employed. There has been a problem that the sliding direction of the upper body is limited to the direction away from the protruding portion or the left-right direction adjacent to the protruding portion.

  The present invention has been made to solve these problems. By adopting a relatively simple configuration, the open area can be increased as much as possible, and the stability of the entire apparatus can be ensured even in the open state. An object of the present invention is to provide an image recording apparatus.

  In order to achieve the object, an image recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes an image recording unit that records an image on a recording medium, and a conveyance that feeds and discharges the recording medium to the image recording unit. In the image recording apparatus comprising a lower body provided with a means and an upper body provided with a reading means for reading a document, and a protrusion is provided on one side of the upper surface of the lower body. The lower main body and the upper main body are connected by an opening / closing means, and the opening / closing means has a posture in which the upper main body closes with respect to an upper surface opening of the lower main body excluding the protrusion, and the upper main body. The upper body is movable so that the lower surface of the upper body opens so as to cover the upper surface of the protrusion and the portion of the upper surface opening of the lower body adjacent to the protrusion. It is composed of.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image recording apparatus according to the first aspect, the opening / closing means is a side closer to the projecting portion of the upper surface opening of the lower body in a side view of the upper and lower bodies. It is a four-bar linkage mechanism composed of a plurality of links rotatably connected to a rotation fulcrum located on the far side.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image recording apparatus according to the first aspect, the opening / closing means is a side closer to the protruding portion of the upper surface opening of the lower body in a side view of the upper and lower bodies. A slider having a base end pivotably connected to the upper body and a slide means for moving the upper body toward and away from the lower body on the side far from the protrusion. It is a link mechanism.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image recording apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the projecting portion is an operation panel portion, and a side of the lower main body far from the operation panel portion. Are provided with a recording unit and a recording medium feeding path.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image recording apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a paper feed conveyance path for conveying a recording medium toward the recording unit in the lower main body. The sheet feeding conveyance path includes a laterally U-shaped outer diameter side conveyance path body in a side view and an inner diameter side conveyance path that is disposed with an appropriate gap on the inner diameter side of the outer diameter side conveyance path body. And the outer diameter side conveyance path body is detachably mounted on a side of the lower body that is far from the projecting portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower main body and the upper main body of the image recording apparatus are connected by the opening / closing means, and the opening / closing means is configured so that the upper main body excludes the protruding portion. The posture of closing with respect to the upper surface opening, and the lower surface of the upper body covers the upper surface of the protrusion and the portion of the upper surface opening of the lower body adjacent to the protrusion. Since the upper body is configured to be movable in the opening posture, even if there is a protrusion on a part of the upper surface opening of the lower body, without being disturbed by this, Since at least one of the upper bodies (the side close to the protrusion) can be lifted and moved over this protrusion, the upper surface opening can be opened in a large range, and the paper jam handling operation can be performed reliably. There is an effect that it can be executed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the entire upper body can be separated from the upper surface opening of the lower body by the four-bar linkage mechanism, the upper surface opening can be further opened in a larger range. This is advantageous in that the paper jam handling operation can be executed reliably.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper body is lifted and moved by avoiding the protrusion at the place where the link is connected, and the lower body and the upper body are connected by the sliding means. Can move along the upper surface opening, so that the upper body can be moved stably.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the projecting portion is an operation panel unit, and a recording unit and a recording medium feed conveyance path are arranged on the side farther from the operation panel unit in the lower main body. Since the back of the upper body does not protrude backward from the back of the lower body from the fully closed state to the fully opened state of the upper body, the back of the image recording device is placed close to the wall of the chamber. And paper jam can be processed in that state.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to remove the outer diameter side conveyance path body from the lower main body and perform paper jam processing.

  Next, the best mode for embodying the present invention will be described. 1 is a front perspective view of the image recording apparatus, FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the first embodiment, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a state in which the upper body is fully opened by the opening / closing means of the first embodiment. FIG. 5A is a side view of a state in which the upper body is fully closed with respect to the lower body by the opening / closing means of the first embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a state in the middle of the opening / closing movement of the upper body. FIG. 5C is a side view showing a state in which the upper body is fully opened, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the image recording apparatus of the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 is an upper body by the opening / closing means of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 (a) is a side view in the fully closed state, FIG. 8 (b) is a side view in the middle of opening and closing movement of the upper body, and FIG. 8 (c) is the upper body. It is a side view which shows the state which fully opened.

  In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a multi-function device 1 (MFD: Multi Function Device) having a printer function, a copy function, a scanner function, a facsimile function, and a cordless telephone function as an embodiment of an image recording apparatus. Is. The multi-function device 1 can be connected to a computer or a telephone communication network (not shown), and a recording sheet as an example of a recording medium based on image data and document data transmitted from the computer or another facsimile device Can record images and documents. The multi-function device 1 is connected to an external device such as a digital camera and can record image data output from the digital camera on a recording sheet.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an image recording unit (hereinafter referred to as a recording unit) 7 is provided in a main body case (housing) 2 as a lower main body made of synthetic resin. A main paper feed cassette 3 that can be inserted into and removed from the cassette housing portion (housing space) at the bottom of the main body case 2 through an insertion port 2a that is opened on the front side of the main body case 2 (substantially can be taken in and out in the horizontal direction). Has been placed. Hereinafter, the side of the main body case 2 made of synthetic resin with the insertion port 2a is referred to as a front side or a front side, and is referred to as a front side, a left side, or a rear side (back side) of the apparatus. A slot portion 11 is provided on the front surface of the main body case 2, and various kinds of storage media such as a memory card are loaded in the slot portion 11 to record image data stored in the storage medium on a recording sheet. Is also possible.

  An operation panel unit 14 having various operation buttons, a liquid crystal display unit, and the like is provided on the front portion of the upper surface of the main body case 2 so as to protrude slightly upward. The operation panel unit 14 is an example of an upward projecting portion in the present invention.

  On the upper surface of the main body case 2, an image reading unit case 12 as an upper main body is attached to the rear portion of the operation panel unit 14 via an opening / closing means 40 described in detail later. An image reading device (scanner unit) 12 a for reading a document in a copy function or a facsimile function is disposed in the image reading unit case 12.

  On the upper surface side of the image reading unit case 12, a placement glass plate 16 on which a document can be placed is provided. A document reading image scanner device (CIS: Contact Image Sensor) 17 serving as an image reading device (scanner unit) 12a is placed on the lower side of the mounting glass plate 16 in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. , Referred to as the X-axis direction).

  The document cover body 13 covering the upper surface of the glass plate 16 for mounting is attached to the image reading unit case 12 so that the rear end (right side in FIG. 2) can be opened and closed via a hinge 13a.

  1 to 4 (c) show a first embodiment of the opening / closing means 40. FIG. In this embodiment, the opening / closing means 40 is a plurality of four-bar linkage mechanisms. In a side view of the main body case 2 and the image reading unit case 12 that are both upper and lower main bodies, links are made via rotation fulcrums located on the side closer to and far from the operation panel unit 14 in the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2. 41 and 42 are connected so that rotation is possible. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the pivot pin (rotation fulcrum) at the lower end of the first link 41 is attached to the bracket portion of the main body case 2 on the side close to the operation panel portion 14. 41a is pivotably attached. Similarly, on the side close to the operation panel unit 14, a pivot pin (rotation fulcrum) 41b at the upper end of the first link 41 is pivotally attached to the bracket portion on the lower surface of the image reading unit case 12. .

  In the embodiment, each of the first link 41 and the second link 42 is provided on both the left and right sides of the main body case 2 and consists of a total of four links. However, the upper ends of the left and right first links 41 are connected in the left and right directions with connecting pieces. The configuration may be provided.

  The opening / closing means 40 closes the image reading unit case 12 with respect to the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2 excluding the operation panel unit 14 (fully closed state: see FIG. 5A), and the image reading unit. Opening position so that the lower surface of the case 12 covers the upper surface of the operation panel unit 14 and the portion of the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2 adjacent to the operation panel unit 14 (fully opened state: FIG. 5 (c) )), The image reading unit case 12 is configured to be vertically rotatable.

  When the image reading unit case 12 closes the entire upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2 (fully closed state), the image reading unit case 12 and the main body case 2 are closed so that the back surfaces thereof substantially coincide. By setting the lengths of the first link 41 and the second link 42 and the arrangement positions of the pivot pins 41a, 42a at the lower ends of the links 41, 42 as appropriate, the image reading unit case 12 in the fully opened state can be obtained. The front end position is substantially the same as the front end position of the operation panel unit 14, or the front end position of the image reading unit case 12 is set to the front position from the front end position of the operation panel unit 14 as shown in FIG. It can be made to become.

  Further, the second link 42 is prevented from interfering with the rear plate of the image reading unit case 12 when the lower end of the lower surface of the image reading unit case 12 in the fully opened state contacts the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2. Therefore, it is preferable to provide the notch 43 on the back plate of the image reading unit case 12 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  An opening window 44 is formed in the upper surface opening 2c, which is the rear part of the operation panel 14, so that a part of the upper surface of the recording unit 7 described later is exposed (see FIG. 4). The recording unit 7, the paper discharge unit 10, and the like are disposed within a planar projection area between the image reading unit case 12 and the operation panel unit 14. An ink cartridge storage device 15 is built in one side (right side in FIG. 1) of the paper discharge unit 10 and on the front side of the main body case 2. And the front side of the storage device 15 is covered with a lid 2b that opens and closes by rotating the lower end up and down via a hinge on the front side of the main body case 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the recording unit 7 is supported by a pair of left and right side plates (not shown) in a frame-shaped main frame 21 whose upper surface is open, and extends horizontally in the X-axis direction (main scanning direction). (Plate-shaped) first guide member 22, second guide member 23, carriage 5, and platen 26.

  A recording head 4 is mounted on the lower surface of a carriage 5 that is slidably supported (mounted) across both guide members 22 and 23 and configured to reciprocate. In order to reciprocate the carriage 5, a timing belt (not shown) as an endless belt wound around a pulley in parallel with the upper surface of the second guide member 23, and a CR that drives the timing belt (Carriage) motor (which is a DC motor in the embodiment, but may be another motor such as a stepping motor, not shown). A plate-like platen 26 that supports paper (recording medium) conveyed on the lower surface side of the recording head 4 is fixed to the main frame 21. A tape scale (not shown), which is a component of an optical linear encoder for detecting the position of the carriage 5 in the X-axis direction (main scanning direction) and the moving speed in that direction, is provided on the upper surface of the second guide member 23. So as to extend along the main scanning direction.

  Note that the first guide member 22 is disposed on the upstream side in the sheet transport direction (direction of arrow A, see FIG. 2) in the direction in which the sheet passes on the platen 26, and the second guide member 23 is disposed on the downstream side. Will be.

  In addition, a registration roller pair 27 is provided on the upstream side of the platen 26 in order to perform both the conveyance operation and the registration operation. A registration roller pair 27 including a driving roller 27 a and a driven roller 27 b conveys a sheet to a gap between the nozzle surface on the lower surface of the recording head 4 and the platen 26. On the downstream side of the platen 26, a spur 28b that is in contact with the upper surface of the sheet and a discharge roller 28a that is driven on the lower surface side are disposed. The paper discharge roller 28 a and the spur 28 b convey the recorded paper to the paper discharge unit 10.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the main paper feed cassette 3 has a short side of a large-size sheet cut into, for example, A4 size, letter size, legal size, etc. as a recording medium (see FIG. 2). 2 is provided with a storage section that can be stacked (stored) and stored so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface, a main scanning direction, and an X-axis direction.

  At the upper part of the main paper feed cassette 3, an auxiliary paper feed cassette 33 provided with a placement unit that can store a plurality of small-size paper such as postcards is stored in the Y-axis direction (paper transport direction, sub-scanning direction). It is mounted so as to be movable.

  On the back side (rear end side, downstream side in the feeding direction, right end in FIG. 2) of the main paper feed cassette 3, an inclined separation plate 8 for paper separation is disposed. On the inner surface (surface) side of the central portion in the width direction (X direction) of the inclined separation plate 8, an elastic separation pad 8a (made of a leaf spring in the embodiment) as a separating means is provided.

  On the other hand, a paper feed roller 6b as a paper feed means 6 is provided on the main body case 2 side. In other words, the drive shaft 34 is provided at the upper end of the paper feed arm 6a in the paper feed means, and the paper feed arm 6a that can rotate in the vertical direction about the drive shaft 34 is mounted. Sheets accumulated in the main sheet feeding cassette 3 or the auxiliary sheet feeding cassette 33 are separated and conveyed one by one by the cooperative action of the sheet feeding roller 6b provided at the lower end of the sheet feeding arm 6a and the elastic separation pad 8a. To do. The separated sheet is a recording unit 7 provided on the upper side (higher position) than the main sheet feeding cassette 3 through a conveyance path body for an upside-down U-turn path (sheet feeding conveyance path) 9 configured as described later. To be sent to. A paper discharge unit (discharge tray unit) 10 on which the paper recorded by the recording unit 7 is discharged with its recording surface facing upward is formed on the upper side of the auxiliary paper feed cassette 33, and the paper discharge unit 10 A communicating discharge port 10a (above the insertion port 2a, see FIG. 1) is opened toward the front surface of the main body case 2.

  Next, the configuration of the conveyance path body for configuring the sheet feeding conveyance path (U-turn path) 9 for the main sheet feeding cassette 3 and the auxiliary sheet feeding cassette 33 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyance path body according to the present invention is arranged in a laterally U-shaped outer diameter side conveyance path body 35 in a side view and an inner diameter side of the outer diameter side conveyance path body 35 with an appropriate gap. And an inner diameter side conveyance path body 36. Each of the outer diameter side conveyance path body 35 and the inner diameter side conveyance path body 36 is an injection molded product made of synthetic resin. A detection lever 55 for a sheet presence / absence sensor extending radially outward from the inner diameter side of the inner diameter side conveyance path body 36 is rotatably provided on the downstream side of the paper feed conveyance path (U-turn path) 9. The passage of the leading edge and the trailing edge of the paper passing through the paper feed conveyance path (U-turn path) 9 can be detected.

  The outer diameter side conveyance path body 35 is mounted so as to be able to be removed backward with respect to the opening 2d on the back surface of the main body case 2 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  In the above configuration, when a sheet conveyed on the platen 26 in the recording unit 7 or the sheet conveyance path 9 is jammed, the user lifts the image reading unit case 12 as the upper body upward and forward (FIG. 5). 5B. As shown in FIG. 5C, the image reading unit case 12 is placed on the upper surface of the operation panel unit 14 and the portion adjacent to the operation panel unit 14 in the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2. Fully open to straddle. Next, in the paper jam on the platen 26, a finger is inserted through the opening window 44 on the rear side of the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2 to remove the jammed paper. When a paper jam occurs in the paper feed conveyance path 9, if the outer diameter side conveyance path body 35 is removed from the opening 2d on the back surface of the main body case 2, the inner diameter side conveyance path body 36 is exposed. Removal or extremely easy to carry out.

  When the first link 41 and the second link 42 are brought forward, the image reading unit case 12 is placed on the upper surface and the upper surface opening 2c of the operation panel unit 14 at a relatively low position, and is in a fully opened state. Since the posture of the image reading unit case 12 is stabilized, the user does not need to hold the image reading unit case 12 by hand during the paper jam processing, and the posture holding mechanism is also unnecessary.

  In the first embodiment, since the entire image reading unit case 12 can be separated from the upper surface opening 2a of the main body case 2 by the four-bar linkage mechanism, the upper surface opening 2a can be further opened in a larger range. It is possible to perform the paper jam processing operation with certainty.

  6 to 8 show a second embodiment of the opening / closing means 45. The opening / closing means 45 includes a link 46 having a base end rotatably connected to a side closer to the operation panel unit 4 of the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2 in a side view of the main body case 2 and the image reading unit case 12. The slider-link mechanism is provided with slide means 47 in which the image reading unit case 12 moves in the direction of the operation panel unit 4 with respect to the lower body 2 on the side far from the operation panel unit 14. More specifically, the link 46 is provided on both the left and right sides of the main body case 2, and the lower end of the link 46 is connected to the bracket portion of the main body case 2 on the side close to the operation panel portion 14, as in the first embodiment. The pivot pin (rotation fulcrum) 46a is pivotally attached. Similarly, on the side close to the operation panel 14, a pivot pin (rotation fulcrum) 46b at the upper end of the link 46 is pivotally attached to the bracket on the lower surface of the image reading unit case 12 (see FIG. 8 (a) to FIG. 8 (c)). Since other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same members and structures are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The slide means 47 includes a pair of left and right guide rails 48 and a roller 49 that slides along each guide rail 48. The guide rail 48 is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction on both the left and right sides of the upper surface opening 2 c of the main body case 2. The rollers 49 are provided at the rear ends of the left and right sides of the lower surface of the image reading unit case 12. The shape of the guide rail 48 is various, and when the cross section is formed in an inverted L shape or T shape, the roller 49 is disposed in the groove portion on the side surface side of the guide rail 48 so that the roller 49 does not come out upward. In the form in which the long hole penetrating the guide rail 48 is formed in the lateral direction, the roller 49 can be fitted into the long hole so as to be slidable or rollable.

  Also in this embodiment, if the notch 50 through which the guide rail 48 can pass is provided at the lower end of the back plate of the image reading unit case 12, the image reading unit case 12 in the fully closed state can be used as the upper surface opening of the main body case 2. 2c can be intimate.

  According to the opening / closing means 46 of the second embodiment, when the user lifts the front side of the image reading unit case 12 and pulls it forward of the main body case 2 (see FIG. 8B), the upper surface opening of the main body case 2 is opened. The second half of 2c appears. Further, when the image reading unit case 12 is pulled forward and the link 46 is in the forwardly tilted state, as in the first embodiment, the image reading unit case 12 has the upper surface of the operation panel unit 14 and the upper surface opening of the main body case 2. It stabilizes in the fully open posture so as to straddle the part adjacent to the operation panel unit 14 in 2c. Therefore, the same effects as the paper jam processing can be easily performed as in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, since the rear end side of the image reading unit case 12 is not separated from the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2, more stable moving scanning can be performed.

  In both the first and second embodiments, even if there is an upward protruding portion such as the operation panel portion 14 in a part of the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2, the image is not obstructed by this. Since at least one of the reading unit cases 12 (side closer to the protruding portion) can be moved and can move over the protruding portion, the upper surface opening 2c can be opened in a large range. Further, from the fully closed state to the fully opened state, the rear end (rear surface) of the image reading unit case 12 is not positioned behind the rear end (rear surface) of the main body case 2. Even if the rear surface is arranged close to the wall of the room, there is no problem in the operation of opening the upper surface opening 2c of the main body case 2.

  In the first and second embodiments, the image reading unit case 12 is moved and opened in front of the upper side of the main body case 2, but the image reading unit case is provided on either the left or right side of the upper side of the main body case 2. The structure which moves 12 and may open | release is sufficient, In that case, the storage place etc. of the handset for communication can be assumed as a protrusion part.

  In the present invention, an automatic document feeder and a document placement unit are provided on a part of the upper surface of the document cover 13, and a plurality of documents are sent to the image reading device (scanner unit) 12a one by one. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which a document is discharged to a document discharge portion formed on the upper surface side of the document cover 13 after reading the document.

It is a front perspective view of the image recording device of the present invention. 1 is a side sectional view of an image recording apparatus of the present invention. 1 is a rear perspective view of an image recording apparatus in a fully closed state according to a first embodiment. 1 is a rear perspective view of an image recording apparatus in a fully opened state according to a first embodiment. (A) is a side view of an image recording apparatus in a fully closed state, (b) is a side view in the middle of opening and closing, and (c) is a side view of the image recording apparatus in a fully open state. It is a back perspective view of the image recording device of the fully closed state of 2nd Embodiment. It is a back perspective view of the image recording apparatus of the 2nd embodiment of a full open state. (A) is a side view of an image recording apparatus in a fully closed state, (b) is a side view in the middle of opening and closing, and (c) is a side view of the image recording apparatus in a fully open state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunctional device 2 Main body case 2c Upper surface opening part 4 Recording head 7 Recording part 12 Image reading part case 14 Operation panel parts 40 and 45 as an example of a protrusion part Opening and closing means 41 First link 42 Second link 46 Link 47 Slider means 48 Guide rail 49 Roller 35 Outer diameter side conveying path body 36 Inner diameter side conveying path body

Claims (5)

A lower main body provided with an image recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium, a conveying unit for feeding and discharging the recording medium to the image recording unit, and a reading unit for reading a document were provided. In the image recording apparatus comprising the upper main body, the upper surface one side portion of the lower main body is provided with a protrusion,
The lower body and the upper body are connected by an opening / closing means,
The opening / closing means includes
The posture in which the upper body is closed with respect to the upper surface opening of the lower body excluding the protrusion, and the lower surface of the upper body is the protrusion of the upper surface of the protrusion and the upper surface opening of the lower body. An image recording apparatus, wherein the upper main body is configured to be movable in a posture that opens so as to cover a portion adjacent to the section.   In the side view of the upper and lower main bodies, the opening / closing means includes a plurality of pivotally connected pivotal fulcrums located on the side closer to and far from the projecting portion of the upper surface opening of the lower main body. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image recording apparatus is a four-bar link mechanism including links. The opening and closing means, in a side view of the upper and lower bodies, a link whose base end is rotatably connected to a side close to the projecting portion of the upper surface opening of the lower body,
2. The slider-link mechanism comprising: slide means for moving the upper main body toward and away from the lower main body in the direction of the protruding portion on the side far from the protruding portion. Image recording device.   2. The projecting portion is an operation panel unit, and a recording unit and a recording medium feeding path are arranged on the side farther from the operation panel unit in the lower main body. 4. The image recording apparatus according to any one of items 1 to 3. The lower body has a paper feed conveyance path for conveying a recording medium toward the recording unit,
The paper feed conveyance path includes a laterally U-shaped outer diameter side conveyance path body in a side view and an inner diameter side conveyance path body that is disposed with an appropriate gap on the inner diameter side of the outer diameter side conveyance path body. ,
5. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer diameter side conveyance path body is detachably mounted on a side of the lower main body far from the protruding portion.

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