JP2015066823A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which a recording device including cases and a recording device main body as a whole is increased in size.SOLUTION: There is provided a recording device comprising: a sheet cassette 12 for holding a sheet; a transporting unit for transporting the sheet to a recording head; a housing 4 which accommodates the recording head and the transporting unit therein and into which the 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 30 for storing 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 30; a supporting base 90 which is disposed under the housing 4 and supports the housing 4; and supplying sections (connecting tubes) for supplying the ink inside the housing 4 from the ink storage bodies 30. In the recording device, the cases 5 and 6 are disposed across the housing 4 and the supporting base 90.

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).
Among such ink jet printers, there is one in which a main body device is mounted with a case containing a large capacity ink pack (liquid container) inside.

JP 2009-202346 A

  However, since a large-capacity ink pack is accommodated in the case, the case becomes large. Therefore, there exists a subject that the magnitude | size as the whole inkjet printer including a case and an apparatus main body enlarges.

  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 houses the liquid container and is disposed below the housing to support the housing. A recording apparatus comprising: a support base; and a supply unit configured to supply the liquid from the liquid container to the inside of the housing, wherein the case is disposed across the housing and the support base.

  According to this application example, the support base that is disposed below the casing and supports the casing is provided, and the case is disposed across the casing and the support base. Thereby, the length of the up-down direction of a case can be lengthened. Therefore, the liquid storage capacity of the liquid container accommodated in the case can be increased, and the width and depth of the case can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the entire recording apparatus including the case.

  [Application Example 2] In the above-described aspect, the support base is integrally formed with an extending portion that extends outward from a side surface position of the housing, and the extending portion supports the case. Recording device.

  According to this application example, the case can be fixed to the housing via the extending portion, so that the case and the housing are integrated.

  [Application Example 3] The case is arranged on both sides, the extending part extends outside the side surface positions on both sides of the casing, and the bottom part of the case arranged on both sides is the extending part. The recording apparatus is characterized by being supported by the above.

  According to this application example, the cases on both sides can be fixed to the housing via the extending portion, so that the case and the housing are integrated.

  Application Example 4 The case is arranged on both sides, and among the cases arranged on both sides, the bottom of one case is supported by the extending portion, and the other case is below the other case. The above recording apparatus is characterized in that a support for supporting the bottom of the recording medium is disposed.

  According to this application example, since one case is supported by the extending portion of the support base that supports the housing, one case can be fixed to the housing, and the other case is supported by the support. Installed in a stable posture.

  Application Example 5 At least a part of the support body and the support base is arranged at a position where they overlap each other in the height direction, a recess provided in the support base, and provided in the support body and inserted into the recess. The recording apparatus, further comprising an engaging portion to be engaged.

  According to this application example, the support is fixed to the support base, and the other case supported by the support can be integrated with the housing.

  Application Example 6 In the recording apparatus, the one case supported by the extending portion is smaller than the other case supported by the support.

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

  Application Example 7 In the recording apparatus, it is preferable that the liquid container stored in the one case supported by the extension portion stores a monochrome ink liquid.

  According to this application example, a dedicated recording apparatus using monochrome ink can be provided.

  Application Example 8 The recording apparatus, wherein the housing includes an external recording medium holding unit different from the recording medium holding unit, and the support base supports the external recording medium holding unit.

  According to this application example, since the position of the bottom surface of the case with respect to the housing can be lowered, the length of the case in the vertical direction can be further increased. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the liquid capacity of the liquid container accommodated in the case.

  Application Example 9 The recording apparatus described above, wherein the support base is formed with a first finger hooking portion for hooking a finger.

  According to this application example, the user can lift and move the recording device supported by the support base.

  Application Example 10 In the recording apparatus, the support body is formed with a second finger-hanging portion for hooking a finger.

  According to this application example, the user can lift and move the case and the case provided on both sides of the case.

  Application Example 11 In the recording apparatus, the bottom surface position of the support is the same as the bottom surface position of the support base in the height direction.

  According to this application example, the case and the housing on both sides can be installed in a stable posture.

  Application Example 12 In the recording apparatus described above, the case can be expanded and contracted according to the height of the external recording medium holding unit.

  According to this application example, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the case can be suppressed.

  Application Example 13 In the recording apparatus described above, 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 an external perspective view of the case, (b) is a view of a portion where the case is mounted on the housing, as viewed from the front side, and (c) is a projection of the support base in the recess provided in the support body. Sectional drawing which shows the part into which a part is inserted. 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. The perspective view of the case from which height changes.

(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.

  A support base 90 is detachably attached to the housing 4 and the case 5 below the housing 4 and the case 5. The support base 90 includes a main body 90b and an extending portion 90a extending leftward from the main body 90b, and the main body 90b and the extending portion 90a are integrally formed. The extending portion 90 a extends outward from the position of the side surface 4 c of the housing 4.

  The main body 90 b is positioned below the casing 4 to support the casing 4, and the extension 90 a is positioned below the case 5 to support the case 5. A step is provided between the main body portion 90b and the extending portion 90a, and the extending portion 90a is formed lower than the main body portion 90b.

  Therefore, the position of the bottom surface of the case 5 is lower than the position of the bottom surface of the housing 4, and the position of the bottom surface of the case 5 is lower than the upper end of the main body 90 b in the support base 90. That is, the case 5 is disposed over the housing 4 and the support base 90.

  A support 91 is detachably attached to the case 6 below the case 6. The support body 91 is formed as a separate body from the support base 90. The height of the support surface of the support 91 is lower than the main body 90b. Therefore, the position of the bottom surface of the case 6 is lower than the position of the bottom surface of the housing 4, and the position of the bottom surface of the case 6 is lower than the upper end of the main body 90 b in the support base 90. That is, the case 6 is disposed over the housing 4 and the support base 90.

  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.

  A finger hook portion 95 as a first finger hook portion is formed on the left bottom portion of the extending portion 90a. The finger hook portion 95 is a cutout portion that is cut out so that the corner portion of the bottom portion of the extending portion 90a extends long in the front-rear direction. The user can put his / her fingers by intruding a plurality of fingers in the state where the palm is facing upward in the finger-hanging portion 95.

  FIG. 1B is an external perspective view of the printer 1 viewed from the front right side. A finger hanger 96 as a second finger hanger is formed on the right bottom of the support 91. The finger hook portion 96 is a cutout portion that is cut out so that the corner portion of the bottom portion of the support 91 extends in the front-rear direction. The user can put his / her fingers in the finger-hanging portion 96 with his / her palm facing upwards.

  Also, a notch portion extending in the left-right direction is formed in the front bottom portion of the main body portion 90b of the support base 90 to constitute a finger hook portion 90c for the user's finger to be hooked. A notch portion extending in the left-right direction is also formed on the rear bottom portion of the main body portion 90b of the support base 90 to constitute a finger hooking portion (not shown) on which a user's finger is hooked.

  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. .

  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. The support 91 is detachably provided on the lower side of the fixed portion 15.

  FIG. 4B is a view of a portion where the case 6 is mounted on the housing 4 as seen from the front side, and the lid body 14 and the storage unit 35 show the external shape as seen from the front side. The cross-sectional shape in the part in which the protrusion part 91b was formed is shown.

  On the case 4 side of the support 91, a protruding portion 91b is provided as an engaging portion that protrudes from the side surface 91a of the support 91. The main body 90b of the support base 90 is formed with a recess 90d that is recessed inward from the side surface 4b.

  The protrusion 91b of the support 91 is inserted into and engaged with the recess 90d, and the support 91 is fixed to the support 90 by an engagement member such as a screw (not shown). In the height direction, the position of the bottom surface of the support 91 is the same as the position of the bottom surface of the support base 90.

  FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view showing a portion where the protruding portion 90 e provided on the main body 90 b of the support base 90 is inserted into the recess 91 c provided on the support 91. Note that the storage unit 35 is not shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4 (c), a protrusion 90 e provided on the main body 90 b is inserted into a recess 91 c provided on the support 91, and the support 91 engages with the main body 90 b of the support 90. But you can.

  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, The casing 4 is detachably mounted on the side surfaces 4b and 4c adjacent to the side surface 4a in which the opening 13 is formed. The casings 5 and 6 for storing the ink container 30 are disposed below the casing 4 and the casing 4 is disposed. A support base 90 that supports the body 4 and a supply unit (connection tubes 22 and 23) that supplies ink from the ink container 30 to the inside of the casing 4, and the cases 5 and 6 include the casing 4 and the support base. Arranged over 90 It is.

  According to this configuration, the lengths of the cases 5 and 6 in the vertical direction can be increased. Therefore, the amount of ink accommodated in the ink container 30 accommodated in the cases 5 and 6 can be increased, and the widths and depths of the cases 5 and 6 can be shortened. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress an increase in size of the entire printer 1 including the cases 5 and 6.

  In addition, the support 90 is integrally formed with an extending portion 90a that extends outward from the position of the side surface 4c of the housing 4, and the extending portion 90a supports the case 5 from below. According to this, since the case 5 can be fixed to the housing 4 via the extending portion 90a, the case 5 and the housing 4 are integrated.

  In the present embodiment, the extending portion 90a extending to one side of the main body 90b is formed, but an extending portion extending to both sides of the main body 90b may be formed. That is, the cases 5 and 6 are arranged on both sides of the housing 4, and the extending portions 90 a extend outside the positions of the side surfaces 4 b and 4 c on both sides of the housing 4 and are arranged on both sides. The bottom part of 5 and 6 is good also as a structure supported by the extension part.

  According to this, since the cases 5 and 6 on both sides can be fixed to the housing 4 via the extending portion, the cases 5 and 6 and the housing 4 are integrated.

  Further, the cases 5 and 6 in FIG. 1A are arranged on both sides of the housing 4. Of the cases 5 and 6 arranged on both sides, the bottom of the case 5 is supported by the extending portion 90 a. A support 91 that supports the bottom of the other case 6 is disposed on the lower side.

  According to this, since the case 5 is supported by the extending portion 90 a of the support base 90 that supports the housing 4, the case 5 can be fixed to the housing 4 and the case 6 is supported by the support 91. Installed in a stable posture.

  Further, the support body 91 and a part of the support base 90 (main body portion 90b) in FIG. 4C are arranged at a position where they overlap each other in the height direction, and the main body portion 90b is provided with a concave portion 90d recessed inward. The support 91 is provided with a protruding portion 91b as an engaging portion protruding outward, and the protruding portion 91b is inserted into and engaged with the concave portion 90d of the main body portion 90b. According to this, the support body 91 is fixed to the main body portion 90 b, and the case 6 supported by the support body 91 can be integrated with the housing 4.

  When the amount of monochrome ink stored in the ink container 30 in the case 5 is less than the amount of color ink stored in the ink container 30 in the case 6, the case is supported by the extension 90a. 5 may be smaller than the case 6 supported by the support 91. According to this, it is possible to prevent the printer 1 from becoming large.

  In addition, a finger rest 95 is formed on the support base 90. According to this, the user can lift and move the printer 1 in a state where the user places his / her finger on the finger rest portion 95 and the case 5 and the housing 4 are integrated.

  Further, the support 91 is formed with a finger hook portion 96. The support body 91 is fixed to the support base 90. As a result, one or more users put their fingers on the finger rests 95 and 96 and the user lifts and moves the printer 1 in a state where the cases 5 and 6 and the housing 4 are integrated. be able to.

  Further, the bottom surface position of the support 91 is the same as the bottom surface position of the support base 90 in the height direction. According to this, the cases 5 and 6 and the casing 4 on both sides can be installed in a stable posture.

  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.

(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. The printer 1a in FIG. 5 has a configuration in which the case 6 supported by the support 91 is removed from the configuration of the printer 1 in FIG. 1B described in the first embodiment.

  The ink container 30 accommodated in the case 5 accommodates monochrome ink liquid. According to this, the printer 1a can be a dedicated printer that uses monochrome ink. 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. The extension cassette unit 51 is configured as a part 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).

  A support base 92 that supports the extension cassette unit 51 and the case 5a is detachably provided below the extension cassette unit 51 and the case 5a. The support base 92 includes a main body portion 92b and an extending portion 92a extending to the left side of the main body portion 92b, and is integrally formed. The extending portion 92a extends outward from the position of the side surface 4c.

  The main body 92b supports the extension cassette unit 51, and the extension 92a supports the case 5a. A step is provided between the main body portion 92b and the extending portion 92a, and the extending portion 92a is lower than the main body portion 92b. Therefore, the position of the bottom surface of the case 5a is lower than the position of the bottom surface of the extension cassette unit 51 and is lower than the upper end of the main body 92b.

  A support 93 is detachably attached to the case 6a below the case 6a. The support body 93 is provided as a separate body from the support base 92. The support body 93 is lower than the main body 92b. Therefore, the position of the bottom surface of the case 6a is lower than the position of the bottom surface of the extension cassette unit 51 and is lower than the upper end of the main body 92b.

  With such a configuration, the cases 5 a and 6 a are arranged from the housing 4 to the support base 92. Therefore, since the positions of the bottom surfaces of the cases 5a and 6a can be lowered, the lengths of the cases 5a and 6a in the vertical direction can be further increased. Therefore, the ink storage capacity of the ink storage body 30 stored in the cases 5a and 6a can be further increased.

  The extension cassette unit 51, the case 5a, and the case 6a may be supported from the lower side by the support base 90 and the support body 91 of FIG. 1A described in the first embodiment. Thereby, since the support base 90 and the support body 91 can be shared, the increase in the manufacturing cost of the printer 1, 1a, 1b can be suppressed.

  A cutout portion with a corner cut out in the left-right direction is formed in the front bottom portion of the main body portion 92b, and functions as a finger hook portion 92c for a user's finger to be hooked. A notch portion with a corner portion notched in the left-right direction is also formed in the rear bottom portion of the main body portion 92b of the support base 92, and functions as a finger hook portion 92d.

  As a result, one or a plurality of users can lift and move the case 5a, 6a and the main body device in a state where the fingers 5 are put on the finger rest and the case 5a, 6a is integrated with the main unit.

  7A to 7D are perspective views of a case where the height varies. The case 80 in FIG. 7A includes a lid 83, a lid 83, and a fixing portion 84 that supports a storage portion (not shown) that houses an ink container (not shown). The lid 83 is composed of an inner fixing portion 82 and an outer slide portion 81. For example, when the lid 83 pivots in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 and opens and closes, the inner fixing portion 82 and the outer slide portion 81 are integrated. Can be operated.

  The outer slide portion 81 is positioned outside the inner fixed portion 82 and is slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the inner fixed portion 82. FIG. 7B shows a state where the outer slide portion 81 of FIG. 7A is moved upward, and the case 80 in the state of FIG. 7B is more than the case 80 in the state of FIG. 7A. high.

  With such a configuration, the height of the case 80 can be varied. Therefore, when the case 4 is provided in the case 4 of FIG. 1A or when the extension cassette unit 51 is provided in FIG. 83 can be expanded and contracted to change the height of the case 80. Further, the height of the case 80 can be changed by extending or contracting the lid 83 of the case 80 according to the height of the extension cassette unit 51 having a different height.

  The case 85 in FIG. 7C includes a lid 86, a lid 86, and a fixing portion 88 that supports a storage portion (not shown) that houses an ink container (not shown). The lid body 86 is opened and closed by rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4, for example. The lid body 86 is formed with a so-called bellows portion 87 that can expand and contract in the vertical direction. FIG. 7D shows a state in which the bellows portion 87 of FIG. 7C is contracted in the vertical direction, and the case 85 in the state of FIG. 7D is more than the case 85 in the state of FIG. high.

  The case 100 in FIG. 7E includes a lid body 101 and a fixing portion 102 that supports the lid body 101. By rotating the lid body 101 with respect to the lid body 101, the user can attach or remove an ink container (not shown) to the storage unit (not shown).

  The intermediate fixing portion 103 in FIG. 7F has a rectangular box shape. The case 100 in FIG. 7 (f) shows a state in which an intermediate fixing part 103 is provided between the lid body 101 and the fixing part 102. The lid 101 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the intermediate fixing portion 103. The case 100 in the state of FIG. 7 (f) is higher than the case in the state of FIG. 7 (e).

  As described above, the heights of the cases 80 and 85 can be changed according to the height of the main unit. Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide a case individually according to the height of the main device side, an increase in the manufacturing cost of the case can be suppressed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1a, 1b ... Inkjet printer, 4 ... Housing, 4a, 4b, 4c ... Side, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 80, 85 ... Case, 12 ... Paper cassette, 13 ... Opening, 15b ... Projection , 20 ... recording head, 22, 23 ... connecting tube, 30 ... ink container, 50 ... paper cassette, 51 ... additional cassette unit, 90 ... support base, 90a, 92a ... extension part, 90d ... recess, 91, 93 ... Support, 95, 96 ... Finger hook.

Claims (13)

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 support base disposed below the housing to support the housing;
A supply unit for supplying the liquid from the liquid container into the housing;
With
The recording apparatus, wherein the case is disposed across the casing and the support base. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an extension portion extending outward from a side surface position of the housing is integrally formed on the support base, and the extension portion supports the case. The recording apparatus according to claim 2,
The case is disposed on both sides, the extending portion extends outward from the side surface positions on both sides of the housing, and the bottom portion of the case disposed on both sides is supported by the extending portion. A recording apparatus. The recording apparatus according to claim 2,
The case is arranged on both sides, and among the cases arranged on both sides, the bottom portion of one case is supported by the extending portion, and the bottom portion of the other case is supported below the other case. A recording apparatus comprising a support. The recording apparatus according to claim 4,
Arranged at a position where at least a part of the support and the support base overlap in the height direction;
A recess provided in the support,
The recording apparatus, further comprising: an engaging portion that is provided on the support and is inserted into and engaged with the concave portion. The recording apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one case supported by the extending portion is smaller than the other case supported by the support. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the liquid container housed in the one case supported by the extending portion contains a liquid of monochrome ink. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes an external recording medium holding unit different from the recording medium holding unit, and the support base supports the external recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support base is formed with a first finger hooking portion for hooking a finger. The recording apparatus according to claim 5,
2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a second finger-hanging portion for hooking a finger is formed on the support. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface position of the support is the same as a bottom surface position of the support base in the height direction. The recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the case can be expanded and contracted according to a height of the external recording medium holding unit. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The recording apparatus, wherein the liquid container is flexible.

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