JP2012166377A - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recording apparatus having a feeder for loading cut paper in an inclining posture, in which increase in the size of an apparatus is minimized while securing a tray storage space.SOLUTION: An inkjet printer 1 includes: the feeder 2 having a support member 5 for supporting recording paper in the inclining posture, which sends out the recording paper on the support member 5 to a downstream side; an inkjet recording head 22 arranged at the downstream side of the feeder 2, which records on a medium; and a tray 30 having a setting part in which an optical disk as a plate-like medium to be recorded can be set and a space between a storage position stored in the lower part of the feeder 2 and an advance position advancing to the front side of the apparatus, which exposes the setting part to the outside of the apparatus, is displaceably arranged.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus having a built-in tray on which a plate-like recording medium can be set.

  2. Related Art Some inkjet printers as an example of a recording apparatus are configured such that recording can be performed by using a plate-shaped optical disk as a recording medium and ejecting ink droplets directly onto the label surface. In such an ink jet printer, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, an optical disk is set on a tray, and is transported (sub-scan feed) along a transport path in the ink jet printer in a state of being set on the tray. Inkjet recording is performed at the same time.

  Here, the tray is configured separately from the main body of the ink jet printer as disclosed in Patent Document 1, and there is also a tray built in the ink jet printer as disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3.

JP 2005-104136 A JP 2005-96410 A JP 2009-262356 A

  Here, the ink jet printer is usually provided with a feeding device that can store cut sheets in a stacked state and feeds the cut sheets one by one to the downstream side. In the feeding device, as shown in Patent Document 2, a sheet of paper that is stored horizontally is sent out to a position that is one step higher, is recorded, discharged, and as shown in Patent Document 3 In addition to some sheets that are horizontally inverted and printed by curving and reversing the recording, there are sheets that are loaded in a slanted posture and sent out while gently curving.

  Conventionally, a recording apparatus equipped with a feeding device for stacking cut sheets in an inclined posture has not been devised, and a device with a built-in tray has not been devised. It has been desired to develop a recording apparatus that can be minimized.

  In addition, in a recording apparatus with a built-in tray, if a recording medium such as an optical disk is set in the tray and stored in the storage position, the recording medium is caught in the transport path when the tray moves forward, and a jam occurs. May occur. And once such a jam occurs, it becomes very difficult to eliminate the condition.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus having a feeding device for stacking cut sheets in an inclined posture even if a tray storage space is secured, In addition, even if an unfavorable state occurs in which the tray is returned to the storing position while the recording medium is set on the tray, the state can be easily eliminated. Is to make it.

  In order to solve the above problems, a recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a support member that supports a recording medium in an inclined posture, and the recording medium that sends the recording medium on the support member downstream. A medium feeding section; a recording means for recording on a recording medium provided downstream of the recording medium feeding section; and a set section capable of setting a plate-shaped recording medium. And a tray provided so as to be displaceable between a storage position stored in a lower portion of the medium feeding unit and an exposure position at which the set unit is exposed to the outside of the apparatus.

  According to this aspect, in the tray on which the plate-shaped recording medium can be set, the storage position is set below the recording medium feeding unit for setting the recording medium in an inclined posture. By utilizing the lower space of the feeding unit, it is not necessary to secure a large tray storage space, and the size of the apparatus can be minimized.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the component positioned above the set unit when the tray is in the storage position covers the set unit, and at least of the set unit A state in which a part of the recording medium can be exposed, and the support member is provided in an inclined posture on the back side of the recording medium feeding unit. An empty space is formed in the recording medium, and a plate-like recording medium set in the set portion can be taken out through the empty space by opening the component member. .

  According to this aspect, even when the tray is in the storage position, at least a part of the set portion formed on the tray can be exposed, and the plate-shaped recording medium set in the set portion can be taken out. is there. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a jam that occurs when the recording medium is set on the tray and stored in the storage position and the tray advances in that state.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the recording medium transport path includes a transport unit that transports the recording medium to the downstream side on the upstream side of the recording unit. The leading end constitutes a guide surface that guides the leading end of the recording medium sent from the recording medium feeding unit to the transporting unit, and the tray moves in the recording medium transport path. The size of the space upstream of the conveying means is configured to be adjustable.

  According to this aspect, the leading end of the tray constitutes a guide surface that guides the leading end of the recording medium fed from the recording medium feeding unit to the transporting means, and the tray is displaced when the tray is displaced. Since the size of the space upstream of the transport unit in the recording medium transport path is adjustable, the amount of deflection of the recording medium in the space upstream of the transport unit can be adjusted. Therefore, for example, when performing skew removal by bending the recording medium, the skew can be appropriately removed by setting the space upstream of the transport unit to be large. When skew removal is not performed, the space on the upstream side of the conveying means is set to be small, so that there is no difference between the left and right paths, and skew generated on the recording medium can be suppressed without performing skew removal. Alternatively, the occurrence of skew can be prevented.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a medium conveyance path of the printer according to the invention. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a medium conveyance path of the printer according to the invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an apparatus main body of the printer according to the invention. The top view of a tray (state in a storage position). FIG. 3 is a plan view of the tray (a state where a predetermined amount is sent from the storage position). FIG. 3 is a plan view of the tray (a state where a predetermined amount is sent from the storage position). FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the apparatus main body of the printer according to the present invention as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the apparatus main body of the printer according to the present invention as viewed from the rear side. (A), (B) is an enlarged view of the conveyance drive roller upstream vicinity of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are side sectional views of a medium conveyance path in an ink jet printer 1 which is an embodiment of a recording apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the tray 30 is in a storage position, and FIG. Each shows a state where is in the exposed position. The “medium” in the “medium transport path” is a concept including both a recording sheet fed from the feeding device 2 and a tray 30 described later.

  3 is an external perspective view of the apparatus main body of the inkjet printer 1 (a state in which the tray 30 is in the exposed position), FIGS. 4 to 6 are plan views of the tray 30, and FIG. 4 is a diagram in which the tray 30 is in the storage position. FIGS. 5 and 6 respectively show the state in which the tray 30 is sent out a predetermined amount downstream from the storage position.

  7 and 8 are external perspective views of the main body of the ink jet printer 1 as seen from the rear side. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the opening / closing part 7c is closed, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the opening / closing part 7c is opened. Each is shown. 9 (A) and 9 (B) are enlarged views of the vicinity of the upstream side of the conveying means 15 in FIG. In the following description, the term “downstream” simply refers to the downstream side (right side in FIGS. 1 and 2) of the medium transport path, and similarly the term “upstream side” refers to the upstream side of the medium transport path (see FIG. 1). 1 and the left side in FIG.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the medium conveyance path of the inkjet printer 1 will be described. The ink jet printer 1 includes a feeding device 2 that supports a recording sheet as an example of a recording medium in an inclined posture on the rear side of the device and feeds the recording paper one by one.

The feeding device 2 includes a frame 6 that constitutes a base of the device, a support member 5 that supports the recording paper in an inclined posture, and a feeding roller 4 that feeds the recording paper.
The support member 5 is provided so as to be able to swing around an upper swing fulcrum (not shown), and by swinging, the recording paper supported in an inclined posture on the support member 5 is pressed against the feeding roller 4. The pressure contact posture (not shown) to be switched and the separation posture (FIGS. 1 and 2) to be separated from the feeding roller 4 are switched.

  A feeding roller 4 that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown) has a circular shape, and rotates in contact with the highest one of the recording sheets stacked on the support member 5, so that the highest recording is performed. Send the paper downstream.

  In FIG. 1, the symbol P indicates the locus of the recording paper sent out from the feeding device 2. In addition, a retard roller (not shown) is provided at a position facing the feeding roller 4 in a state where a predetermined rotational load is applied, and the recording paper is nipped between the retard roller and the feeding roller 4. Thus, the uppermost recording sheet to be fed is separated from the subsequent recording sheets.

  The leading edge of the recording sheet fed from the support member 5 advances toward the downstream conveying means 15 while being guided by a guide surface 6 a formed at a position facing the feeding roller 4. The leading end 30 a of the tray 30 described later and the roller support member 10 that supports the transport driven roller 17 constitute a paper transport path in the vicinity of the upstream side of the transport means 15. Further, a freely rotatable guide roller 9 is provided at the upstream end portion of the roller support member 10, and the recording paper is brought into contact with the guide roller 9 so that the conveyance load is reduced.

  Next, the transport unit 15 that transports the medium to the downstream side includes a transport drive roller 16 and a transport driven roller 17. The conveyance driving roller 16 is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), and the conveyance driven roller 17 is pivotally supported by the roller support member 10 so as to be freely rotatable so as to be driven and rotated in contact with the conveyance driving roller 16 (or recording paper). .

  The roller support member 10 is provided on a main frame 14 constituting the base of the apparatus main body of the inkjet printer 1 so as to be rotatable via a rotation shaft 11, and a conveyance driven roller 17 is conveyed by a coil spring 12 to a conveyance driving roller. It is urged in a direction in which it is pressed against 16.

  The roller support member 10 is engaged with a cam member (not shown). The state in which the conveyance driven roller 17 is pressed against the conveyance driving roller 16 (FIG. 1) and the coil spring 12 is attached by the rotation of the cam member. It is possible to switch between the state in which the transport driven roller 17 is separated from the transport drive roller 16 against the force (FIG. 2). The roller support member 10 is set to the state shown in FIG. 1 when recording by feeding a sheet of paper from the feeding device 2, and when recording using a tray 30 described later, The state shown in FIG. 2 is set.

  Next, the inkjet recording head 22 and the guide member 19 are disposed opposite to each other on the downstream side of the transport driving roller 16 and the transport driven roller 17 in the medium transport path. The ink jet recording head 22 is provided at the bottom of the carriage 20, and the carriage 20 is guided by a carriage guide shaft 21 extending in the main scanning direction (the front and back sides of the drawing in FIGS. 1 and 2), and is driven by a drive motor (not shown) in the main scanning direction. It is driven to reciprocate. The carriage 20 is equipped with an independent ink cartridge (not shown) for each of a plurality of colors, and ink is supplied from the ink cartridge to the inkjet recording head 22.

  The guide member 19 disposed to face the ink jet recording head 22 defines a gap between the ink jet recording head 22 and the medium by supporting the medium. The carriage 20 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction of FIGS. 1 and 2 by a lifting mechanism (not shown), thereby adjusting the gap between the ink jet recording head 22 and the medium.

  Subsequently, an auxiliary roller 24 that prevents the recording paper from floating is provided on the downstream side of the ink jet recording head 22, and further on the downstream side, a discharge driving roller 25 that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown) and the discharge roller. A discharge driven roller 26 that rotates in contact with the drive roller 25 is provided.

  The auxiliary roller 24 and the discharge driven roller 26 are formed by a toothed roller having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery, and a plurality of frames are arranged on the frame 27 having a long shape in the main scanning direction at appropriate intervals in the main scanning direction. A plurality of discharge drive rollers 25 are provided to correspond to the discharge drive rollers 25. The recording paper on which recording has been performed is directed to a stacker (not shown) provided on the front side of the apparatus by rotating the discharge drive roller 25 while being nipped by the discharge drive roller 25 and the discharge driven roller 26. Discharged.

  The frame 27 that supports the auxiliary roller 24 and the discharge driven roller 26 is in a state in which the discharge driven roller 26 is brought into contact with the discharge drive roller 25 by a drive mechanism (not shown) and the discharge driven roller 26 is discharged. The state (FIG. 2) separated from the drive roller 25 can be switched. The frame 27 is set to the state shown in FIG. 1 when the cut sheet is fed from the feeding device 2 and recording is performed. When the recording is performed using the tray 30 described later, the frame 27 is changed to FIG. Is set to the state.

  The above is the outline of the inkjet printer 1, and the tray 30 will be described. In this embodiment, the tray 30 includes a set portion 30c (FIG. 3) that can set a highly rigid optical disk (shown by an imaginary line D in FIGS. 4 to 6) that has a disk shape and is formed of a resin material. ing. Then, when the optical disc D is set on the tray 30, the tray 30 is conveyed under the ink jet recording head 22, so that ink jet recording can be directly performed on the label surface of the optical disc D as a recording medium. Yes.

The tray 30 is placed in a state where it is stored in the lower part of the feeding device 2 during normal times, particularly when a recording sheet as a cut sheet is fed from the feeding device 2 and recording is performed (see FIG. 1).
When recording using the tray 30, the user presses a tray set button (not shown), and the tray 30 advances to the exposure position on the front side of the apparatus as shown in FIGS. The setting portion 30c for setting the optical disk on the tray 30 is exposed to the outside of the apparatus.

  In this state, when the user sets the optical disk on the tray 30 and presses the tray set button again, the tray 30 is pulled into the apparatus and positioned at the recording standby position. Thereafter, when a recording execution command is issued, ink jet recording is performed on the label surface of the optical disk set in the tray 30, and the tray 30 is again sent to the exposure position as shown in FIGS. When the user takes out the recorded optical disk and presses the tray set button again, the tray 30 is pulled into the apparatus and returned to the storage position (FIG. 1).

  Hereinafter, a specific configuration for realizing the operation of the tray 30 as described above will be described. 4 to 6 are views of the tray 30 as viewed from the back side (the lower side in FIGS. 1 and 2), and the lower side in the drawing is the tray front end side (the right side in FIGS. 1 and 2). . 3 is formed on the back side of the paper of FIGS. 4 to 6, and therefore the optical disk indicated by D is actually set on the back side of the paper. 4 to 6 show only the configuration necessary for the description, and other components are not shown.

  Arms 31 and 32 are rotatably connected to the tray 30 via rotating shafts 31a and 32a on both sides of the rear end side of the tray 30, respectively. The tray 30 and the arms 31 and 32 are integrated with each other. And is movable in the medium conveyance direction.

  Bosses 31b and 32b are formed at the tips of the arms 31 and 32, respectively. These bosses 31b and 32b are loosely inserted into the guide grooves 7a and 8a, respectively, and can move along the guide grooves 7a and 8a. It has become.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower frame member 8 is provided below the tray 30, and an upper frame member 7 is provided above the tray 30. Therefore, the tray 30 is supported by the lower frame member 8 at the storage position, and is covered with the upper frame member 7 and the frame 6 of the feeding device 2.

  The upper frame member 7 is formed with the guide groove 7a. Accordingly, the boss 31b loosely inserted in the guide groove 7a formed in the upper frame member 7 is formed on the arm 31 so as to protrude vertically upward (backward direction in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6). Also, the lower frame member 8 is formed with the guide groove 8a described above. Therefore, the boss 32b loosely inserted into the guide groove 8a formed in the lower frame member 8 is vertically downward (the paper surface in FIGS. 4 to 6). It is formed on the arm 32 so as to protrude in the front direction.

  4 to 6, the guide groove 8a is formed on the lower frame member 8 (provided on the front side of the paper surface in FIGS. 4 to 6) which does not appear in the figure, and therefore, is indicated by an imaginary line. Yes. 4 to 6, the guide grooves 7a and 8a are both symmetrically shaped. However, in order to avoid complication of the drawing, a part of the guide groove 8a is not shown in FIG. Omitted.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the tray 30 is in the storage position. In this state, the arms 31 and 32 are folded as shown in the figure. In this state, the tip 30 a of the tray 30 is not nipped by the transport driving roller 16 and the transport driven roller 17 as shown in FIG. 1 and cannot be transported by the transport means 15.

  Here, a rack portion 30b is formed on the upper surface of the tray 30 along the tray conveying direction (vertical direction in FIGS. 4 to 6), and a pinion gear 34 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is formed on the rack portion 30b. ) Are engaged. The pinion gear 34 is driven by a motor (not shown), and the tray 30 is conveyed by the rotation of the pinion gear 34. That is, in a state where the leading end 30 a of the tray 30 is not nipped by the transport driving roller 16 and the transport driven roller 17, the pinion gear 34 and the rack portion 30 b constitute a transport unit that transports the tray 30.

  Next, when a drive command for the tray 30 is issued, the roller support member 11 that supports the transport driven roller 17 and the frame 27 that supports the auxiliary roller 24 and the discharge driven roller 26 are changed from the state of FIG. 1 to the state of FIG. In addition, the carriage 20 is raised, and the linear conveyance path through which the tray 30 is conveyed is opened (FIG. 2).

  Then, the pinion gear 34 is driven, and the tray 30 is conveyed from the storage position (FIG. 1) toward the exposure position (FIG. 2). At this time, the arms 31 and 32 coupled to the tray 30 are rotated by the bosses 31b and 32b moving in the guide grooves 7b and 8b, respectively, as shown in the change from FIG. 4 to FIG. 5 to FIG. While changing from the folded state to the extended state, it moves to the downstream side integrally with the tray 30.

  After the leading end 30a of the tray 30 enters between the transport driving roller 16 and the transport driven roller 17, the roller support member 11 is lowered, and the tray 30 is nipped by the transport driving roller 16 and the transport driven roller 17. It becomes a state. Therefore, after that, the tray 30 is transported by the transport means 15. When the tray 30 is returned to the storage position (FIG. 1), contrary to the above, the tray 30 is sent to the position where the pinion gear 34 and the rack portion 30b are engaged by the conveying means 15, and thereafter The tray 30 is returned to the storage position by the rotation of the pinion gear 34.

  As described above, the foldable arms 31 and 32 do not require a large occupied space in the transport direction when the tray 30 is in the storage position, and the arms 31 and 32 extend when the tray 30 is transported. As a result, the overall length of the tray 30 can be secured, and the transport range of the tray 30 can be sufficiently secured.

Incidentally, an optical sensor (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the carriage 20 so that it can be detected whether or not the optical disk D is set on the tray 30 by this optical sensor.
If it can be determined that the optical disk D is set in the tray 30, the tray 30 is not returned to the storage position (FIG. 1). If the tray 30 is returned to the storage position while the optical disk D is set on the tray 30, the optical disk D set on the tray 30 is caught on the transport path when the tray 30 moves to the exposure position after that. This is because there is a possibility of becoming.

  However, in the case of an optical sensor, there may be a case where the reflectance difference between the tray 30 and the optical disc D cannot be detected well. In this case, the optical disc D may be set in the tray 30 and the tray 30 may be stored in the storage position. is there. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the optical disk D set in the tray 30 can be taken out by opening a part of the upper frame member 7 located on the upper portion of the tray 30 in the storage position.

  Specifically, the frame member 7 positioned above the tray 30 includes a base portion 7b and an opening / closing portion 7c as a “constituent member positioned above the set portion 30c when the tray 30 is in the storage position”. It is configured. The base portion 7c is a fixed member, but the opening / closing portion 7c is rotatably connected to the base portion 7b via a rotation shaft 7d (FIGS. 1 and 2). The tray 30 (set part 30c) is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to be able to take a state (FIG. 7) covering the tray 30 (set part 30c) and an open state (FIG. 8) exposing at least a part of the tray 30 (set part 30c). .

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the support member 5 is provided in an inclined posture on the back side of the feeding device 2, so that an empty space R is formed above the upper frame member 7. By opening the portion 7c as shown in FIG. 8, it is possible to take out the optical disc D set in the set portion 30c through the empty space R. Thereby, even if the optical disk D is set on the tray 30 and stored in the storage position, the optical disk D can be taken out from the tray 30.

  As described above, in the inkjet printer 1, the tray 30 including the setting unit 30c on which an optical disk as a plate-like recording medium can be set is provided below the feeding device 2 as the recording medium feeding unit. The storage position (FIG. 1) to be stored and the exposure position (FIG. 3) for exposing the set unit 30c to the outside of the apparatus are provided so as to be displaceable. In other words, if the lower space of the feeding device 2 is used as a storage area for the tray 30, the tray 30 can be sent straight down to the recording head 22 as recording means, thereby feeding the tray 30. It is not necessary to secure a large tray storage space, and the size of the apparatus can be minimized.

  By the way, as described above, the leading end 30a of the tray 30 constitutes a sheet conveyance path in the vicinity of the upstream side of the conveyance means 15 when the tray 30 is in the storage position. Accordingly, the size of the upstream space (indicated by reference numerals Q and Q 'in FIG. 9) of the transport unit 15 in the medium transport path can be adjusted by displacing the tray 30 at the storage position.

  FIG. 9A shows a state when the tray 30 is in the storage position. In this state, a relatively large upstream space Q is secured. From this state, when the pinion gear 34 is rotated to move the tray 30 slightly downstream, a smaller upstream space Q 'is formed as shown in FIG. 9B.

  Therefore, for example, when a cut sheet is fed from the feeding device 2, the leading end of the sheet is bitten on the conveying unit 15, and then the conveying driving roller 16 is driven in reverse to discharge the leading end of the sheet to the upstream side of the conveying unit 15. In the skew removal of the so-called biting discharge method, the paper can be sufficiently bent by using a large upstream space Q as shown in FIG. The skew can be removed.

  Further, there is a case where it is desired to feed paper without performing skew removal in consideration of the throughput. In this case, by using a small upstream space Q ′ as shown in FIG. Therefore, the skew generated in the paper can be suppressed or the occurrence of the skew can be prevented without performing the skew removal.

Needless to say, the embodiment described above is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the inkjet printer 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called serial type recording apparatus that performs recording while the inkjet recording head 22 moves in the main scanning direction, but the recording head having a width that covers the entire width of the recording area is fixed. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to a recording apparatus provided for the purpose.
Further, in the present embodiment, the position where the tray 30 has advanced to the front side of the recording apparatus is the exposure position at which the set portion 30c is exposed to the outside of the recording apparatus. The protruding position may be an exposure position at which the set unit 30c is exposed outside the recording apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inkjet printer, 2 Feeding device, 4 Feeding roller, 5 Support member, 6 Frame, 6a Guide surface, 7 Upper frame member, 7a Guide groove, 7b Base, 7c Opening / closing part, 7d Connecting shaft, 8 Lower frame member, 8a guide groove, 9 guide roller, 10 roller support member, 11 rotating shaft, 12 coil spring, 14 main frame, 15 transport means, 16 transport drive roller, 17 transport driven roller, 19 guide member, 20 carriage, 21 carriage guide shaft , 22 Inkjet recording head, 24 auxiliary roller, 25 discharge drive roller, 26 discharge driven roller, 27 frame, 30 tray, 30a tray tip, 30b rack portion, 30c set portion, 31 first arm, 31a rotating shaft, 31b boss , 32 Second arm 32a pivot shaft, 32b bosses, 34 pinion gear, D optical disc, P recording paper, Q, Q '(conveying unit) upstream space

Claims (3)

A recording medium feeding unit that includes a supporting member that supports the recording medium in an inclined posture, and that feeds the recording medium on the supporting member to the downstream side;
A recording means for recording on a recording medium provided on the downstream side of the recording medium feeding unit;
Equipped with a set part capable of setting a plate-shaped recording medium, and can be displaced between a storage position stored in the lower part of the recording medium feeding part and an exposure position where the setting part is exposed to the outside of the apparatus A tray provided in
Recording device. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a component located above the set unit when the tray is in the storage position covers the set unit and exposes at least a part of the set unit. It can be opened and closed so that it can take
On the back side of the recording medium feeding unit, the support member is provided in an inclined posture, so that an empty space is formed above the component member,
By opening the component member, the plate-shaped recording medium set in the set portion can be taken out through the empty space.
A recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a conveying unit that conveys the recording medium to the downstream side on the upstream side of the recording unit in the recording medium conveyance path,
The front end of the tray constitutes a guide surface that guides the front end of the recording medium sent out from the recording medium feeding unit to the conveying means,
The tray is displaced, so that the size of the space upstream of the transport unit in the recording medium transport path is adjustable.
A recording apparatus.

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