JP2015044372A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that increasing the size of an ink pack or the number of the ink pack increases the size of a holding part for holding the ink pack resulting in increase in the size of a recording device.SOLUTION: A recording device includes: a paper cassette 29 which holds paper; a transfer unit which transfers the paper to a recording head 28; a housing 25 which houses the recording head 28 and the transfer unit, the housing 25 into which the paper cassette 29 is inserted; an opening part 30 formed on an outer surface of the housing 25, the opening part 30 through which the paper cassette 29 is inserted; ink storage bodies which store an ink; cases 18 respectively disposed on outer surfaces at both sides, which are located adjacent to the outer surface of the housing 25 where the opening part 30 is formed, and holding the ink storage bodies; and tubes for supplying the ink from the ink storage bodies to the interior of the housing 25. The cases 18 respectively have bottom parts 50a, and the cases 18 are disposed so that the bottom parts 50a are disposed at positions lower than a bottom surface 25a of the housing 25.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a kind of recording apparatus, an ink jet printer that performs printing by ejecting ink from a recording head onto a sheet or the like is known. In such an ink jet printer, in order to continuously and stably supply ink to a printer head when a relatively large amount of printing is performed, an external ink supply device ( A configuration has been proposed in which a liquid supply device is provided and ink is supplied to a printer head (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Such a liquid supply device includes a large-capacity ink pack (liquid container), and ink is supplied by an ink supply tube that communicates the liquid supply device and the printer head in the main body device.
The paper placed in the paper cassette is supplied to the printing unit inside the housing and printed. Some ink jet printers include a paper cassette inserted into a housing and a paper cassette different from the paper cassette inserted into the housing. Since such an ink jet printer uses a large amount of ink, it is necessary to enlarge the ink pack or increase the number of ink packs.

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  However, when the size of the ink pack is increased or the number of ink packs is increased, there is a problem that the holding unit that holds the ink pack is increased in size and the recording apparatus is increased in size.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

  Application Example 1 A recording head capable of ejecting liquid onto a recording medium, a recording medium holding unit that holds the recording medium, a conveying unit that conveys the recording medium to the recording head, the recording head, and the conveying unit A housing into which the recording medium holding unit is inserted, an insertion port that is formed on the outer surface of the housing and into which the recording medium holding unit is inserted, and a liquid container that contains the liquid; A holding body that is disposed on at least one outer surface adjacent to the outer surface of the housing where the insertion port is formed, and that holds the liquid container, and the liquid from the liquid container to the inside of the housing. A supply unit to be supplied; and an external recording medium holding unit that is disposed below the casing and is different from the recording medium holding unit. The holding body has a bottom portion, and the bottom portion is a bottom surface of the casing. Yo Recording apparatus characterized by being arranged so as to be lower position.

  According to this application example, the holding body has the bottom portion, and is arranged so that the bottom portion is positioned lower than the bottom surface of the housing. As a result, even if the liquid container is enlarged or the number of liquid containers is increased, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the holding body that holds the liquid container and an increase in the size of the recording apparatus.

  [Application Example 2] The recording apparatus, wherein a bottom portion of the holding body is arranged to be higher than a bottom surface of the external recording medium holding unit.

  According to this application example, the installation area of the recording apparatus can be reduced.

  Application Example 3 In the recording apparatus, the bottom of the holding body is disposed so as to coincide with the bottom surface of the external recording medium holding unit.

  According to this application example, since the volume of the holding body can be increased, a large liquid container can be provided or the number of liquid containers can be increased.

  Application Example 4 It has a plurality of external recording medium holding units, and the bottom of the holding body is arranged to be higher than the bottom surface of the lowermost external recording medium holding unit. The recording device.

  According to this application example, the installation area of the recording apparatus can be reduced.

  Application Example 5 It has a plurality of external recording medium holding units, and the bottom portion of the holding body is arranged so as to coincide with the bottom surface of the lowermost external recording medium holding unit. The recording device.

  According to this application example, since the volume of the holding body can be increased, a large liquid container can be provided or the number of liquid containers can be increased.

  Application Example 6 The holding body is disposed on the outer side surfaces on both sides adjacent to the outer side surface of the housing where the insertion port is formed, and the bottom portions of the holding bodies on both sides are lower than the bottom surface of the housing. The recording apparatus, wherein the recording apparatus is arranged to be

  According to this application example, since the volume of the holding bodies on both sides can be increased, a large liquid container can be provided or the number of liquid containers can be increased.

  Application Example 7 The holding body is disposed on the outer side surfaces on both sides adjacent to the outer side surface where the insertion port of the housing is formed, and the bottom of at least one of the holding bodies is lower than the bottom surface of the housing. The recording apparatus, wherein the recording apparatus is disposed so as to be in a position.

  According to this application example, since the volume of at least one of the holding bodies on both sides can be increased, a large liquid container can be provided or the number of liquid containers can be increased.

  Application Example 8 The recording apparatus, wherein the recording medium holding unit and the external recording medium holding unit have different accommodation sizes.

  According to this application example, recording media of different sizes can be accommodated in each.

  Application Example 9 The recording apparatus, wherein the recording medium holding unit and the external recording medium holding unit have the same accommodation size.

  According to this application example, recording media of the same size can be accommodated in each.

  [Application Example 10] A handle portion for holding the recording device is formed on a bottom surface of the housing at a position below the holding body, and the holding body is not disposed at the position of the handle portion. Recording device.

  According to this application example, the handle portion can be gripped in a state where the holding body is attached to the housing.

  Application Example 11 The recording apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising: a reading unit that reads an image drawn on a document placed on a document table, wherein the uppermost position of the holder is lower than the document table. apparatus.

  According to this application example, the operability when the user places a document on the reading unit or removes the document from the reading unit is good.

  Application Example 12 The recording apparatus, wherein the reading unit is formed with a flange portion that protrudes from other portions, and at least a part of the holding body is disposed at a position overlapping the flange portion.

  According to this application example, an increase in size of the recording apparatus can be suppressed.

1 is an external perspective view of a recording apparatus. The figure which looked at the recording apparatus in the state which removed the auto document feeder from the front side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus in a state where a lid of the ink supply apparatus is removed. The perspective view of an ink container. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus in a state where an upper part of the housing is removed. (A) is the external appearance perspective view which shows the part by which the ink supply apparatus was provided in Embodiment 2, (b) is the figure which looked at the part by which the ink supply apparatus was provided from the front, (c). FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a lock mechanism. (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the position of a case.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a recording apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ink jet printer (hereinafter referred to as a printer) 11 as a recording apparatus in the present embodiment. The printer 11 includes a main body device 14 having a printing unit 12 that ejects ink (liquid) to form an image and a reading unit 13 that reads an original G (medium), and an ink supply device 15 a that supplies ink to the printing unit 12. 15b. The ink supply device 15 a is attached to the left side of the main body device 14, and the ink supply device 15 b is attached to the right side of the main body device 14.

  The reading unit 13 is disposed on the printing unit 12. The reading unit 13 includes a document table (not shown) formed of a transparent plate member such as glass, and can read a document G placed on the document table. On the reading unit 13, an auto document feeder 16 connected to an upper end portion on the rear surface of the reading unit 13 via a hinge unit (not shown) is disposed. The auto document feeder 16 can sequentially feed a plurality of stacked originals G on a reading window (not shown) formed of a transparent plate member such as glass while reversing the originals one by one. It is.

  A paper cassette 29 is provided in the opening 30 formed on the front side of the housing 25 so that it can be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction. The opening 30 is an insertion opening through which the paper cassette 29 is detachably attached to the housing 25. On the upper side of the paper cassette 29, a paper discharge tray 32 is provided to be extendable in the front-rear direction.

  A plurality of sheets are stacked on the sheet cassette 29 in a stacked state. The sheets placed in the sheet cassette 29 are supplied one by one into the housing 25, and the printed sheets are discharged from the discharge outlet 31 and placed on the discharge tray 32.

  An extension cassette unit 141 is provided below the housing 25. The extension cassette unit 141 is provided with a paper cassette 140 that can be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction.

  The configuration of the case 18 of the ink supply devices 15a and 15b will be described in detail. The lid 21 of the case 18 has a shape of a covered rectangular box that opens on the container body 20 side, is long in the front-rear direction, and is shallower than the container body 20. The lid body 21 is connected to the upper end portion on the rear surface of the container body 20 via a hinge portion (not shown). Therefore, when the lid body 21 is opened and closed, the lid body 21 rotates about the hinge portion. That is, the lid 21 is opened from the front side of the container body 20 and is closed on the front side of the container body 20.

  The container body 20 has a bottomed rectangular box-shaped bottom wall forming member 50 and a plate-shaped inner wall forming member that forms an inner half of the side wall (half of the main body device 14 in the left-right direction) and is curved in a substantially U shape. 51, a plate-shaped outer wall forming member 52 that forms the outer half of the side wall (the half opposite to the main body device 14 in the left-right direction) and is curved in a substantially U shape, and a hollow that forms the peripheral edge of the opening And an edge member 53 having a rectangular frame shape.

  The container body 20 is configured by combining an inner wall forming member 51 as an example of a dividing member and an outer wall forming member 52 as an example of a dividing member. That is, the side wall of the container body 20 is configured by combining the inner wall forming member 51 and the outer wall forming member 52 which are two divided members.

  A lock mechanism 22 is provided on the front side of the lid 21 and the edge member 53 of the ink supply devices 15a and 15b. The lock mechanism 22 can maintain the lid 21 in a closed state with respect to the container body 20 by a so-called padlock 60.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram of the printer 11 as seen from the front side in a state where the auto document feeder 16 is removed from the state of FIG.

  A broken line 13a indicates a position in the height direction of the document table on which the document G is placed. In the ink supply devices 15a and 15b, when the lid 21 is closed, the position of the upper end 21a of the lid 21 is the same as or lower than the position 13a in the height direction of the reading surface (original table). Be prepared to be.

  With such a configuration, the user lifts and rotates the auto document feeder 16 of FIG. 1 to open the document table, and then places the document G on the document table, and the reading unit 13 images the document G. In the operation until the original G is removed from the original table after the image is read, the operability is good. In addition, when the size of the original G is so large that it protrudes from the original table, the original G that protrudes in the left-right direction of the original table does not interfere with the ink supply devices 15a and 15b, and the operability is good. Further, if the height of the upper surfaces of the ink supply devices 15a and 15b is set to be substantially the same as the height of the document table, the protruding document G can be supported, and the document G can be supported by bending the document G. Damage can be prevented.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the printer 11 with the lid 21 of the ink supply devices 15a and 15b removed. The ink supply device 15a is detachably provided with one ink container 17a that stores monochrome ink. The ink supply device 15b is detachably equipped with three ink containers 17b that respectively store yellow, magenta, and cyan color inks. The ink capacity that can store ink in the ink container 17a is larger than the ink capacity that can store ink in the ink container 17b. The ink capacities of the three ink containers 17b are substantially the same.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ink containers 17a and 17b. The ink containers 17a and 17b include an ink bag 90 that stores ink. A support member (hanger member) 92 is attached to the upper end side of the ink bag 90. That is, the ink bag 90 is engaged with the support member 92.

  The ink bag 90 is formed by welding the peripheral edges of the two flexible films 90a with a cylindrical ink lead-out portion (not shown) sandwiched between the peripheral edges of the two rectangular flexible films 90a. Is done.

  The support member 92 of the ink containers 17 a and 17 b includes a first support member 105 and a second support member 106 that are attached to the upper end portion of the ink bag 90 so as to sandwich the upper end portion. In addition, columnar convex portions 123 that are inserted into ink bag through holes (not shown) formed in the ink bag 90 are respectively provided at both end portions of the second support member 106. Further, the second support member 106 is formed with an engagement notch recess 130 that engages with the protrusion 123 inserted through the ink bag through hole.

  The three ink containers 17b are configured so that the projecting piece 122 is a recess (not shown) in the container body 20 in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the first support member 105 is inclined with respect to the left-right direction (for example, 30 degrees). To hold.

  A valve body (not shown) is provided on the upper portions of the ink containers 17a and 17b. The valve body operates by rotating the cap 87 in a downward direction, and the inside of the ink containers 17a and 17b. Connection tube 37a, 37b will be in a communication state.

  The depth of the case 18 of the ink supply device 15a is shorter than the depth of the case 18 of the ink supply device 15b. The positions of the front end portions of the ink supply device 15a and the ink supply device 15b are substantially the same in the front-rear direction, but the position on the back side of the ink supply device 15a is the position on the back side of the ink supply device 15b. It is in front of the position. For this reason, the ink supply device 15 a is not disposed on the left rear surface portion of the housing 25.

  With such a configuration, the user connects a plug (not shown) connected to the power cord to supply AC power to a plug receptacle (not shown) provided on the left rear surface of the housing 25. The connection work at the time can be facilitated.

  Further, the width L1 of the case 18 of the ink supply device 15a is shorter than the width L2 of the case 18 of the ink supply device 15b, and the length in the height direction of the case 18 of the ink supply device 15a is It is shorter than the length in the height direction of the case 18 of the supply device 15b. Thus, the case 18 of the ink supply device 15a and the case 18 of the ink supply device 15b are different in size.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the printer 11 with the upper portion of the housing 25 removed. The printing unit 12 includes a substantially rectangular housing 25 that is long in the left-right direction. A support base 26 that supports a sheet P as a recording medium is provided at the center of the housing 25. A carriage 27 that can reciprocate in the left-right direction, which is the main scanning direction, is provided above the support base 26.

  A recording head 28 that ejects ink is supported in the carriage 27 so as to be exposed from the lower surface of the carriage 27. The recording head 28 faces the support base 26. The recording head 28 ejects ink from a plurality of nozzles (not shown) onto the paper P that is conveyed from the rear side to the front side on the support base 26 while the carriage 27 moves in the left-right direction. Print on P.

  The paper cassette 29 is provided below the support base 26 in the housing 25. The paper P in the paper cassette 29 is fed from the rear side onto the support table 26 while being reversed one by one by a paper feeding mechanism (not shown).

  The paper P printed on the support base 26 is sequentially discharged from a paper discharge port 31 in FIG. 1 constituted by an area above the paper cassette 29 in the opening 30.

  A holder case 34 having a rectangular box shape with an opening on the front side is provided at the left end in the housing 25. In the holder case 34, four hollow ink supply needles (not shown) arranged in the left-right direction are provided.

  Each ink supply needle extends in the front-rear direction and penetrates the side wall of the holder case 34. One end side of the flexible ink supply tube 36 is connected to the rear end portion of each ink supply needle, and the other end side of the ink supply tube 36 is connected to the recording head 28.

  One end of one flexible connection tube 37a is connected to the front end of the ink supply needle, and the other end of the connection tube 37a is connected to an ink container 17a housed in the ink supply device 15a. (See FIG. 3).

  One end side of the three flexible connection tubes 37b is connected to the front end portion of each ink supply needle, and the other end side of the connection tube 37b is connected to each ink container 17b accommodated in the ink supply device 15b. (See FIG. 3).

  A valve body (not shown) is provided on the upper portions of the ink containers 17a and 17b. The valve body operates by rotating the cap 87 in a downward direction, and the inside of the ink containers 17a and 17b. Connection tube 37a, 37b will be in a communication state.

  Accordingly, monochrome ink is supplied to the recording head 28 from the ink container 17a accommodated in the ink supply device 15a via the connection tube 37a, the ink supply needle, and the ink supply tube 36.

  Further, yellow ink, magenta ink, and cyan ink are supplied to the recording head 28 from the ink container 17b accommodated in the ink supply device 15b through the connection tube 37b, the ink supply needle, and the ink supply tube 36, respectively. Is done.

  In this embodiment, the paper cassette 29 constitutes a recording medium holding unit, the ink containers 17a and 17b constitute a liquid container, the case 18 constitutes a holding body, and the additional cassette unit 141 is an external recording medium holding unit. Configure.

  As described above, the printer 11 according to the present embodiment includes a recording head that can eject ink onto the paper P, a paper cassette 29 that holds the paper P, a transport unit that transports the paper P to the recording head, a recording head, and a transport unit. A housing 25 into which the paper cassette 29 is inserted, an insertion opening (opening 30) for inserting the paper cassette 29, and an ink container 17a for containing ink. 17b and at least one outer surface adjacent to the outer surface where the opening 30 of the housing 25 is formed, and a case 18 that holds the ink container, and ink from the ink container to the inside of the housing 25 Supply case (including at least the connection tubes 37a and 37b), the case 18 has a bottom 50a, and the bottom 50a is positioned lower than the bottom 25a of the housing 25. It is arranged like.

  According to this configuration, even when the ink containers 17a and 17b are enlarged or the number of the ink containers 17a and 17b is increased, the case 18 for holding the ink containers 17a and 17b is enlarged, and the printer 11 is enlarged. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the bottom portion 50 a of the case 18 is arranged to be higher than the bottom surface of the extension cassette unit 141. Thereby, the installation area of the printer 11 can be reduced.

  FIGS. 7A to 7C are views seen from the front side and are schematic diagrams for explaining the position of the case. The bottom portion 304a of the case 304 (holding body) in FIG. 7A may be arranged so as to coincide with the bottom surface 303a of the extension cassette unit 303 (external recording medium holding unit).

  Accordingly, since the volume of the case 304 can be increased, large ink containers 17a and 17b (liquid containers) can be provided, and the number of ink containers 17a and 17b can be increased.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), a plurality of extension cassette units 303 and 305 are provided, and the bottom portion 306a of the case 306 is arranged to be higher than the bottom surface 305a of the lowermost extension cassette unit 305. May be. According to this configuration, the installation area of the recording apparatus can be reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), a plurality of additional cassette units 303 and 305 are provided, and the bottom portion 307a of the case 307 is arranged so as to coincide with the bottom surface 305a of the lowermost additional cassette unit 305. May be.

  According to this configuration, since the volume of the case 307 can be increased, the large ink containers 17a and 17b can be provided, or the number of ink containers 17a and 17b can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, the bottom portions 50a of the cases 18 on both sides are disposed so as to be lower than the bottom surface 25a of the housing 25. However, the bottom portions 50a of one case 18 are positioned lower than the bottom surface 25a of the housing 25. It may be arranged to become.

  The paper cassette 29 and the paper cassette 140 of the present embodiment have different accommodation sizes. Thereby, sheets of different sizes can be accommodated in each.

  The paper cassette 29 and the paper cassette 140 may have the same storage size. Thereby, sheets of the same size can be accommodated in each.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the case 18 in which the rotation axis of the lid body 21 is provided on the back side and the front side opens is described. However, in the second embodiment, the rotation axis extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the lower part of the lid body 21. A case provided and opened on the side of the housing will be described.

  FIG. 6A is an external perspective view illustrating a portion on the side where the ink supply device 210 according to the second exemplary embodiment is provided. FIG. 6B is a view of a portion where the ink supply device 210 is provided as viewed from the front side. The case 209 of the ink supply device 210 includes a container body 207 and a lid 208.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the lid 208 rotates in the direction of the arrow with a pivot shaft 216 provided at the lower portion of the lid 208 and extending in the front-rear direction in the axial direction. Thereby, the right side of the lid 208 is provided so as to be openable.

  The main body device 203 includes a reading unit 201 and a printing unit 202. On the right side of the reading unit 201, a flange portion 204 is formed that protrudes to the right side from the wall surface of the housing 205 that houses the printing unit 202. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, the flange portion 204 is in a position overlapping the container body 207 in the left-right direction. Thereby, it can suppress that the printer 200 enlarges.

  The lower part of the lid 208 has a shape in which the lid 208 is thinner than the other parts and the lower part is recessed. A convex portion 211 that protrudes outward from the concave wall surface 212 of the lid 208 is formed at the bottom of the concave lid 208. The protruding amount of the convex portion is equivalent to that of other non-deflated regions. In other words, the convex portion protrudes relatively due to the depression region. A concave portion (not shown) formed along the shape of the convex portion 211 is formed on the lower inner wall surface of the lid 208. Thereby, the one end side of the lower part of the ink container (refer FIG. 4) accommodated in the container main body 207 can be hold | maintained at this recessed part.

  The lid 208 is provided with a transparent member 213 having transparency. Thereby, the ink container accommodated in the container main body 207 functions as a visible window. Therefore, the deflation of the ink bags of all the ink containers in the case 209 can be viewed from the front side of the case 209 from the outside of the transparent member 213. For this reason, it is possible to recognize the replacement time of each ink container from the deflation of the ink bag 90 of each ink container.

  The lid 208 in FIG. 6A is provided with an opening / closing lever 214 for opening and closing the lid 208. The open / close lever 214 is provided at a position between the plurality of ink containers accommodated in the container main body 207. The opening / closing lever 214 includes a lock mechanism for fixing the container main body 207 and the lid 208 in the closed state and a hook or the like (not shown), and requires an installation space for them. Even in such a case, the width of the case 209 can be shortened by providing the open / close lever 214 at a position between the plurality of ink containers accommodated in the container main body 207.

  The lid 208 and the container body 207 are provided with a lock mechanism 215 capable of maintaining the lid 208 in a closed state. FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the lock mechanism 215. The lock mechanism 215 is configured by a so-called cylinder lock.

  A holding member 217 is provided on the top of the lid 208. The holding member 217 is provided with a rotating member 218 so as to be rotatable. A lever 219 is provided at the end of the rotating member 218. When the user inserts the key 221 into the opening of the rotating member 218 and rotates it, the lever 219 rotates and engages with the engaging portion 220 provided in the container body 207, and the lid 208 is the container. The main body 207 is closed.

  An extension cassette unit 206 is provided below the casing 205 separately from a paper cassette (not shown) provided in an insertion port of the casing 205 so that it can be inserted and removed. The lower end portion of the case 209 is at a position below the bottom surface 205 a of the housing 205, and the lower end portion of the case 209 is at a position above the bottom surface 206 a of the extension cassette unit 206.

  At the right corner of the bottom surface 206a of the extension cassette unit 206, a concave handle 222 is provided long in the front-rear direction. The handle portion 222 is provided at a position that does not overlap the lid 208 and the container main body 207 in the vertical direction. In a state where the ink supply device 210 is mounted on the housing 205, the user holds the handle 222 and holds the expansion cassette unit 206 and the main body device 203 mounted on the expansion cassette unit 206. 200 can be lifted and moved. In addition, since the handle portion 222 is clearly shown, it is possible to prevent the ink supply devices 15a and 15b from being erroneously held during movement and damage the ink supply devices 15a and 15b.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11,200 ... Inkjet printer, 13, 201 ... Reading part, 17a, 17b ... Ink container, 18, 209 ... Case, 25, 205 ... Housing, 25a, 205a, 206a, 303a, 305a ... Bottom, 28 ... Recording head, 29, 140... Paper cassette, 141, 206, 303, 305 ... additional cassette unit, 30 ... opening, 37a, 37b ... connection tube, 50a, 304a, 306a, 307a ... bottom, 204 ... collar, 222 ... handle part.

Claims (12)

A recording head capable of ejecting liquid onto a recording medium;
A recording medium holding unit for holding the recording medium;
A transport unit for transporting the recording medium to the recording head;
A housing that houses the recording head and the transport unit, and into which the recording medium holding unit is inserted;
An insertion port formed on the outer surface of the housing for inserting the recording medium holding unit;
A liquid container for containing the liquid;
A holding body that is disposed on at least one outer surface adjacent to the outer surface on which the insertion port of the housing is formed, and holds the liquid container;
A supply unit for supplying the liquid from the liquid container into the housing;
An external recording medium holding unit disposed below the housing and different from the recording medium holding unit;
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the holding body has a bottom portion, and the bottom portion is disposed at a position lower than a bottom surface of the housing. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion of the holding body is disposed at a position higher than a bottom surface of the external recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion of the holding body is disposed to coincide with a bottom surface of the external recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
2. A recording apparatus comprising a plurality of external recording medium holding units, wherein the bottom of the holding body is positioned higher than the bottom surface of the lowermost external recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
A recording apparatus comprising: a plurality of external recording medium holding units, wherein the bottom of the holding body is disposed so as to coincide with a bottom surface of the lowermost external recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The holding body is disposed on the outer side surfaces on both sides adjacent to the outer side surface where the insertion port of the casing is formed, and is arranged so that the bottom portions of the holding bodies on both sides are lower than the bottom surface of the casing. A recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The holding body is disposed on the outer side surfaces on both sides adjacent to the outer side surface where the insertion port of the housing is formed, and the bottom of at least one of the holding bodies is positioned lower than the bottom surface of the housing. A recording apparatus characterized by being arranged. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The recording apparatus, wherein the recording medium holding unit and the external recording medium holding unit have different accommodation sizes. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The recording apparatus, wherein the recording medium holding unit and the external recording medium holding unit have the same accommodation size. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
A recording apparatus, wherein a handle portion for holding the recording device is formed on a bottom surface of the housing at a position below the holding body, and the holding body is not disposed at the position of the handle portion. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
A reading unit that reads an image drawn on a document placed on a document table;
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the uppermost position of the holding body is lower than the original table. The recording apparatus according to claim 11,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a flange portion is formed so that the reading unit protrudes from other portions, and at least a part of the holding body is disposed at a position overlapping the flange portion.

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