JP2011105451A - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and inexpensive apparatus for removing paper dust which reliably removes the paper dust or the like attached on the recorded surfaces of the materials to be recorded before scattering. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus 31 for removing paper dust which is arranged at part of the feeding path 9 guiding the materials P to be recorded set in a feeder 3 to a recording execution area 15 includes: a scraping member 35 which contacts the recorded surfaces of the materials P being fed and has a scraping section 33 scraping paper dust A or the like attached on the recorded surfaces; and an arm 41 as a shift mechanism 37 moving between the scraping position at which the scraping section 33 contacts the recording surfaces of the recording materials P and the retracting position at which the scraping section 33 is retracted from the recorded surfaces of the recorded materials P. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a feeding unit that sends a recording material to a recording execution area, a recording execution unit that performs desired recording on the recording material sent to the recording execution area, and a recording target upstream of the recording execution unit. The present invention relates to a recording apparatus including a paper dust removing device provided in a material feeding path.

  Recording materials (hereinafter also referred to as “paper”) set in a stacked state on a feeding cassette or the like are fed out one by one from the top recording material and passed through the feeding path. To the existing recording execution area.

The paper supplied to the recording execution area is crushed or scraped by a part of the edge or the like of the paper when the paper is cut into a predetermined size or by friction during feeding. appear. When the paper to which the generated paper dust adheres is supplied to the recording execution area, the paper dust may adhere to the nozzle plate of the recording head.
Therefore, an ink jet printer having a paper dust collecting member that collects paper dust by preventing the upward movement of the generated paper dust before the paper is supplied to the recording execution area has been developed. It is disclosed as shown in Patent Document 1 below.

JP 2008-213255 A

  However, when the paper dust collecting member having the structure shown in Patent Document 1 is provided at the upstream position of the recording execution area, the paper dust in a state of moving to the recording head side is captured by the scattering of the paper dust. However, it is not possible to capture the paper dust attached to the recording surface of the paper. Further, if the paper dust collecting member is provided at the upstream position of the recording execution area, the apparatus becomes large and the structure becomes complicated, leading to an increase in product cost.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus that can be easily removed at a stage prior to scattering of paper dust or the like adhering to a recording material.

  In order to solve the above problems, a recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a feeding unit that sends a recording material to a recording execution area, and performs desired recording on the recording material sent to the recording execution area. A recording execution unit, and a paper dust removal device provided in a path for feeding the recording material upstream from the recording execution unit, the paper powder removal device being fed A scraping member having a scraping action portion that contacts a recording surface of the material and scrapes paper dust or the like adhering to the recording surface; and the scraping action portion on the recording surface of the recording material. A shift mechanism is provided that moves between a scraping position that comes into contact with and a retracted position that is retracted from the recording surface of the recording material.

  According to this aspect, paper dust and foreign matter adhering to the recording surface of the recording material can be removed before the recording material is supplied to the recording execution area. In addition, since the scraping action part directly contacts the recording surface of the recording material and removes paper dust and the like, the paper dust and the like adhering to the recording surface including paper dust before scattering is removed. It can be reliably removed. Therefore, paper dust or the like is prevented from adhering to the nozzle plate of the recording head, and the recording execution quality is improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the first aspect, the scraping action portion is provided to be rotatable about a rotation axis parallel to the width direction of the recording material, and the shift The mechanism is provided with an arm portion that is provided integrally with the base end portion of the scraping action portion, and a part of which is disposed so as to reach a recording material passing region of the feeding path, The scraping action part moves the scraping action part to the scraping position when the recording material to be fed comes into contact with a part of the arm part and rotates the arm part. In a state in which the recording material does not come into contact with the portion, the arm portion is restored and the scraping action portion is moved to the retracted position.

According to this aspect, the scraping action part is configured so that the recording material to be fed comes into contact with a part of the arm part and rotates the arm part so that the scraping action part is in the scraping position. When the recording material does not come into contact with the arm portion, the arm portion is restored and the scraping action portion is moved to the retracted position.
Therefore, the position of the scraping action part is switched via the arm part that rotates by contacting the recording material passing through the feeding path without requiring any separate power, so the structure is simple and the part An inexpensive paper dust removing device with a small number of points can be realized. Further, since the structure in which the scraping action part is brought into contact with the recording surface of the recording material by utilizing the reaction of the rotation of the arm part, the removal efficiency of paper dust and the like is improved.

  Here, in the recording apparatus according to the first aspect, the shift mechanism is configured to remove the scraping based on paper type setting information by a user input or paper type detection information by a paper type detection sensor, instead of a structure having an arm portion. It may be configured to individually switch the scraping position and the retracted position of the action unit according to the type of the recording material.

  With this configuration, the scraping operation unit is not uniformly applied to all the recording materials, but based on the paper type setting information by the user input or the paper type detection information by the paper type detection sensor, for example, If the paper type is photographic paper, glossy paper, OHP sheet, etc., or the resolution of image data to be recorded is high, selective use such as leaving the scraping action part in the retracted position Form becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to reduce damage to the recording surface of the recording material.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to the first aspect or the second aspect, the scraping member is always positioned at the retracted position by the biasing force of the biasing member. It is characterized by being urged to do so.

  According to this aspect, except for the case where the shift mechanism operates to move the scraping action portion to the scraping position, the scraping action portion is always located at the retracted position. Therefore, the leading end portion of the recording material supplied to the feeding path does not collide with the scraping action portion to cause a conveyance failure such as a paper jam.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the scraping member is the scraping member itself or the weight of the arm portion. The take-up action portion is always configured to be located at the retracted position.

  According to this aspect, since the scraping action portion can be always located at the retracted position without using the biasing member, the number of parts can be reduced by simplifying the structure of the shift mechanism and effectively using the parts. Can be reduced.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the scraping member is paper dust or the like scraped by the scraping action member. It is provided in the position which falls outside the said path | route for feeding.

  According to this aspect, the paper dust and the like scraped off by the scraping action part falls naturally without reattaching to the recording surface of the recording material, so that the scraping is performed without providing a separate cleaning mechanism. The working part can always be kept clean. Therefore, the maintenance of the scraping action part is facilitated, and stable scraping performance can be exhibited for a long time.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the scraping action portion has a maximum recording width of a recording material assumed to be used. It is characterized by being arranged over.

  According to this aspect, the scraping action unit can cope with recording materials of all sizes assumed to be used, and paper dust and the like in all areas attached to the recording surface of the recording material. Can be removed without leakage.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the paper dust removing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the scraping operation unit is configured to record each recording material to be used. It is characterized by being disposed at at least both ends of the width.

  According to this aspect, the scraping action portion is disposed at least at both ends in the recording width direction of the recording material having a large amount of paper dust or the like generated. Therefore, paper dust and the like can be effectively removed with a small contact area. Further, as the contact area becomes smaller, the conveyance resistance for conveying the recording material can be reduced, and the recording material can be conveyed with high accuracy.

1 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating an outline of an internal structure of a recording apparatus including a paper dust removing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The sectional side view in the state where the scraping action part concerning Example 1 of the present invention exists in a retreat position. The side sectional view in the state where the scraping action part concerning Example 1 of the present invention exists in a scraping position. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the internal structure of a recording apparatus in which the paper dust removing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is disposed at different positions. A side sectional view in the state where a scraping action part is in a scraping position. FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating an outline of the internal structure of the recording apparatus including the paper dust removing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating an outline of an internal structure of a recording apparatus including a paper dust removing apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The perspective view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus provided with the bending action part which concerns on the other Example of this invention. The perspective view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus which varied the formation site | part of the bending action part same as the above. The sectional side view in the state where the scraping action part which shows the paper dust removal device which varied the composition of the shift mechanism concerning other examples of the present invention is in a scraping position. The top view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus which varied the planar shape of the scraping action part which concerns on the other Example of this invention. The top view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus which varied the arrangement | positioning aspect of the scraping action part which concerns on the other Example of this invention. The sectional side view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus provided with the suction opening in the scraping action part which concerns on the other Example of this invention. The perspective view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus which varied the structure of the scraping action part which concerns on the other Example of this invention. The sectional side view which shows the paper dust removal apparatus which varied the structure of the scraping action part which concerns on the other Example of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings by taking the following examples as examples. First, taking the inkjet printer 1 as an example for implementing the recording apparatus of the present invention, an outline of the internal structure of the inkjet printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The illustrated inkjet printer 1 includes a feeding unit 3 in a lower part of a recording apparatus main body (hereinafter also referred to as “printer main body”) 2, a recording execution unit 5 in the middle, and a discharge unit 7 in the upper part. 3 is basically configured by providing a feeding path 9 in a portion from 3 to the recording execution unit 5 and a conveyance path 11 in a portion from the recording execution unit 5 to the discharge unit 7.

The feeding unit 3 includes a setting unit 13 that sets the paper P and a feeding mechanism 17 that guides the set paper P to the recording execution area 15.
The setting unit 13 is configured by a feeding cassette that can set a large number of sheets P in a stacked state. The feeding mechanism 17 includes a pick roller 19 shown in the figure, and a hopper mechanism and a paper separation mechanism (not shown).

The recording execution unit 5 includes a support member 21 that supports the paper P supplied to the recording execution area 15 and a recording head 23 that performs desired recording on the recording surface of the paper P.
The support member 21 includes a support rib (not shown) on the upper surface facing the recording head 23, and has a role of guiding the conveyance of the paper P in a state where a desired gap PG with the recording head 23 is defined. Yes.

  As an example, the recording head 23 includes a nozzle plate (not shown) having nozzle openings for discharging ink of each color formed on the lower surface, and is moved by a carriage (not shown) that reciprocates in the scanning direction that intersects the transport direction of the paper P. It is supported.

  The discharge unit 7 includes a discharge roller 25 configured by a pair of nip rollers that discharges the paper P on which recording has been performed to the outside of the printer main body 2, and a discharge stacker 27 that receives the discharged paper P. ing.

  The feeding path 9 is a conveyance path for the paper P provided between the set unit 13 and the recording execution unit 5. In the illustrated ink jet printer 1, the feeding path 9 is configured by a conveyance path having a half loop shape in a side view. ing.

  Further, the above-described pick roller 19 is provided at an upstream position of the feeding path 9, and a paper dust removing device 31 of the present invention described later is provided in a horizontal feeding section 9 a at a downstream position of the feeding path 9. Is provided.

  The conveyance path 11 is a path that connects the feeding path 9 and the discharge stacker 27, and includes a conveyance roller 29 configured by a pair of nip rollers at an upstream position. The paper P to which the transport force is applied by the transport roller 29 is transported along the horizontal transport path 12 parallel to the recording head 23 in the recording execution area 15, and then is fed upward to be used for the discharge. After being delivered to the roller 25, it is discharged onto the discharge stacker 27 described above by the conveying force of the discharge roller 25.

[Example 1] (See FIGS. 1 to 7)
In this embodiment, the paper dust removing device 31 has a scraping action unit 33 that contacts the recording surface of the paper P being fed and scrapes the paper dust A attached to the recording surface. A take-off member 35, and a shift mechanism 37 that moves between a scraping position where the scraping action portion 33 is brought into contact with the recording surface of the paper P and a retracting position where the scraping action portion 33 is separated from the recording surface of the paper P. It is basically configured by
The paper dust A includes foreign matters such as dust, dust, and dust in addition to paper dust generated when the paper P is cut or scraped by friction or the like.

  In this embodiment, the scraping member 35 and the shift mechanism 37 are formed as an integral member, and can be rotated around a rotation shaft 39 parallel to the width direction B of the paper P. Is provided. That is, the shift mechanism 37 includes an arm portion 41 that is integrally connected to the base end portion 33 a of the scraping action portion 33. The tip 41a, which is a part of the arm 41, is disposed so as to reach the passage area of the paper P in the feeding path 9.

  Further, the arm portion 41 and the scraping action portion 33 are formed so as to have a ratio of angle and length as shown in FIGS. The paper P comes into contact with the tip 41a of the arm 41, and the arm 41 is rotated and pushed upward to move the scraping action portion 33 to the scraping position shown in FIG. When the paper P is not in contact with the tip 41a of the arm 41, the tip 41a of the arm 41 descends into the feeding path 9 and returns to the scraping action portion 33. 2 is moved to the retracted position shown in FIG.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one end of a biasing member 43 constituted by a compression coil spring is connected to a position near the distal end portion 41 a of the arm portion 41 as an example. The scraping member 35 is biased by the biasing force of the biasing member 43 so that the scraping action portion 33 is always located at the retracted position.
The biasing member 43 provided for always positioning the scraping action portion 33 at the retracted position is not limited to a compression coil spring, but may be a torsion coil spring or a leaf spring. When the urging member 43 is connected to the tip end side of the scraping action portion 33, a tension coil spring may be used.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the scraping action portion 33 is disposed over the maximum recording width W of the paper P that is assumed to be used. In addition, as an arrangement mode in this case, as shown in the drawing, a single scraping action portion 33 that is long in the width direction B is used, and a plurality of scraping action portions 33 having short width dimensions are arranged in the width direction B. It is possible to configure by providing.

  Further, as a material for forming the scraping member 35 and the arm portion 41, a fluorine-based resin such as PFA or PTFE, which is a conductive material, can be applied as an example. By using these materials, it becomes possible to make the scraping member 35 and the like have the same potential as the nozzle plate of the recording head 23, and the paper dust and the like A adhering to the scraping member 35 and the like is the nozzle plate of the recording head 23. Against secondary adhesion.

  Next, the operation mode of the paper dust removing device 31 configured in this way is as follows. (1) When the scraping action part 33 is located at the retracted position and (2) When it is located at the scraping position It will be described separately.

(1) When in the retracted position (see FIG. 2)
The arm portion 41 is pushed down so that the front end portion 41a is lowered by the urging force of the urging member 43 before the front end of the paper P contacts the arm portion 41 and after the rear end of the paper P passes. Then, the scraping action portion 33 is pushed upward to bring the scraping action portion 33 into the retracted state from the feeding path 9. In this state, since the paper P does not come into contact with the scraping action portion 33, the paper P is smoothly fed.

(2) When in the scraping position (see Fig. 3)
When the leading end of the paper P comes into contact with the arm portion 41, the arm portion 41 is rotated against the urging force of the urging member 43 by the paper P and lifted upward. Accordingly, the scraping action portion 33 moves downward and comes into contact with the recording surface of the paper P. When the paper P is fed in this state, the paper dust A or the like adhering to the recording surface of the paper P is sequentially scraped by the scraping action unit 33.
The scraping by the scraping action portion 33 continues until the trailing edge of the paper P passes through the arm portion 41, and covers almost the entire surface of the paper dust A and the like adhering to the recording surface of the paper P. Removal is performed.

[Example 2] (FIGS. 4 and 5)
Next, Example 2 will be described. The second embodiment is a modification in which the arrangement of the paper dust removing device 31 according to the first embodiment is different. The arrangement position of the scraping member 35 with respect to the feeding path 9 is not limited to the horizontal feeding unit 9a downstream of the feeding path 9, but is set to an upstream position or an intermediate position of the feeding path 9. Is possible.

  4 and 5, the paper dust removing device 31 is disposed in the reverse feeding unit 9 b at the intermediate position of the feeding path 9. Incidentally, when the paper dust removing device 31 is arranged at such a position, the paper P and the feeding path 9 do not exist below the paper dust A etc. scraped by the scraping action portion 33. The scraped paper dust A and the like will naturally fall outside the feeding path 9 without remaining on the recording surface of the paper P, thereby preventing the paper dust etc. A from reattaching.

[Example 3] (FIG. 7)
Next, Example 3 will be described. The scraping action portion 33 is continuously disposed over the maximum recording width W of the paper P assumed to be used, and includes at least both ends of each recording width of the paper P assumed to be used. It is possible to dispose intermittently in some areas.
FIG. 7 discloses a modified example in which three sets of scraping action portions 33, 33, 33 are disposed at both ends of the recording widths W1, W2 corresponding to two types of paper P1, P2 of different sizes. Yes. Incidentally, when such an arrangement mode of the scraping action portion 33 is adopted, the feeding resistance applied to the paper P when scraping the paper dust A is reduced, and damage to the recording surface of the paper P is reduced. Can be small. Further, since paper dust etc. A tend to adhere to both ends of the paper P, more efficient removal of paper dust etc. A is executed.

[Example 4]
The recording apparatus 1 provided with the paper dust removing apparatus 31 according to the present invention is basically configured to have the above-described configuration, but the partial configuration is changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to omit or omit them.
For example, without the biasing member 43 provided to always place the scraping action portion 33 in the retracted position, the scraping member 35 is removed by the scraping member 35 itself or by the weight of the arm portion 41. It is also possible to configure so that the action part 33 is always located at the retracted position. Thereby, the urging member 43 can be omitted.

[Other embodiments]
When the arm unit 41 can be used as a paper passing detection lever for detecting the passage of the paper P, a position sensor for detecting the position of the paper P, etc., these functions can be added to the arm unit 41. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, at least a part of the scraping action portion 33 may be provided with a bending action portion 45 made of a flexible structure or a flexible material. . The bending action portion 45 maintains the contact state between the scraping action portion 33 and the paper P by being bent and deformed when the scraping action portion 33 is in contact with the recording surface of the paper P. Is configured to do.

Incidentally, in the paper dust removing device 31A shown in FIG. 8, the bending action part 45 is formed by reducing the cross-sectional area of the connection part 34 on the base end part 33a side of the scraping action part 33 and reducing the rigidity. ing.
Further, in the paper dust removing device 31B shown in FIG. 9, the bending action portion 45 is formed by forming the tip end portion 33b of the scraping action portion 33 so as to become thinner toward the tip and reducing the rigidity. ing.

Further, like the paper dust removing device 31C shown in FIG. 10, the shift mechanism 37 has the scraping action unit 33 based on the paper type setting information 47 by the user input or the paper type detection information 49 by the paper type detection sensor 48. It is also possible to constitute the shift member 51 separately from the scraping member 35 that switches the scraping position and the retreat position individually according to the type of the paper P.
As the shift member 51, an electromagnetic clutch, a solenoid, or the like can be used. When a plurality of shift members 51 are provided, the scraping operation unit 33 necessary for the recording widths W1 and W2 of the paper P is switched and used. It is also possible to do.

  Further, like the paper dust removing device 31D shown in FIG. 11, the planar shape of the scraping action portion 33 is scraped off so that the central portion 53 protrudes upstream from the left end portion 55 and the right end portion 57. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the paper dust or the like A is guided to the left and right inclined surfaces 59 and 61 and guided to the left and right outwards.

Further, like the paper dust removing device 31E shown in FIG. 12, in addition to the scraping action portion 33E having the same structure as shown in FIG. 11, the right end portion 57 protrudes and the inclined surface 59 is formed toward the left end portion 55. The scraping action portion 33L and the scraping action portion 33R in which the left end portion 55 protrudes and the inclined surface 61 is formed extending to the right end portion 57 are partially overlapped in the width direction B, and are disposed to be shifted back and forth. Is also possible.
When the paper dust removing device 31E having such a structure is adopted, the above-described guiding action of the paper dust etc. A to the left and right is performed without increasing the size of the scraping action portion 33. Become.

  Further, as in the paper dust removing device 31F shown in FIG. 13, a suction port 63 is formed at the distal end portion 33b of the scraping action portion 33F, and a suction force generated by a suction fan (not shown) provided outside is used. Thus, it is possible to suck and remove the paper dust A and the like scraped by the scraping action portion 33F.

  Further, like the paper dust removing device 31G shown in FIG. 14, the scraping action portion 33G is formed in a brush shape by arranging a large number of scraping wires 65 that can be bent and deformed in a cylindrical shape. It is also possible to gradually move the position of the scraping wire 65 used by rotating the scraping action portion 33G each time or regularly.

  Further, like the paper dust removing device 31H shown in FIG. 15, a scraping action portion 33M is also provided on the arm portion 41 side, and the scraping action portions arranged in two rows in the front and rear together with the original scraping action portion 33H. It is also possible to configure such that paper dust or the like A on the recording surface of the paper P is scraped off by 33M and 33H.

  Incidentally, according to the paper dust removing device 31H having the above-described configuration, the paper dust and the like A adhering to the recording surface on the leading end side of the paper P is removed using the scraping action portion 33M provided on the arm portion 41 side. As for paper dust etc. A adhering to the remaining recording surface from the rear end of the paper P, the paper dust etc. A are first scraped off by the scraping action section 33H and then scraped off by the scraping action section 33H. The removal of the paper dust etc. A can be performed in two stages, such as scraping off the paper dust etc. A that could not be carried out using the scraping action part 33M.

  In addition, the recording apparatus 1 of the present invention is not limited to an ink jet printer, and may be another recording apparatus such as a laser printer, a copying machine, or a facsimile.

In addition, the paper dust removing device 31 in the present invention is not limited to the recording device, and is optionally attached to other devices in which adhesion of paper dust and the like A is a problem, for example, an image reading device such as a scanner, a copying machine, and the like. The present invention can also be applied to a sheet aligning apparatus having a sorting function. Further, the present invention can be applied to a feeding cassette mounted on the recording apparatus 1.
Further, the recording material P to be processed by the paper dust removing device 31 according to the present invention is not limited to the paper P, but is peeled off by applying an adhesive to the synthetic resin film such as polyester film or the surface opposite to the recording surface. It may be a laminated film such as label paper to which paper is applied.

1 Inkjet printer (recording device),
2 Printer body (recording device body), 3 feeding section, 5 recording execution section, 7 ejection section,
9 Feed path, 9a Horizontal feed section, 9b Reverse feed section, 11 Transport path,
12 horizontal transport path, 13 set section, 15 recording execution area, 17 feeding mechanism,
19 pick roller, 21 support member, 23 recording head, 25 discharge roller,
27 discharge stacker, 29 transport roller, 31 paper dust removing device,
33 scraping action part, 33a proximal end part, 33b distal end part, 34 connecting part,
35 scraping member, 37 shift mechanism, 39 rotating shaft, 41 arm part,
41a tip part, 43 urging member, 45 bending action part, 47 paper type setting information,
48 Paper type detection sensor, 49 Paper type detection information, 51 Shift member, 53 Center part,
55 left end, 57 right end, 59 inclined surface, 61 inclined surface, 63 suction port,
65 scraping wire, P paper (recording material), PG gap, A paper dust, etc.
B width direction, W maximum recording width, W1 recording width, W2 recording width

Claims (7)

A feeding unit for feeding a recording material to a recording execution area;
A recording execution unit for performing desired recording on the recording material sent to the recording execution area;
An apparatus for removing paper dust or the like provided in the feeding path of the recording material upstream from the recording execution unit,
The paper dust removal device is
A scraping member having a scraping action portion that contacts a recording surface of a recording material to be fed and scrapes paper dust or the like adhering to the recording surface;
A shift mechanism that moves the scraping action portion between a scraping position that contacts the recording surface of the recording material and a retracting position that retracts from the recording surface of the recording material;
A recording apparatus comprising: The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The scraping action part is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the width direction of the recording material,
The shift mechanism includes an arm portion provided integrally with a base end portion of the scraping action portion, and a part of which is disposed so as to reach a recording material passing region of the feeding path. Prepared,
The scraping action part moves the scraping action part to the scraping position when the recording material to be fed comes into contact with a part of the arm part and rotates the arm part. The recording apparatus is configured such that when the recording material is not in contact with the recording portion, the arm portion is restored and the scraping action portion moves to the retracted position. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The recording apparatus, wherein the scraping member is biased by the biasing force of the biasing member so that the scraping action portion is always located at the retracted position. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The recording apparatus, wherein the scraping member is configured such that the scraping action portion is always located at a retracted position by the scraping member itself or the weight of the arm portion. In the recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scraping member is provided at a position where paper dust or the like scraped by the scraping action member falls outside the feeding path. In the recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scraping action portion is disposed over a maximum recording width of a recording material assumed to be used. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scraping action portion is disposed at at least both ends of each recording width of a recording material assumed to be used.

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