JP2015066822A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which work is difficult for a user to move while holding up a recording device in a state in which cases are mounted to a recording device main body.SOLUTION: There is provided a recording device comprising: a recording head capable of injecting ink onto a sheet; a sheet cassette 12 for holding the sheet; a transporting unit for transporting the sheet to the recording head; a housing 4 which accommodates the recording head and the transporting unit therein and into which a sheet cassette 12 is inserted; an opening 13 which is formed on a side surface 4a of the housing 4 and through which the sheet cassette 12 is inserted; ink storage bodies for storing the ink; cases 5 and 6 which are detachably mounted onto side faces 4b and 4c adjacent to the side face 4a on which the opening 13 of the housing 4 is formed and accommodate the ink storage bodies; and supplying sections (connecting tubes) for supplying the ink inside the housing 4 from the ink storage bodies. Finger hook sections 9 and 16 are formed on the cases 5 and 6.

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 ( There has been proposed a configuration that includes a liquid supply device and supplies ink to a printer head (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Such a liquid supply apparatus includes a case that accommodates a large-capacity ink pack (liquid container) inside, and ink is supplied by an ink supply tube that communicates the ink pack and the printer head in the main body apparatus. .

  Since such an ink jet printer is provided with a case separately from the main body device, when the user tries to move the ink jet printer, the user holds the main body device and the case separately. Therefore, the moving work is not easy. Therefore, there is a method of moving the case while it is mounted on the main unit.

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  However, in a state in which the case is mounted on the main body device, it is difficult to reach a handle portion or a corner portion of the main body device that is provided on the main body device and catches the user's hand. Therefore, there exists a subject that the operation | work at the time of lifting and moving an inkjet printer is difficult.

  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 formed on a side surface of the housing and into which the recording medium holding unit is inserted, a liquid container for containing the liquid, A case that is detachably attached to at least one side surface adjacent to the side surface on which the insertion port of the housing is formed, and that supplies the liquid from the liquid housing body to the inside of the housing. And a first finger-hanging part for hooking a finger on the case.

  According to this application example, the case is formed with the first finger-hanging portion for hooking a finger. Thereby, the operation | work at the time of moving a case becomes easy.

  Application Example 2 The first finger-hanging portion is a concave portion that is recessed from the side surface position of the case toward the inside of the case. The upper portion of the concave portion protrudes downward in the front-rear direction. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an extending portion and a groove portion extending in the front-rear direction are formed adjacent to the inside of the extending portion.

  According to this application example, the user's finger can stably hold the first finger-hanging portion. For this reason, when the user moves while holding the recording apparatus in his / her hand, the posture of the recording apparatus is stabilized.

  Application Example 3 The case is characterized in that the case is disposed on one side surface of the casing, and a second finger-hanging portion for hooking a finger is formed on the other side surface of the casing. The recording device.

  According to this application example, the user can hold the side of the housing where the case is not mounted by hand.

  Application Example 4 The recording apparatus, wherein the case is disposed on both side surfaces of the housing.

  According to this application example, since the number of liquid containers stored in the case increases, the amount of liquid stored increases.

  Application Example 5 In a state where the case is mounted on the housing, the case and the housing are disposed at a position where at least a part of the case and the housing overlaps when viewed from the height direction. In the overlapping position, a part of the case is located below a part of the casing.

  According to this application example, when the user lifts the case, the housing is lifted and the recording apparatus can be moved.

  Application Example 6 In the recording apparatus, the position where the case and a part of the housing overlap each other is at the position of the bottom surface of the housing in the height direction.

  According to this application example, when the recording apparatus is installed, the bottom surface of the case comes into contact with the installation surface, so that the posture of the housing and the case is stabilized.

  Application Example 7 The recording apparatus described above, further comprising: a recess provided in the housing; and an engagement part provided in the case and inserted into and engaged with the recess.

  According to this application example, when the user lifts the case, the housing is lifted and the recording apparatus can be moved.

  Application Example 8 The case includes a fixing unit that is detachably fixed to the housing, a storage unit that stores the liquid container, and a lid that is attached to the storage unit so as to be openable and closable. The recording apparatus is characterized in that the engaging portion is provided in the fixing portion.

  According to this application example, the rigidity of the storage part and the lid can be made smaller than the rigidity of the fixed part. Therefore, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the case can be suppressed.

  Application Example 9 A concave portion provided in the case, and an engaging portion provided in the housing and inserted into the concave portion and engaged in a state where the case is attached to the housing. The recording apparatus comprising the above.

  According to this application example, when the user lifts the case, the housing is lifted and the recording apparatus can be moved.

  [Application Example 10] The recording apparatus, wherein the first finger-hanging portion and the engaging portion are positioned so as to overlap each other when viewed from the height direction.

  According to this application example, when the user lifts the case, the engaging portion is positioned on the extension line of the force applied to the first finger-hanging portion. Therefore, the posture of the case is stabilized.

  Application Example 11 The recording apparatus, wherein the housing includes an external recording medium holding unit different from the recording medium holding unit.

  According to this application example, since the case can be extended downward, the liquid storage capacity of the liquid container is increased.

  Application Example 12 In the recording apparatus, the liquid container is flexible.

  According to this application example, the liquid container contracts as the liquid is consumed, so that it is possible to prevent the liquid from being supplied to the recording head due to the negative pressure inside the liquid container.

1 is an external perspective view of a recording apparatus. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the recording apparatus in a state where an upper part of the housing is removed. The perspective view of an ink container. (A) is the external appearance perspective view of a case, (b) is the figure which looked at the part by which the case was mounted | worn to the housing | casing from the front side. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a recording apparatus according to a second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of a recording apparatus according to a third embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the part by which the protrusion part provided in the case is inserted in the recessed part provided in the housing | casing, (b) was provided in the housing | casing in the recessed part provided in the fixing | fixed part. The figure which shows the part in which a protrusion part is inserted. The schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of a housing | casing and a case.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a recording apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of an ink jet printer (hereinafter referred to as a printer) 1 as a recording apparatus according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front left side. The printer 1 includes a printing unit 3 that ejects ink (liquid) to form an image, a reading unit 2 that reads a document (not shown), and cases 5 and 6. The printing unit 3 and the reading unit 2 constitute a main device.

  The case 5 is detachably attached to the left side surface 4 c of the housing 4 of the main body device, and the case 6 is detachably attached to the right side surface 4 b of the housing 4. Cases 5 and 6 store an ink container 30 (see FIG. 3) as a liquid container for containing ink. The case 5 stores one ink container 30 that stores monochrome ink. The case 6 stores three ink containers 30 that respectively store yellow ink, magenta ink, and cyan ink.

  The reading unit 2 is disposed on the printing unit 3. The reading unit 2 includes a document table (not shown) formed of a transparent plate member such as glass, and can read a document placed on the document table. On the reading unit 2, an auto document feeder 28 connected to the upper end portion of the rear surface of the reading unit 2 through a hinge unit (not shown) is disposed. The auto document feeder 28 reads a document by sequentially feeding a plurality of documents stacked on the document placement portion onto a reading window (not shown) formed of a transparent plate member such as glass while reversing the documents one by one. It is possible.

  An opening 13 is formed on the side surface 4 a on the front side of the housing 4. A paper cassette 12 as a recording medium holding unit is provided in the lower region of the opening 13 so as to be insertable / removable in the front-rear direction. That is, the lower region of the opening 13 serves as an insertion port for the paper cassette 12 to be detachably attached to the housing 4. On the upper side of the paper cassette 12, a transport path 11 for transporting a paper (not shown) printed inside the printing unit 3 is provided. In the upper region of the opening 13, a paper discharge port for printed paper is formed.

  A plurality of sheets are placed in a stacked state on the sheet cassette 12. The sheets placed on the sheet cassette 12 are supplied to the inside of the housing 4 one by one, and the printed sheets are discharged from a discharge outlet formed on the upper side of the opening 13 and are not shown. Placed on.

  On the front side of the main unit, there are provided operation buttons 10 for performing power ON / OFF operations, setting printing conditions and reading conditions, and the like. Further, a display unit 19 including a liquid crystal panel for displaying printing conditions and reading conditions is provided on the front side of the main unit.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the printer 1 with the upper portion of the housing 4 removed. A carriage 21 that can reciprocate in the left-right direction, which is the main scanning direction, is provided above the conveyance path 11. A recording head 20 that ejects ink is provided in the carriage 21 so as to be exposed from the lower surface of the carriage 21.

  The printing unit 3 includes a reversing unit (not shown) for reversing the paper, and the paper P in the paper cassette 12 provided on the lower side of the transport path 11 is transported by the reversing unit while being reversed one by one. 11 is fed from the rear side.

  In addition, the printing unit 3 includes a conveyance unit that includes a conveyance roller, a paper feed motor, and the like (not illustrated), and the sheet P is conveyed from the rear side to the front side along the conveyance path 11 by the conveyance unit. Be transported. Printing is performed on the paper P by ejecting ink from the recording head 20 provided in the carriage 21 and reciprocatingly moved on the paper P to be conveyed.

  As described above, the paper P printed on the transport path 11 is sequentially discharged from the paper discharge outlet formed by the area above the paper cassette 12 in the opening 13.

  In a holder case 24 having a rectangular box shape with an opening on the front side, 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 24. One end of the flexible ink supply tube 25 is connected to the rear end of each ink supply needle, and the other end of the ink supply tube 25 is connected to the recording head 20.

  One flexible connection tube 22 has one end connected to the front end of the ink supply needle, and the other end connected to the ink container 30 stored in the case 5 (see FIG. 3).

  One end side of the three flexible connection tubes 23 is connected to the front end portion of each ink supply needle, and the other end side of the connection tube 23 is connected to the ink container 30 stored in the case 6 ( (See FIG. 3).

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the ink container 30. The ink container 30 includes an ink bag 33 for containing ink. A support member (hanger member) 32 is fixed to the upper end side of the ink bag 33.

  The ink bag 33 is formed by welding the peripheral edges of the two flexible films while sandwiching a cylindrical ink lead-out portion (not shown) between the peripheral edges of the two rectangular flexible films. .

  A valve body (not shown) is provided on the upper part of the ink container 30, and the valve body operates by rotating the cap 31 in a downward direction, and the inside of the ink container 30 and the connection tube 22, 23 is in a communication state.

  Monochrome ink is supplied to the recording head 20 from the ink container 30 accommodated in the case 5 of FIG. 2 via the connection tube 22, the ink supply needle, and the ink supply tube 25. Further, color inks of yellow ink, magenta ink, and cyan ink are respectively supplied from the ink container 30 accommodated in the case 6 to the recording head 20 through the connection tube 23, the ink supply needle, and the ink supply tube 25. .

  The case 5 in FIG. 1A includes a fixing portion 8 that fixes the case 5 to the side surface 4c of the housing 4 and a lid 7 that can be opened and closed to attach or remove the ink container 30 to / from the case 5. Have. The fixing portion 8 is provided with a finger hooking portion 9 for hooking a finger of the user's hand. In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 8 a of the fixing portion 8 is the same as the position of the bottom surface 4 d of the housing 4.

  FIG. 1B is an external perspective view of the printer 1 viewed from the front right side. The case 6 includes a fixing portion 15 that fixes the case 6 to the side surface 4 b of the housing 4, and a lid body 14 that can be opened and closed to attach or remove the ink container 30 inside the case 6. The fixing portion 15 is provided with a finger hooking portion 16 for hooking a finger of the user's hand. In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 15 a of the fixing portion 15 is the same as the position of the bottom surface 4 d of the housing 4.

  The positions of the upper surfaces of the cases 5 and 6 are lower than the position of the document table of the reading unit 2. As a result, when the user turns the auto document feeder 28 so that the document table is exposed and places the document on the document table or removes the document from the document table, the cases 5 and 6 are obstructed. Don't be.

  FIG. 4A is an external perspective view of the case 6. The case 6 includes a storage unit 35 that stores the ink container 30. The lower end of the storage unit 35 is fixed to the fixing unit 15. The upper side of the storage unit 35 is opened, and the user can attach the ink container 30 to the storage unit 35 or take it out from the storage unit 35.

  The lid 14 is provided so as to be rotatable in the direction of the arrow with a rotation shaft 36 indicated by a one-dot chain line as a fulcrum. The case 14 side of the lid 14 is opened, and the lid 14 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 4A to the closed state shown in FIG. cover.

  FIG. 4B is a view of the portion where the case 6 is mounted on the housing 4 as viewed from the front side. The lid body 14 and the storage unit 35 are external shapes as viewed from the front side. The cross-sectional shape in the part in which the finger hook part 16 was formed is shown. As shown in FIG. 1B, the fixing portion 15 is provided with a finger hooking portion 16 (first finger hooking portion) extending in the front-rear direction. An extension portion 16 a that protrudes downward from the side surface 15 d of the fixing portion 15 and extends in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper portion of the finger hanging portion 16.

  A wall surface 16e extending inward from the position of the side surface 15d of the fixing portion 15 is formed at a position away from the extending portion 16a, and an opening is formed between the extending portion 16a and the wall surface 16e. On the upper side of the wall surface 16e, there are formed a wall surface 16b which is formed inside the extending portion 16a and is inclined, and a wall surface 16c which is connected to the wall surface 16b and extends inward.

  The wall surface 16d is formed inward from the position of the side surface 15d of the fixed portion 15, extends in the vertical direction, and is connected to the wall surface 16c and the wall surface 16e. The wall surfaces 16b, 16c, 16d, and 16e form a recess that is recessed inward from the side surface 15d of the fixed portion 15.

  On the inner side of the extension portion 16a, a groove portion whose lower side is opened is formed adjacent to the inner side of the extension portion 16a by the wall surface 16b, the wall surface 16c, and the wall surface 16d.

  With such a configuration, the user can intrude a plurality of fingers from the lower opening of the extending portion 16a with the palm facing upward, and the wall surface forming the upper portion of the groove with the fingertip facing upward 16c abuts. For this reason, the user can stably hold the finger rest 16.

  On the housing 4 side of the fixed portion 15, a protruding portion 15 b is provided as an engaging portion that protrudes and engages from the side surface 15 c of the fixed portion 15. A wall surface 4f is formed on the lower portion of the housing 4 so as to be located on the inner side from the side surface 4b and extending in the vertical direction. Is done. That is, a notch portion having an L-shaped cross section when the wall surface 4f and the wall surface 4e are viewed from the front side is formed in the lower portion of the housing 4.

  The protruding portion 15b of the fixing portion 15 enters and engages with this notch portion provided at the lower portion of the housing 4, and the fixing portion 15 is fixed to the housing 4 by an engagement member such as a screw (not shown). Is done. In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 15 a of the fixing portion 15 is the same as the position of the bottom surface 4 d of the housing 4.

  The finger hook portion 9 formed on the fixed portion 8 in FIG. 1A has the same configuration as the finger hook portion 16 described with reference to FIG. Further, the fixed portion 8 is provided with a protruding portion (not shown) having the same configuration as the protruding portion 15b of FIG. 4, and a lower portion of the left side surface 4c of the housing 4 is below the right side surface 4b of FIG. The notch part of the same structure as the notch part provided in is provided. The protruding portion of the fixing portion 8 enters and engages with the cutout portion of the housing 4, and the fixing portion 8 is fixed to the housing 4 by an engagement member such as a screw (not shown).

  As described above, the printer 1 according to this embodiment includes the recording head 20 that can eject ink onto the paper P, the paper cassette 12 that holds the paper P, the transport unit that transports the paper P to the recording head 20, and the recording head 20. A housing 4 that houses the transport unit, into which the paper cassette 12 is inserted, an opening 13 that is formed on the side surface 4a of the housing 4 and into which the paper cassette 12 is inserted, an ink container 30 that houses ink, Cases 5 and 6 that are detachably attached to side surfaces 4b and 4c adjacent to side surface 4a in which opening 13 of housing 4 is formed and store ink container 30, and the interior of housing 4 from ink container 30 And supply portions (connection tubes 22 and 23) for supplying ink to the case 5, and finger cases 9 and 16 for hooking fingers are formed in the cases 5 and 6, respectively.

  With such a configuration, the user can move the printer 1 while lifting the printer 1 with his / her fingers placed on the finger rests 9 and 16 and the cases 5 and 6 mounted on the housing 4. Therefore, the operation when moving the printer 1 while holding it by hand becomes easy.

  The finger hooks 9 and 16 are concave portions that are recessed from the side surface positions of the cases 5 and 6 toward the inside of the cases 5 and 6. The upper portions of the concave side surfaces protrude downward and extend in the front-rear direction. An extending portion 16a and a groove portion extending in the front-rear direction are formed adjacent to the inside of the extending portion 16a (see FIG. 4B).

  According to this configuration, the user's finger can stably hold the finger hooks 9 and 16. Therefore, when the user moves while holding the printer 1 in his hand, the posture of the printer 1 is stabilized.

  The cases 5 and 6 are arranged on the side surfaces 4b and 4c on both sides of the housing 4, respectively. According to this, since the number of ink containers 30 stored in the cases 5 and 6 increases, the amount of ink stored increases.

  Further, in the state where the case 6 of FIG. 4 is attached to the housing 4, the arrangement of the case 6 and the housing 4 as viewed from the height direction is the same as that of the protruding portion 15 b that is part of the case 6 and the housing 4. The portion (the upper portion of the cutout portion constituted by the wall surface 4f and the wall surface 4e) is disposed at a position where it overlaps, and the protruding portion 15b is below a part of the housing 4 at the overlapping position.

  According to this, when the user lifts the case 6, the housing 4 is lifted and the printer 1 can be moved.

  Further, in the height direction, the protruding portion 15b of the case 6 enters the cutout portion of the housing 4 in FIG. 4B, and the portion of the bottom surface 15a of the fixing portion 15 is in a portion where the housing 4 and the case 6 overlap. The position is at the same position as the bottom surface 4 d of the housing 4.

  According to this, when the printer 1 is installed, the bottom surface of the case 6 comes into contact with the installation surface, so that the posture of the case 6 is stabilized.

  Further, the case 6 includes a fixing portion 15 that is detachably fixed to the housing 4, a storage portion 35 that stores the ink container 30, and a lid body 14 that is attached to the storage portion 35 so as to be freely opened and closed. The protruding portion 15 b is provided on the fixed portion 15.

  According to this, the protrusion part for inserting and fixing in the recessed part of the housing | casing 4 does not need to be provided in the storage part 35 and the cover body 14. FIG. Therefore, the rigidity of the storage part 35 and the lid body 14 can be made smaller than the rigidity of the fixing part 15. Therefore, an increase in manufacturing cost of the case 6 can be suppressed.

  The ink container 30 includes an ink bag 33 made of a flexible film. According to this, since the ink bag 33 of the ink container 30 contracts according to the consumption of ink, the ink inside the ink container 30 becomes negative pressure, so that ink cannot be supplied to the recording head 20 side. Can be prevented.

  Moreover, when installing the finger-hanging parts 9 and 16 in a low position, the wall 16e may be omitted and the lower part may be opened. By doing so, the finger hooks 9 and 16 can be provided even at a low position.

(Embodiment 2)
In the second embodiment, a recording apparatus that includes a case on one side of the housing and no case on the other side will be described. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the recording apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  FIG. 5 shows the printer 1a in a state in which the case 6 provided on the right side of the housing 4 in FIG. 1B described in the first embodiment is removed. A case 5 is provided on the left side surface 4 c of the housing 4. The ink container 30 accommodated in the case 5 stores monochrome ink, and the printer 1a is a dedicated recording apparatus that uses monochrome ink.

  The lower part of the case 5 is provided with a finger hook 9 (see FIG. 1A) as the first finger hook described in the first embodiment. A finger hooking portion 17 as a second finger hooking portion is provided at the lower portion of the side surface 4 b of the housing 4. The finger hooking portion 17 is provided such that a concave portion recessed inward from the side surface 4b extends in the front-rear direction.

  With such a configuration, the user can hold the side of the housing 4 on which the case is not mounted by hand. Other configurations of the printer 1a are the same as those of the printer 1 described in the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 3)
In Embodiment 3, a recording apparatus including an external recording medium holding unit will be described. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the printer 1b according to the third embodiment.

  The printer 1b includes an extension cassette unit 51 as an external recording medium holding unit on the lower side of the main body device configured by the printing unit 3 and the reading unit 2 of the first embodiment. In addition, the printer 1 b includes a case 5 a that can be attached to and detached from the left side surface 4 c of the housing 4, and a case 6 a that can be attached to and detached from the right side surface 4 b of the housing 4.

  The extension cassette unit 51 is provided with a paper cassette 50 that can be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction. Paper P is stacked on the paper cassette 50, and the paper P is fed to the printing unit 3 one by one by a feeding unit (not shown).

  In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 8 a of the fixing portion 8 of the case 5 a is the same as the position of the bottom surface 51 a of the extension cassette unit 51. Similarly, in the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 15 a of the fixing portion 15 of the case 6 a is the same as the position of the bottom surface 51 a of the extension cassette unit 51.

  According to this configuration, the lengths of the cases 5a and 6a in the height direction are extended downward from the cases 5 and 6 of the first embodiment. Therefore, since the ink container having a length in the height direction longer than that of the ink container 30 of the first embodiment can be accommodated, the amount of ink accommodated is increased.

  In Embodiments 1 to 3, the notch is provided at the bottom of the housing 4. However, the housing is provided with a recess, and the recess provided in the housing is provided with a protrusion provided at the fixing portion of the case. You may make it the structure inserted. FIG. 7A is a view as seen from the front side, and shows a portion where a protruding portion 61b as an engaging portion provided in the fixing portion 61 of the case is inserted into the concave portion 60a provided in the housing 60. FIG. FIG. The protruding portion 61 b protruding from the side surface 61 a of the fixing portion 61 of the case is inserted into and engaged with the concave portion 60 a to fix the fixing portion 61 to the housing 60. In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 61 c of the fixing portion 61 is the same as the position of the bottom surface 60 b of the housing 60.

  FIG. 7B is a view as seen from the front side, and shows a portion where a protruding portion 62 a as an engaging portion provided in the housing 62 is inserted into a concave portion 63 a provided in the fixing portion 63 of the case. FIG. The casing 62 may be provided with a protrusion 62a, the case fixing part 63 may be provided with a recess 63a, and the protrusion 62a may be inserted into the recess 63a to be engaged. Thus, when the user lifts the case, the housing 62 is lifted, and the printer can be moved.

  Further, in a state where the case fixing portion 63 is attached to the housing 62, the positions of the concave portion 64b and the protruding portion 62a of the finger hanging portion 64 as the first finger hanging portion viewed from the height direction are arranged at overlapping positions. You may do it.

  According to this, when the user lifts the case, the protruding portion 62a is positioned on the extension line of the force applied to the finger hanging portion 64. Therefore, the rotation of the case is suppressed and the posture is stabilized. In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface 62 c of the housing 62 is the same as the position of the bottom surface 63 b of the fixing portion 63. Thus, the posture of the case is stabilized when the printer is installed.

  4B has a wall surface 16e on the lower side of the extending portion 16a. However, as shown in the finger hanging portion 64 of FIG. 7B, the finger hanging portion 16 on the lower side of the extending portion 64a. A configuration in which the lower part is opened without providing a wall surface may be used. By doing in this way, the finger hook part 64 can be provided in a low position.

  FIGS. 8A and 8B are views seen from the front side and are schematic views showing the arrangement of the housing and the case. The case 71 on both sides in the left-right direction of the casing 70 in FIG. 8A has a protruding portion 71b as an engaging portion in the lower portion, and the protruding portion 71b is a lower corner 70b in the left-right direction of the casing 70. It is arranged so as to overlap the lower side. Further, the case 71 on both sides of the housing 70 has a protruding portion 71 a as an engaging portion at the upper portion, and the protruding portion 71 a is disposed so as to overlap the upper side corner portion 70 a in the left-right direction of the housing 70. . With such a configuration, when the user lifts the case 71 by placing a finger on the finger rest portion 71c, the housing 70 is also lifted with the posture of the case 71 being stable.

  Further, by providing a leg portion 72 made of rubber or the like at the bottom of the housing 70, the position of the bottom surface of the leg portion 72 and the position of the bottom surface of the case 71 in the height direction are the same, and the housing 70 in the installed state The posture of the case 71 is stabilized.

  Further, such a case 71 may be provided on one side, and a finger hook portion may be provided on the side surface of the casing on which the case 71 is not provided.

  The case 74 on both sides in the left-right direction of the housing 73 in FIG. 8B has a protruding portion 74 b as an engaging portion at the lower portion, and the protruding portion 74 b is an L-shape formed at the lower portion of the housing 73. It penetrates into the notch 73b and is arranged in engagement. Further, the case 74 on both sides has a protruding portion 74a as an engaging portion at the upper portion, and the protruding portion 74a enters and engages with an L-shaped cutout portion 73a formed at the upper portion of the housing 73. Arranged. With such a configuration, when the user lifts the case 74 by placing a finger on the finger rest portion 74c, the housing 73 is also lifted in a state where the posture of the case 74 is stable.

  Further, by providing a leg 75 made of rubber or the like at the bottom of the case 74, the position of the bottom surface of the leg 75 in the height direction and the position of the bottom surface of the housing 73 are the same, and the housing 73 in the installed state The posture of the case 74 is stabilized.

  1, 1a, 1b ... Inkjet printer, 4, 60, 62, 70, 73 ... Housing, 4a, 4b, 4c ... Side, 4d ... Bottom, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 71, 74 ... Case, 7 ... Lid, 8, 15, 61, 63 ... Fixed part, 9, 16, 17, 64, 71c, 74c ... Finger hook, 12, 50 ... Paper cassette, 13 ... Opening, 14 ... Lid, 15b, 61b , 62a ... projecting part, 16a ... extending part, 20 ... recording head, 22, 23 ... connecting tube, 30 ... ink container, 35 ... storage part, 51 ... extension cassette unit, 60a, 63a ... concave 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 a side surface of the housing and into which the recording medium holding unit is inserted;
A liquid container for containing the liquid;
A case that is detachably attached to at least one side surface adjacent to the side surface on which the insertion port of the housing is formed, and stores the liquid container;
A supply unit for supplying the liquid from the liquid container into the housing;
With
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the case is formed with a first finger-hanging portion for hooking a finger. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The first finger-hanging portion is a concave portion that is recessed from the side surface position of the case toward the inside of the case, and the upper portion of the concave portion at the side surface position protrudes downward and extends in the front-rear direction. And a groove portion extending in the front-rear direction adjacent to the inside of the extension portion and the extension portion. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The case is disposed on one side surface of the housing,
2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a second finger-hanging portion for hooking a finger is formed on the other side surface of the casing. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the case is disposed on both side surfaces of the housing. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
In the state where the case is mounted on the casing, the case and the casing are viewed from a height direction. The casing and the casing are arranged at positions where at least a part of the casing and the casing overlap with each other. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part of the case is located below a part of the housing. The recording apparatus according to claim 5,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a position where the case and a part of the casing overlap each other is a position of a bottom surface of the casing in a height direction. The recording apparatus according to claim 5,
A recess provided in the housing;
The recording apparatus, further comprising: an engaging portion provided in the case and engaged by being inserted into the concave portion. The recording apparatus according to claim 7,
The case includes a fixed portion that is detachably fixed to the housing, a storage portion that stores the liquid container, and a lid that is attached to the storage portion so as to be freely opened and closed.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is provided in the fixing portion. The recording apparatus according to claim 5,
A recess provided in the case;
The recording apparatus, further comprising: an engaging portion that is provided in the housing and is engaged with the recess when the case is attached to the housing. The recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first finger-hanging portion and the engaging portion are positioned so as to overlap each other when viewed from the height direction. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The recording apparatus, wherein the casing includes an external recording medium holding unit different from the recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The recording apparatus, wherein the liquid container is flexible.

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