JP2013176945A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (16)

A head unit including a recording head for ejecting ink and movable in a predetermined direction;
An adapter mounted on the head unit for supplying the ink to the recording head;
A recording unit for accommodating the head unit;
An ink tank provided outside the recording unit ;
An ink tube having a deformable movable part that guides ink sent from an ink containing part containing ink to the recording head and deforms following the movement of the head unit via a U-shaped reversing part;
The recording unit is provided on a side surface of a recording apparatus comprising: a front Symbol tube through-section for receiving removably said ink tube in a state where said ink tank and the adapter into the ink tube is connected, the. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tube penetrating portion includes a communication portion connected to an end portion of the side surface as a structure that enables the removal of the ink tube. The recording apparatus according to claim 2,
The recording apparatus, wherein the communication part is formed narrower than the tube penetration part. The recording apparatus according to claim 3,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the width of the communication portion is formed such that the ink tube can pass through the elastic deformation of the ink tube. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 or 3,
The recording device, wherein the communication unit includes a cover that can be freely opened and closed. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The tube penetrating portion includes a cover that can be opened and closed at the tube penetrating portion, and is configured to be switched between a removable state and an unremovable state of the ink tube by opening and closing the cover. . The recording apparatus according to claim 5 or 6,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover is formed in the same color as the side surface of the recording unit and flush with the side surface. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The ink tank is detachably mounted on the outer surface side of the Symbol recording unit,
A recording apparatus comprising: a tube storage portion that stores, in the mounted state of the ink tank, a portion of the ink tube that protrudes from the tube penetration portion. The recording apparatus according to claim 8,
The tube housing unit has a recording device according to claim is provided, that between an outer side surface of said ink tank outer surface and the recording unit of the mounted state. The recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
The connecting portion of the ink tube with the ink tank is located at the bottom of the ink tank,
The ink tube extends upward along the inner surface of the side surface of the recording unit , exits to the outside through the tube penetrating portion, and extends downward to be connected to the connecting portion. A recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 10,
The ink tube includes an ink tube retaining structure at an extending portion from the movable side end of the deformable movable portion to the tube penetrating portion, and the retaining structure is detachably attached to the inside of the recording unit . A recording apparatus, wherein the recording apparatus is attached to the head. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The cover includes a first fastening portion for fastening screws,
A side surface of the recording unit includes a second fastening portion for fastening screws.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover is fixed to the recording unit by fastening the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion with a screw, and can be removed from the recording unit by removing the screw fastening. The recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein
The first fastening portion protrudes from the lower surface of the top plate portion of the cover,
The second fastening portion is provided on a side surface of the recording unit and at a position corresponding to the first fastening portion,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screw fastening portion is located below the cover. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The cover includes an engaging claw portion for engagement,
A side surface of the recording unit includes an engagement receiving portion for engagement,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover is fixed to the recording unit by engaging the engagement claw portion with an engagement receiving portion, and can be removed from the recording unit by releasing the engagement. The recording apparatus according to claim 14, wherein
The engaging claw portion protrudes from the lower surface of the top plate portion of the cover,
The engagement receiving portion is provided on a side surface of the recording unit and at a position corresponding to the engagement claw portion,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is located below the cover.   The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
The recording apparatus, wherein the recording unit is a housing that forms an outer shell of the apparatus.