JP2019112206A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a recording device which can be expected to maintain a function of the device even when an object has dropped inside a cover covering a paper feed port.SOLUTION: A recording device comprises: a medium support part having a medium support surface tilting to a device rear side; a medium insertion port into which a medium supported by the medium support surface is inserted; a cover which opens/closes a part of the medium insertion port and has a form allowing that a predetermined number of mediums are loaded on the medium support surface in the state of closing; and a guide surface, inclined downward toward a rear side of the device, which is positioned to be lower than the cover in a vertical direction to guide an object, dropped into the medium insertion port narrowed by the cover in the close state, to a back surface of the device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus for recording on a medium.

In a recording apparatus represented by a facsimile, a printer or the like, there is known a recording apparatus provided with a cover for preventing foreign matter from entering the sheet insertion port (sheet feeding port) (see Patent Document 1).
In the fall object capturing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, particularly when the document cover is opened at the time of copying operation with a multifunction machine or the like, if foreign matter is present on the document cover, the foreign matter slips off from the document cover and In view of the problem of entering into the inside of the body, a capturing member is provided which has a standing state for preventing foreign matter from invading the sheet feeding port and a stored state in which it is bent along the shape of the document cover.
As a result, even if foreign matter is placed on the upper surface of the document cover, the foreign material which slides down from the upper surface of the document cover in the direction of the sheet feeding port when the document cover is opened To prevent the entry of foreign matter into the sheet feeding port.

JP 2007-88682 A

In the falling object capturing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when the capturing member is in the upright state, foreign matter sliding down from the document cover can be prevented from entering the sheet feeding port, and foreign matter can be prevented from entering the sheet feeding port. Even in the state, it is possible to feed the sheet to the sheet feeding port, and further, the capture member does not contact the sheet being fed to inhibit the feeding, and thus it has various advantages. ing.
However, there are cases where foreign matter intrudes beyond the opening of the paper feed opening, and if foreign matter enters the paper feed opening, there is a risk that problems such as the paper feeding operation can not be performed normally may occur. There is still room for improvement. That is, although the prior art for providing a cover or the like to the paper feed port has been present from the viewpoint of preventing the entry of foreign matter, there is no prior art for relieving the case where the foreign substance has fallen to the paper feed port. , Such technology was desired.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and its object is to provide a recording apparatus which can be expected to maintain the function of the apparatus even when an object falls inside the cover covering the paper feed port. It is to provide.

  A recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises: a medium support portion having a medium support surface inclined rearward of the device; and a medium insertion for inserting a medium supported by the medium support surface. A cover that opens and closes a part of the medium insertion opening and allows loading of a predetermined number of media on the medium support surface in a closed state, and a cover located vertically below the cover And a guide surface having a downward slope toward the rear of the apparatus for guiding an object falling into the medium insertion slot narrowed by the cover in the closed state to the rear of the apparatus.

According to this aspect, since the cover for opening and closing a part of the medium insertion opening has a form to allow loading of a predetermined number of media on the medium support surface in the closed state, even when the cover is closed The medium can be inserted (set), and the contact of the cover with the medium being fed can be suppressed to enable good feeding.
A guide surface which is located below the cover in the vertical direction and guides an object falling into the medium insertion slot narrowed by the cover in a closed state to the rear of the apparatus, and which is inclined downward toward the rear of the apparatus Therefore, even if an object falls toward the inside of the apparatus through the medium insertion port, it can be expected to be guided to the back of the apparatus by the guide surface and to fall to the outside of the apparatus. Therefore, even if an object falls toward the inside of the apparatus through the medium insertion port, the object can be prevented from adversely affecting the function of the apparatus, that is, maintenance of the function of the apparatus can be expected.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the start position of the guide surface in the apparatus depth direction forms the medium insertion port in the cover in the closed state, in a direction intersecting the medium feeding direction It is characterized in that it is located in front of the apparatus from the edge extending in the medium width direction.

  According to this aspect, the start position of the guide surface in the apparatus depth direction forms an edge extending in the medium width direction which is a direction intersecting the medium feeding direction, which forms the medium insertion port in the cover in the closed state. Since the object is slipped down from the cover in the closed state to the medium insertion port because it is positioned more forward in the apparatus, the object is reliably captured by the guide surface, and the apparatus can be more reliably provided with the object. It becomes possible to drop outside.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the guide surface is formed at an upper end portion of the medium support portion.
According to this aspect, since the guide surface is formed at the upper end portion of the medium support portion, the guide surface can be simplified in structure and provided at low cost.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any of the first to third aspects, an extended support surface is switchable between a stored state and a drawn state, and extends the medium support surface upward in the drawn state. The upper end portion of the extension support portion is positioned lower than the cover in the vertical direction when the extension support portion is in the storage state, and the guide surface is the extension support portion. It is characterized in that it is formed at the upper end of the part.
According to this aspect, since the guide surface is formed at the upper end of the extension support portion, the guide surface can be simplified in structure and provided at low cost.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the extension support portion is smaller in size in the medium width direction, which is a direction intersecting the medium feeding direction, than the medium support portion in the medium width direction. The medium is located at a central portion, and the guide surface formed at the upper end of the medium support is a first guide surface, and the guide surface formed at the upper end of the extension support is a second guide surface. The first guide surface is located on both sides of the second guide surface in the width direction, and the second guide surface is located above the first guide surface in the vertical direction.
According to this aspect, the first guide surface is located on both sides of the second guide surface in the medium width direction, and the second guide surface is located above the first guide surface in the vertical direction In the above, the effects of the fourth aspect described above can be obtained.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium supporting portion having a medium supporting surface inclined rearward of a device, a medium insertion port for inserting a medium supported by the medium supporting surface, and a lower end portion of the medium supporting portion. A frame forming an opposite surface, the opposite surface forming an inclined surface extending in the loading direction of the medium on the medium support surface, and below the inclined surface along the inclined surface It is characterized in that an opening is provided for guiding a sliding object to the outside of the apparatus.

  According to this aspect, even if an object falls along the medium support surface or along the medium supported by the medium support surface, it slides down toward the opening along the inclined surface. By guiding the object from the opening to the outside of the device, it is possible to suppress that the object adversely affects the function of the device, and maintenance of the function of the device can be expected.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the cover according to the sixth aspect, wherein a part of the medium insertion port is opened and closed, and a predetermined number of mediums are allowed to be loaded on the medium support surface in the closed state. And an object which is located vertically below the cover in the vertical direction and which guides an object falling into the medium insertion opening narrowed by the cover in a closed state to the back of the apparatus, which is inclined downward toward the rear of the apparatus And a guide means for guiding an object falling from the end position of the guide surface to the inside of the apparatus to the opening.

According to this aspect, since the cover for opening and closing a part of the medium insertion opening has a form to allow loading of a predetermined number of media on the medium support surface in the closed state, even when the cover is closed The medium can be inserted (set), and the contact of the cover with the medium being fed can be suppressed to enable good feeding.
A guide surface which is located below the cover in the vertical direction and guides an object falling into the medium insertion slot narrowed by the cover in a closed state to the rear of the apparatus, and which is inclined downward toward the rear of the apparatus Therefore, even if an object falls toward the inside of the apparatus through the medium insertion port, it can be expected to be guided to the back of the apparatus by the guide surface and to fall to the outside of the apparatus. Therefore, even if an object falls toward the inside of the apparatus through the medium insertion port, the object can be prevented from adversely affecting the function of the apparatus, that is, maintenance of the function of the apparatus can be expected.

  In addition, according to this aspect, the lower side of the back surface of the medium support portion is provided with the guide means for guiding the object falling to the inside of the apparatus from the end position of the guide surface to the opening. Even when there is a gap where an object enters from the end position of the guide surface to the inside of the device and the object enters the gap, it is possible to suppress that the object adversely affects the function of the device, and the function of the device is maintained. I can expect it.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, an object falling to the inside of the apparatus from the end position of the guiding surface is guided to the outside of the apparatus below the back surface of the medium support portion. Opening is provided.

  According to this aspect, an opening for guiding an object falling to the inside of the apparatus from the end position of the guiding surface to the outside of the apparatus is provided on the lower side of the back surface of the medium support unit. Even when there is a gap where an object enters from the position to the inside of the device and the object gets into the gap, it is possible to suppress that the object adversely affects the function of the device, and maintenance of the function of the device can be expected.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the document is placed on the document table on which the document is placed and the document table on the front side of the apparatus with respect to the medium insertion port in the apparatus longitudinal direction. And an image reading apparatus provided with reading means for reading an original.
According to this aspect, in the configuration provided with the image reading apparatus, the function and effect of any one of the first to eighth aspects described above can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a printer according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the extension support portion and the medium receiving tray are expanded in the printer according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a medium transport path of the printer according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a rear end of the printer according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the relationship between the cover and the medium support surface of the medium support unit. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a first guiding surface of the medium support and a second guiding surface of the extension support. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a medium support unit. The perspective view of an extension supporter. The sectional side view which shows the relationship between a cover and a 1st guide surface. The sectional side view which shows the relationship between a cover and a 2nd guide surface. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the printer. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the medium support is removed from the apparatus main body. The bottom view which shows the opening provided in the bottom of the main part of a device. The side sectional view showing the change form of the 1st guidance side. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the entire edge guide driving means provided in the medium support portion. The enlarged view of the gear meshing part in the drive mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a path portion corresponding to the recording start position in the medium feeding path. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the medium detection means in the medium feeding path. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the medium detection means and the upper path forming member. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a medium detection unit. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a restricting portion that suppresses the entry of the medium from the medium feeding path to the medium detection unit side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a regulating portion provided on a feeding roller cover. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an opening formed in the lower path forming member in the medium feeding path.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The same components in the respective embodiments will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and only the first embodiment will be described, and the description of the components will be omitted in the subsequent embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a printer according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the extended support portion and the medium receiving tray in the printer according to the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a medium transport path of the printer according to FIG. 4, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an end portion on the back side of the printer according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a side view showing the relationship between the cover and the medium support surface of the medium support section, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing the first guide surface of the medium support section and the second guide surface of the extension support section. 7 is a perspective view of the medium support portion, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the extension support portion, FIG. 9 is a side cross sectional view showing the relationship between the cover and the first guide surface, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a relationship with two guiding surfaces.

  11 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the printer, FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the medium support portion removed from the apparatus main body FIG. 14 is a bottom view showing an opening provided in the bottom of the device body, and FIG. 15 is a side sectional view showing a modification of the first guide surface.

  16 is a perspective view showing the entire edge guide drive means provided on the medium support, FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a gear meshing portion in the drive mechanism shown in FIG. 16, and FIG. 18 is a B-B in FIG. FIG. 19 is a side sectional view showing a path portion corresponding to the recording start position in the medium feeding path, and FIG. 20 is a side sectional view showing the medium detecting means in the medium feeding path.

  FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the medium detecting means and the upper path forming member, FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the structure of the medium detecting means, and FIG. FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a restricting portion provided on a feeding roller cover, and FIG. 25 is formed on a lower path forming member in a medium feeding path. It is a perspective view which shows the opening part.

  Further, in the X-Y-Z coordinate system shown in each drawing, the X direction indicates the width direction of the recording medium, that is, the apparatus width direction, and the Y direction is the conveyance direction of the recording medium in the conveyance path in the recording device, that is, the device depth direction And the Z direction indicates the device height direction.

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<<< Overview of Printer >>
The entire configuration of the printer 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The printer 10 is configured as an inkjet printer as an example of a recording apparatus. The printer 10 is configured as a multifunction peripheral including an apparatus main body 12 and a scanner unit 14 as an “image reading apparatus”. An operation unit 16 is provided on the device front side of the device body 12. The apparatus main body 12 in the present embodiment means a portion other than the scanner unit 14 in the printer 10.

  A discharge port 18 is formed on the front side of the apparatus body 12. A medium receiving tray 20 is provided at the discharge port 18. The medium receiving tray 20 is configured to be switchable between a storage state (two-dot chain line portion in FIGS. 1 and 2) and a drawing state (FIG. 2) with respect to the apparatus main body 12. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 20-1 denotes the medium receiving tray in the stored state.

  A medium support 22 is provided at the rear end of the apparatus body 12. The medium support portion 22 is formed with a medium support surface 22a which is inclined toward the rear of the apparatus. The medium support portion 22 is provided with an extension support portion 24 described later. The extension support portion 24 is configured to be able to switch between the storage state (FIG. 1) and the withdrawal state (FIG. 2) with respect to the apparatus main body 12. The extension support portion 24 is formed with an extension support surface 24 a that extends the medium support surface 22 a in the + Z direction in the pulled-out state. The medium can be supplied into the apparatus main body 12 by setting the medium on the medium support surface 22 a and the extended support surface 24 a in the pulled-out state.

  The scanner unit 14 is disposed above the apparatus body 12. A cover 26 is rotatably attached to an upper portion of the scanner unit 14 with the -Y axial direction side end as a pivot. In the present embodiment, the cover 26 is provided on the top of the scanner unit 14 and covers the document table 28 (FIG. 3) on which the document can be set, and forms a part of the upper surface of the printer 10 in a closed posture (FIG. 1) It is configured to be switchable with an open position (not shown) in which the document table 28 is exposed by pivoting in the -Y direction side. Below the document table 28 in the scanner unit 14, a reading unit 29 (FIG. 3) for reading a document set on the document table 28 is disposed. The reading means 29 is configured to be capable of reciprocating in the X-axis direction.

<<< About the media conveyance route >>>
The medium transport path 30 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the medium support portion 22 is disposed in a state of being inclined to the −Y direction side. The medium support surface 22 a of the medium support portion 22 supports the medium in a posture inclined to the −Y direction side. The medium in the present embodiment includes, as an example, media of different sizes such as A4 size or B5 size paper, photo paper, postcard, and the like.

  In the apparatus main body 12, the feed roller 32, the separation roller 34, the transport roller pair 36, the recording unit 38, and the discharge roller pair 40 are provided in this order along the medium transport path 30. In FIG. 3, a thick solid line denoted by reference numeral P-1 indicates a guide path of the medium P (FIG. 25) conveyed along the medium conveyance path 30 from the extension support 24 to the medium receiving tray 20. There is. The medium set in the medium support portion 22 is nipped by the feed roller 32 and the separation roller 34 and sent toward the transport roller pair 36. The transport roller pair 36 transports the medium P to the recording unit 38.

  The recording unit 38 includes a carriage 42, a recording head 44, and a support member 46. The carriage 42 is configured to be capable of reciprocating in the device width direction. A recording head 44 is provided below the carriage 42. The lower surface of the recording head 44 is provided with a plurality of ink discharge nozzles capable of discharging ink in the −Z axis direction.

  Below the recording head 44, a support member 46 is provided in a region facing the recording head 44. The support member 46 faces the recording head 44 and defines a distance, that is, a gap with the recording head 44. The support member 46 supports the lower surface (surface opposite to the recording surface) of the medium P conveyed to the area facing the recording head 44 by the conveyance roller pair 36. Then, the recording head 44 discharges the ink to the medium P supported by the support member 46 and performs recording on the recording surface of the medium P. The medium P on which recording has been performed is nipped by the discharge roller pair 40 provided on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the recording unit 38, and is discharged toward the medium receiving tray 20.

<<< About the configuration of the medium support portion and the extension support portion >>>
In FIG. 4, a medium insertion port 48 is formed at the rear end of the apparatus body 12. The medium support portion 22 and the extension support portion 24 are disposed on the −Y direction side of the medium insertion port 48. A cover 50 is attached to an upper portion of the rear end of the device body 12 so as to be switchable between a closed state (see FIG. 4) and an opened state (not shown). The cover 50 is rotatably attached to the apparatus body 12 as an example. The cover 50 is formed as a flat plate-like member, and a notch 50 a extending along the X-axis direction is formed at an end in the −Y-direction side.

  In the present embodiment, by inserting the plurality of media P from the media insertion port 48 toward the media support 22, the plurality of media P can be supported and set on the media support surface 22 a of the media support 22. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, an extension support surface 24a for extending the medium support surface 22a to the + Z direction side, and an edge 50b on the -Y direction side of the notch 50a of the cover 50 in the closed state are the extension support surface. The distance L is set in the direction intersecting with 24 a, in the direction perpendicular to the direction in FIG. 5. As a result, even when the cover 50 is closed, a part of the medium insertion port 48 is opened between the extension support surface 24 a and the edge portion 50 b on the −Y direction side of the notch 50 a, and the medium support surface A state in which a predetermined number of media P are loaded on the extended support surface 24a is permitted.

  In the present embodiment, the interval L is set to be larger than the height at which the predetermined number of media P are stacked in the stacking direction of the media P. As a result, in the closed state of the cover 50, that is, in the state of covering at least a part of the medium insertion port 48, it is possible to prevent the predetermined number of media P loaded on the medium support 22 from coming into contact with the cover 50. P can be fed well.

  The form in which the loading of a predetermined number of media P on the medium support surface 22a in the closed state of the cover 50 is permitted is limited to the form in which the notch 50a is provided at the -Y direction end of the cover 50 described above. For example, without providing the notch 50a in the cover 50, the length in the Y-axis direction is shortened to secure the distance L, or the Z-axis direction is provided without providing the notch 50a in the cover 50. Also included is a configuration in which the distance L is secured by shifting the positions of the medium support portion 22 and the extension support portion 24 in the −Z direction.

  6 and 7, the medium support portion 22 is formed in a flat plate shape extending in the X-axis direction, and the upper surface side is formed as the medium support surface 22a. A pair of edge guides 52 opposed to each other in the X-axis direction is provided on the medium support surface 22a. The pair of edge guides 52 is configured to be movable along the X-axis direction on the medium support surface 22a.

  A first guide surface 22 b is formed at the upper end (+ Z direction end) of the medium support 22. In FIG. 7, the first guide surfaces 22 b are formed at both ends in the X axis direction of the medium support portion 22. As shown in FIG. 6, the first guide surface 22b is inclined downward toward the -Y direction side. The first guide surface 22 b is disposed on the −Z direction side of the cover 50 in the Z-axis direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the extension support portion 24 is formed as a flat plate, and the upper surface side is formed as an extension support surface 24a. A second guide surface 24 b is formed at the upper end (the end in the + Z direction) of the extension support portion 24. As shown in FIG. 6, the second guide surface 24b is inclined downward toward the -Y direction side. The first guide surface 22 b and the second guide surface 24 b constitute a guide surface 54.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the size of the extension support 24 in the X-axis direction is set smaller than the size of the medium support 22. Furthermore, the extension support 24 is disposed at the central portion of the medium support 22 in the X-axis direction. Therefore, the first guide surfaces 22b are disposed on both sides of the second guide surface 24b in the X-axis direction. In FIG. 11, the second guide surface 24b of the extended support portion 24 in the pulled-out state is located on the + Z direction side of the first guide surface 22b of the medium support portion 22 in the Z-axis direction.

  In FIG. 6, even when the extension support portion 24 is in the stored state, the second guide surface 24b of the extension support portion 24 is located on the + Z direction side of the first guide surface 22b of the medium support portion 22 in the Z-axis direction. ing. The second guide surface 24 b is disposed on the −Z side with respect to the cover 50 in the Z-axis direction.

  Next, the first guide surface 22b will be further described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9, an arrow with a reference R1 indicates an object dropped from the cover 50, for example, a drop trajectory of a clip. In FIG. 9, reference numeral 50 b indicates an edge on the −Y direction side of the notch 50 a of the cover 50. As shown in FIG. 9, the first guide surface 22 b of the medium support portion 22 is configured as an inclined surface that slopes downward in the −Y direction.

  In the present embodiment, the start position Y1 on the + Y direction side of the first guide surface 22b in the Y axis direction is located on the + Y direction side (the apparatus front side) than the position Y2 in the Y axis direction of the edge 50b. In other words, in the present embodiment, the cover 50 and the first guide surface 22b overlap in the range of the region W1 in the Y-axis direction.

  In FIG. 9, the case where the object falls beyond the edge 50b of the cover 50 from the position corresponding to the first guide surface 22b in the X-axis direction in the cover 50 will be described. The edge 50b of the cover 50 is located on the -Y direction side of the start position Y1 of the first guide surface 22b. Therefore, when an object such as a clip falls from the cover 50, the dropped object falls on the first guide surface 22b. Do. In the present embodiment, the first guide surface 22 b is inclined downward toward the −Y direction side. Therefore, the falling object is guided to the -Y direction side along the first guide surface 22b. As a result, the falling object is discharged from the first guide surface 22b to the outside (rear side) of the apparatus main body 12 as indicated by the trajectory of the arrow R1.

  Next, the second guiding surface 24b will be further described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10, an arrow with a reference R2 indicates an object dropped from the cover 50, for example, a drop trajectory of a clip. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 50 b indicates an edge on the −Y direction side of the notch 50 a of the cover 50. As shown in FIG. 10, the extension support portion 24 is in the stored state. The second guide surface 24b of the extension support portion 24 is configured as an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the -Y direction.

  In the present embodiment, the start position Y3 on the + Y direction side of the second guide surface 24b in the Y axis direction is located on the + Y direction side (the apparatus front side) of the position Y2 in the Y axis direction of the edge 50b. In other words, in the present embodiment, the cover 50 and the second guide surface 24b overlap in the range of the region W2 in the Y-axis direction.

  In FIG. 10, the case where the object falls beyond the edge 50b of the cover 50 from the position corresponding to the second guiding surface 24b in the X-axis direction in the cover 50 will be described. Since the edge 50b of the cover 50 is located on the -Y direction side of the start position Y3 of the second guide surface 24b, when an object such as a clip falls from the cover 50, the dropped object falls on the second guide surface 24b. Do. In the present embodiment, the second guide surface 24 b is inclined downward toward the −Y direction side. Therefore, the falling object is guided to the −Y direction side along the second guiding surface 24 b. As a result, the falling object is discharged from the second guide surface 24b to the outside (rear side) of the apparatus body 12 as indicated by the trajectory of the arrow R2.

  Next, ejection in the case where the falling object falls into the apparatus main body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14. In FIG. 12, a frame 56 is provided at a position facing the + Y direction side end (hereinafter referred to as the lower end) 22 c of the medium support 22. The frame 56 is provided with an inclined surface 56 a facing the lower end 22 c of the medium support 22. The inclined surface 56a is configured to be inclined downward toward the -Y direction side. In the X-axis direction, the inclined surface 56 a is provided to correspond to the length of the medium support portion 22 in the X-axis direction.

  A gap 58 is formed between the lower end 22 c of the medium support 22 and the inclined surface 56 a of the frame 56. In the present embodiment, the gap 58 is set to, for example, a size through which a clip or the like, which is a falling object, can pass.

  The arrow labeled R3 in FIG. 12 indicates the locus of movement of the object when the object falls onto the medium support surface 22a and the fall object enters the apparatus main body 12 along the medium support surface 22a. There is. An object dropped from the cover 50 is not guided by the guide surface 54 (the first guide surface 22b and the second guide surface 24b) to the -Y direction side of the apparatus main body 12, or from the medium P set on the medium support surface 22a. Involuntarily, it may drop inside the device body 12 along the medium support surface 22a.

  In this case, the falling object moves along the medium support surface 22a to the lower end 22c side, is guided by the inclined surface 56a, passes through the gap 58, and then the inclined surface 56a and the guide portion 64b of the guide means 64 described later. Through the gap 59, and drops to the −Z direction side, specifically, to the bottom surface 12a of the apparatus body 12. An opening 60 is formed in the bottom surface 12a. An opening 60 formed in the bottom surface 12a in FIG. 12 is formed on the lower side of the inclined surface 56a, and guides an object slid down from the inclined surface 56a to the outside of the apparatus body 12. As shown in FIG. 14, the opening 60 is extended in the X-axis direction on the bottom surface 12a.

  When an object slides down from the inclined surface 56 a toward the opening 60, the object is guided from the opening 60 to the outside of the device body 12 and discharged. Here, when an object slides off the inclined surface 56a at a position deviated from the position where the opening 60 is formed in the X-axis direction, the dropped object falls on the bottom surface 12a. The object can be guided to the opening 60 and can be discharged from the opening 60 by rocking the apparatus main body 12 in the apparatus front-rear direction or the apparatus width direction while the object is positioned on the bottom surface 12 a.

  In FIG. 12, a gap 62 is formed between the end point of the first guide surface 22 b of the medium support portion 22 and the inner wall 12 b on the back side of the apparatus main body 12. Guide means 64 is formed on the −Z direction side of the medium support portion 22. In the present embodiment, the guide means 64 includes, for example, a receiving portion 64 a for receiving an object dropped from the gap 62 and a guide portion 64 b for guiding the object toward the opening 60. In the present embodiment, as an example, the receiving portion 64a is formed as a flat portion extending along the Y-axis direction, and the guide portion 64b is formed as an inclined surface that slopes down toward the + Y direction side. A gap 63 is formed between the inner wall 12 b and the receiving portion 64 a of the guide means 64.

  An opening 66 is formed at a position corresponding to the guide means 64 on the bottom surface 12 a in the Y-axis direction, specifically, below the guide means 64. The opening 66 is formed on the bottom surface 12 a closer to the −Y direction than the opening 60. The opening 66 is also extended along the X-axis direction, and is formed to be sufficiently large to allow an object (such as a clip) to pass therethrough.

  In FIG. 12, arrows indicated by reference signs R4 and R5 indicate the drop trajectories of the object that has entered the apparatus main body 12 from the gap 62. An object guided along the first guide surface 22 b of the medium support 22 may not be discharged to the back side of the apparatus body 12 and may further drop into the inside of the apparatus body 12 from the gap 62. In this case, the dropped object slides down along the inner wall 12 b in the −Z direction. Under the present circumstances, the falling object can take the fall path which arrow R 4 shows, and the fall path which arrow R 5 shows.

  When the object travels along the inner wall 12b, passes through the gap 63, and slides down to the bottom surface 12a in a falling path indicated by the arrow R4, the object is guided to the opening 66. As a result, the object sliding down along the inner wall 12 b is guided from the opening 66 to the outside of the apparatus body 12 and discharged. When an object falls to a position away from the opening 66 on the bottom surface 12a, the object dropped to the bottom surface 12a is moved to the periphery of the opening 66 by swinging the device body 12 in the device longitudinal direction or the device width direction. It can be guided to the outside of the device main body 12 from 66 and discharged.

  When the object falls along the inner wall 12b along the falling path indicated by the arrow R5, the object falls onto the receiving portion 64a of the guide means 64. When the object dropped to the receiving portion 64a moves to the + Y direction side by the force dropped to the receiving portion 64a, the object is guided to the guide portion 64b, passes through the gap 59, and slides to the −Z direction side. At this time, the object is guided by the guide portion 64b toward the opening 60 provided on the bottom surface 12a. Thereby, the object is guided from the opening 60 to the outside of the device body 12 and discharged.

  On the other hand, when the object dropped to the receiving portion 64a remains on the receiving portion 64a, the device main body 12 is swung in the device longitudinal direction or the device width direction to pass the gap 59 or 63 from above the receiving portion 64a. It can be dropped to the bottom surface 12a, and can be guided and discharged from the opening 60 or the opening 66 to the outside of the device body 12.

  In summary of the above description, the printer 10 includes the medium support portion 22 having the medium support surface 22 a inclined to the rear of the device, the medium insertion port 48 for inserting the medium P supported by the medium support surface 22 a, and the medium insertion port 48. A cover 50 configured to allow loading of a predetermined number of media P on the medium support surface 22a in a closed state with a part opened and closed, and a closed state located below the cover 50 in the Z-axis direction The apparatus further includes a guide surface 54 having a downward slope toward the rear of the apparatus for guiding an object falling into the medium insertion slot 48 narrowed by the cover 50 to the rear of the apparatus.

  According to the above configuration, the medium P can be inserted (set) into the apparatus main body 12 even when the cover 50 is closed, and the contact of the cover 50 with the medium P being fed can be suppressed, which is favorable. Feeding is possible. An object falling below the cover 50 in the Z-axis direction and guiding an object falling into the medium insertion slot 48 narrowed by the cover 50 in a closed state is inclined downward toward the rear of the apparatus. Since the guide surface 54 is provided, even if an object falls toward the inside of the apparatus main body 12 through the medium insertion port 48, it can be expected to be guided to the back of the apparatus by the guide surface 54 and to fall outside the apparatus. . Therefore, even if an object falls toward the inside of the apparatus body 12 through the medium insertion slot 48, the object can be prevented from adversely affecting the function of the apparatus, that is, maintenance of the function of the apparatus can be expected.

  The start positions Y1 and Y3 of the guide surface 54 in the Y-axis direction form the medium insertion port 48 in the cover 50 in the closed state, from the edge 50b extending in the X-axis direction which is a direction intersecting the Y-axis direction Located on the side. According to this configuration, when an object slides down from the cover 50 in the closed state to the medium insertion port 48, the object is reliably captured by the guide surface 54, and the object can be more reliably captured in the apparatus body 12. It becomes possible to drop outside.

  A guide surface 54 is formed at the upper end of the medium support 22. According to this configuration, the guide surface 54 can be simplified in structure and provided at low cost.

  The printer 10 is switchable between a stored state and a drawn state, and includes an extended support portion 24 that forms an extended support surface 24 a that extends the medium support surface 22 a upward in the drawn state. When the extension support portion 24 is in the stored state, the upper end portion of the extension support portion 24 is located below the cover 50 in the Z-axis direction, and the guide surface 54 is formed on the upper end portion of the extension support portion 24. ing. According to this configuration, the guide surface 54 can be simplified in structure and provided at low cost.

  The extension support 24 is smaller than the medium support 22 in size in the X-axis direction, which is a direction intersecting the Y-axis direction, and is located at the center in the X-axis direction, and is formed at the upper end of the medium support 22 The guide surface 54 is a first guide surface 22 b, and the guide surface 54 formed at the upper end of the extension support 24 is a second guide surface 24 b. The first guide surface is provided on both sides of the second guide surface 24 b in the X-axis direction. 22b is located, and the second guide surface 24b is located above the first guide surface 22b in the Z-axis direction.

  The printer 10 is opposed to the medium support portion 22 having the medium support surface 22 a inclined to the rear of the apparatus, the medium insertion port 48 for inserting the medium P supported by the medium support surface 22 a, and the lower end 22 c of the medium support portion 22. And a frame 56 that forms an inclined surface 56a that is an opposite surface. The inclined surface 56a is an inclined surface extending in the loading direction of the medium P on the medium support surface 22a, and below the inclined surface 56a is an opening 60 for guiding an object sliding along the inclined surface 56a to the outside of the apparatus It is provided. According to this configuration, even if an object falls along the medium support surface 22a or along the medium supported by the medium support surface 22a, the object slides down toward the opening 60 along the inclined surface 56a. By being guided to the outside of the device body 12 from the opening 60, it is possible to suppress that the object adversely affects the function of the device, and maintenance of the function of the device can be expected.

  The printer 10 opens and closes a part of the medium insertion port 48, and in the closed state, a cover 50 which allows loading of a predetermined number of media P on the medium support surface 22a, and a cover 50 in the Z-axis direction. A media support comprising a guide surface 54 inclined downward toward the rear of the apparatus for guiding an object falling to the back of the apparatus to a rear side of the apparatus for guiding an object falling into the medium insertion port 48 located below and narrowed by the cover 50 in a closed state. Below the rear surface of the portion 22, guide means 64 for guiding an object falling from the end position of the guide surface 54 to the inside of the apparatus body 12 to the openings 60, 66 is provided. According to this configuration, in addition to the effects of the cover 50 and the guide surface 54 described above, there is a gap 62 in which an object enters the inside of the apparatus main body 12 from the end position of the guide surface 54 Even in such a case, the object can be prevented from adversely affecting the function of the device, and maintenance of the function of the device can be expected.

  An opening 66 for guiding an object falling from the end position of the guide surface 54 to the inside of the apparatus 12 to the outside of the apparatus body 12 is provided below the back surface of the medium support 22. According to this configuration, even if there is a gap 62 where an object enters inside the device main body 12 from the end position of the guide surface 54 and the object enters the gap 62, the object adversely affects the function of the device. The effect can be suppressed and maintenance of the function of the device can be expected.

  A document table 28 on which a document is placed and a scanner unit 14 having a reading unit 29 for reading a document placed on the document table 28 are provided on the + Y direction side of the medium insertion port 48 in the Y-axis direction.

<<< Example of Modification of Embodiment >>>
(1) In the present embodiment, the guide means 64 is constituted by the receiving portion 64a extending along the Y-axis direction and the guide portion 64b which inclines downward in the + Y direction side, but instead of this configuration, the receiving portion 64a Alternatively, the guide portion 64b may be extended near the inner wall 12b without providing the receiving portion 64a.

(2) In the present embodiment, the first guide surface 22b is provided at the upper end of the medium support 22, but instead of this configuration, the upper end of the medium support 22 may be covered as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the inner wall 12b on the back side of the device body 12 may be extended, and the extended portion may be configured as a first guide surface 12c that is inclined downward in the -Y direction. Also in this configuration, the start position Y4 in the Y-axis direction of the first guide surface 12c is located on the + Y direction side of the position Y2 of the edge 50b of the cover 50. In the present modified embodiment, the cover 50 and the first guide surface 12c overlap in the range of the region W3 in the Y-axis direction.

  Further, in this modification, the entrance (opening) of the gap 68 between the upper end of the medium support 22 and the first guide surface 12 c is located on the + Y direction side of the edge 50 b of the cover 50 in the Y-axis direction. Therefore, it is difficult for an object dropped from the cover 50 to enter the gap 68, and it is possible to reduce an entry of an object into the apparatus main body 12.

<<< Other configuration of main unit>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the apparatus main body 12 applied to the present embodiment and the modified embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 25.

<<< About the edge guide driving means >>>
The edge guide driving means 70 for driving the pair of edge guides 52 provided on the medium support portion 22 in the X-axis direction in FIGS. 16 to 18 will be described. The edge guide driving means 70 includes a pinion gear 72, rack portions 74A and 74B, a holder member 76, and a pressing member 78. In the present embodiment, the pressing member 78 is configured as a coil spring as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the rack portion 74 </ b> A extends from the edge guide 52 disposed on the + X direction side of the pair of edge guides 52 to the −X direction side. On the other hand, the rack portion 74B extends from the edge guide 52 disposed on the −X direction side to the + X direction side. The rack portion 74A and the rack portion 74B mesh with the pinion gear 72, respectively, and constitute a rack and pinion mechanism.

  Therefore, as the pinion gear 72 rotates, the racks 74A and 74B are driven in the X-axis direction, and the pair of edge guides 52 move closer to or away from each other.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the holder member 76 is shaped so as to sandwich the rack portion 74B in the thickness direction of the rack portion 74B. One end of the pressing member 78 is connected to the medium support 22, and the other end is connected to the holder member 76. The holder member 76 presses the rack portion 74B against the pinion gear 72 by the pressing force of the pressing member 78. The pinion gear 72 which has received the pressing force of the pressing member 78 is in a state of being pressed against the rack portion 74A. As a result, the pinion gear 72 and the racks 74A and 74B are loaded by the pressing force of the pressing member 78, and an appropriate meshing state can be maintained.

  Here, when the racks 74A and 74B move linearly due to the rotation of the pinion gear 72, the racks 74A and 74B shift in the axial direction of the pinion gear 72, and the pinion gear 72 and the racks 74A and 74B In some cases, the phases of the pinion gear 72 and the racks 74A and 74B may be shifted.

  In the present embodiment, the holder member 76 has a shape for sandwiching the rack portion 74B in the thickness direction of the rack portion 74B. Therefore, when the rack portion 74B moves in the X-axis direction, the pinion gear 72 is On the other hand, displacement of the rack portion 74B in the thickness direction of the rack portion 74B, that is, in the axial direction of the pinion gear 72 can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to suppress the disengagement of the pinion gear 72 and the rack portion 74B, and to suppress the phase shift between the pinion gear 72 and the rack portion 74B. Thus, the phases of the pinion gear 72 and the racks 74A and 74B can be properly maintained, and the relative movement between the pinion gear 72 and the racks 74A and 74B can be appropriately maintained.

<<< About the configuration of the medium detecting unit in the medium feeding path >>>
The feeding operation of the medium P to the recording unit 38 will be described with reference to FIG. The medium set in the medium support portion 22 is nipped by the feed roller 32 and the separation roller 34 and sent toward the pair of transport rollers 36 located downstream along the media transport path 30. In FIG. 19, the code Y5 is set as the recording start position of the recording unit 38 (FIG. 3) in the Y-axis direction.

  The feed roller 32 in the present embodiment has a so-called D-cut shape in which a part thereof is cut off in the circumferential direction, and when the feed roller 32 makes one rotation, the D-cut portion is a separation roller 34 When it reaches the opposite part, it separates from the separation roller 34, and it is constituted so that the nip state may be canceled temporarily.

  In this embodiment, the medium P nipped and fed by the feed roller 32 and the separation roller 34 is fed until the feed roller 32 makes one rotation and the nip state with the separation roller 34 is temporarily released. It is sent downstream in the direction. In this case, the leading end of the fed medium P is sent to the downstream side of the recording start position Y5 of the recording unit 38. The arrow with the symbol M1 schematically represents an operation in which the leading end of the medium P is sent downstream from the recording start position Y5.

  Next, the conveyance roller pair 36 is reversely rotated, and the medium P is returned to the upstream side in the feeding direction so that the leading end of the medium P is positioned upstream of the recording start position Y5. Note that, in FIG. 19, the arrow with the symbol M2 schematically represents the operation of returning the medium P to the upstream side. Thereafter, the transport roller pair 36 is rotated in the direction to feed the medium P to the downstream side in the feeding direction, and the leading end of the medium P is aligned with the recording start position Y5. In FIG. 19, the arrow with the symbol M3 schematically represents the operation of aligning the leading end of the medium P with the recording start position Y5.

  The medium detection means 80 will be described with reference to the above operation. In FIG. 22, the medium detection means 80 includes a shaft 80a, a lever 80b, a detected portion 80c, a hook 80d, and a pivot shaft 80e. A lever portion 80b is formed on one end side of the shaft portion 80a, and a detected portion 80c is formed on the other end side. A roller 82 is rotatably attached to the tip of the lever portion 80b.

  An optical sensor 84 is disposed at a position corresponding to the tip of the detection target 80c. When the medium detection means 80 is pivoted about the pivot shaft 80e, the detected portion 80c can switch between an attitude of entering the slit 84a of the optical sensor 84 and an attitude of coming out of the slit 84a. In the present embodiment, as an example, the detection portion 80c is configured to be in a detection state of the optical sensor 84 by coming out of the slit 84a of the optical sensor 84.

  One end of the pulling means 86 is hooked on the hook portion 80d. The other end of the pulling means 86 is hooked to a hooking portion 88 c of a feeding roller cover 88 described later. In the present embodiment, the tension means 86 is configured as a tension spring as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 21, an opening 90 a is formed in the upper path forming member 90 which constitutes a part of the path on the upstream side of the conveyance roller pair 36 in the medium conveyance path 30. A pivot shaft 80 e of the medium detection means 80 is attached to the upper side path forming member 90, and the medium detection means 80 is configured to be swingable with respect to the upper side path forming member 90. From the opening 90 a, the lever portion 80 b protrudes toward the medium transport path 30 side.

  In FIG. 20, the frame 56 is disposed on the −Z direction side of the upper side path forming member 90. In this embodiment, the lever portion 80b of the medium detection means 80 attached to the upper side path forming member 90 is pulled in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. It is pushed towards. When the medium P is fed from the medium support 22, the medium P lifts the lever 80 b pressed against the frame 56. As a result, the to-be-detected part 80c slips out of the slit 84a of the optical sensor 84, and the medium P is detected. When the lever 80 b is pressed against the frame 56, the lever portion 80 b contacts the frame 56 at an angle θ 1. In the present embodiment, the angle θ1 is set to an acute angle.

  Here, in the configuration in which the lever portion 80b is not provided with the roller 82, when the operation of returning the medium P from the downstream side to the upstream side in the feeding direction (the operation of arrow M2 in FIG. 19) is performed A frictional force is generated between the medium P1 returned to the downstream side in the direction and the lever portion 80b. This frictional force causes the medium detection means 80 to generate a rotational moment in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

  As a result, in addition to the force pressed against the frame 56 by the pulling means 86, a force for pressing the lever portion 80b against the frame 56 acts on the lever portion 80b by the frictional force with the medium P1. As a result, the force pressing the medium P1 fed to the upstream side in the feeding direction in the lever portion 80b is increased, not only preventing the return of the medium P1 to the upstream side in the feeding direction, but also damaging the medium P1 and the lever portion 80b. May be

  In the present embodiment, the roller 82 is rotatably provided at the tip of the lever portion 80b. As a result, when the medium P1 is returned to the upstream side in the feeding direction, the roller 82 is rotated along with the conveyance of the medium P1 to the upstream side. As a result, it is possible to suppress the generation of a pressing force for pressing the lever portion 80b toward the support member 46 due to the frictional force between the medium P1 and the lever portion 80b. Therefore, the medium P1 can be smoothly returned to the upstream side in the feeding direction, and damage to the lever portion 80b and the medium P1 can be reduced.

<<< About the composition of the fall prevention of pulling means >>>
In FIG. 21, a first restricting portion 90 b that protrudes in the + Z direction is formed at the −Y direction side end portion (upstream side end portion in the feeding direction) of the upper side path forming member 90. The first restricting portion 90 b is formed at a position corresponding to the hooking portion 80 d and the pulling means 86 of the medium detecting means 80 attached to the upper path forming member 90 in the X-axis direction.

  FIG. 24 shows the feed roller cover 88. The feed roller cover 88 is disposed so as to cover the feed roller 32 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 11, FIG. 13, and FIG. The feed roller cover 88 has a cover main body 88a that covers the feed roller 32, a second restricting portion 88b that protrudes from the cover main body 88a along the axial direction of the feed roller 32, and the other end of the pulling means 86 And a hooking portion 88c. As shown in FIG. 23, in a state where the feeding roller cover 88 is attached to the apparatus main body 12, the second regulating portion 88b is positioned upstream of the hooking portion 80d of the medium detecting means 80 and the pulling means 86 in the feeding direction. And the position corresponding to the hook 80 d and the pulling means 86 in the X-axis direction.

  Here, when the medium P is fed from the medium support unit 22 toward the recording unit 38, when the medium P has a cockling, a part of the medium P forms the part of the medium transport path 30. There is a case in which the path forming member 90 enters above, contacts with the pulling means 86, and releases the hooking state of the pulling means 86 and the hooking portion 80d. When the hooking state of the pulling means 86 and the hooking portion 80d is released, not only the medium detecting means 80 does not operate normally, but also these components are in the deep part of the apparatus main body 12 and the user It can not be maintained and the printer 10 needs to be repaired.

  In the present embodiment, the first restricting portion 90b and the second restricting portion 88b are disposed in the path where the medium P enters at the upper side of the upper side path forming member 90, and the medium P is restricted from entering the upper side of the upper side path forming member 90. And the medium P is restricted from coming into contact with the pulling means 86 or the hook portion 80d. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the medium P entering the upper side of the upper side path forming member 90 from releasing the hooking state of the pulling means 86 and the hooking portion 80d.

<<< About the opening of the frame >>>
In FIG. 19, when the medium P is fed from the medium support unit 22 to the recording unit 38 (FIG. 3) as described above, a series of operations with arrows M1 to M3 are performed. At this time, for example, the medium P1 (FIG. 20) having a short length in the feeding direction may be fed to perform the recording operation.

  When the medium P1 having a short length in the feeding direction is fed, when the operation of the arrow M1 in FIG. 19 is performed, the trailing end P1E (FIG. 20) of the medium P1 is the nip position between the feeding roller 32 and the separation roller 34. And the rear end P1E may fall onto the frame 56. When the operation of the arrow M2 (return operation to the upstream side) is performed in this state, the rear end P1E of the medium P1 may collide with part of the frame 56.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, the medium P1 having a short length in the feeding direction is opened in the frame 56 so as not to collide with the frame 56 even when the operation of the arrow M2 (return operation to the upstream side) is performed. The portion 56b is formed. In the present embodiment, the opening 56 b is provided at the central portion of the frame 56 in the X-axis direction. The size of the opening 56b in the X-axis direction is set to a size corresponding to the size in the X-axis direction of the medium P1 having a short length in the feeding direction.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 20, when the medium P1 performs the operation of the arrow M2 (return operation to the upstream side), the rear end P1E of the medium P1 gets into the opening 56b, so the rear end P1E Collision with the frame 56 can be prevented, and the alignment operation can be smoothly performed to the recording start position Y5 of the medium P1. In the present embodiment, the size of the opening 56 b corresponds to the size of the medium P 1 in the X-axis direction, but may correspond to the largest size that can be fed by the printer 10.

Further, in the present embodiment, the guide surface 54 and the openings 60 and 66 according to the present invention are applied to an ink jet printer as an example of a recording apparatus, but the present invention can also be applied to other liquid ejecting apparatuses in general.
Here, an ink jet recording head is used as the liquid ejecting apparatus, and the recording apparatus is not limited to a recording apparatus such as a copier, a facsimile machine, etc., which ejects ink from the recording head to perform recording on a recording medium. The apparatus includes an apparatus which ejects a liquid corresponding to the application from a liquid jet head corresponding to the ink jet recording head to a jet receiving medium corresponding to a recording medium, and causes the liquid to adhere to the jet medium.

  As a liquid jet head, in addition to the recording head, a color material jet head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, an electrode material (conductive paste) used for forming an electrode such as an organic EL display or a surface emission display (FED) A jet head, a bioorganic jet head used for producing a biochip, a sample jet head as a precision pipette, and the like can be mentioned.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and they are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Printer, 12 ... Device main body, 12a ... Bottom face, 12b ... Inner wall, 12c ... 1st guide surface, 14 ... Scanner part, 16 ... Operation part, 18 ... Discharge port, 20 ... Medium receiving tray, 22 ... Medium support part , 22a: medium support surface, 22b: first guide surface, 22c: lower end portion, 24: extended support portion, 24a: extended support surface, 24b: second guide surface, 26: cover, 28: document table, 29: Reading means, 30: Medium conveyance path, 32: feeding roller, 34: separation roller, 36: conveyance roller pair, 38: recording unit, 40: discharge roller pair, 42: carriage, 44: recording head, 46: support member , 48: media insertion port, 50: cover, 50a: notch, 50b: edge, 52: edge guide, 54: guiding surface, 56: frame, 56a: inclined surface, 56b: opening, 58, 59, 62 63, 68: gap, 60, 66, 90a: opening, 64: guide means, 64a: receiving portion, 64b: guide portion, 70: edge guide driving means, 72: pinion gear, 74A, 74B: rack portion, 76: Holder member, 78: pressing member, 80: medium detection means, 80a: shaft portion, 80b: lever portion, 80c: detected portion, 80d, 88c: hooking portion, 80e: rotation shaft, 82: roller, 84: Optical sensor 84a Slit 86 Pulling means 88 Feeding roller cover 88a Cover body 88b Second regulating portion 90 Upper path forming member 90b First regulating portion M1, M2 M3: feeding operation, P, P1: medium, P1E: rear end, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5: arrow, W1, W2, W3: area, Y1, Y3, Y4: start position, Y2: edge Place of , Y5 ... recording start position, θ1 ... angle

Claims (9)

A media support having a media support surface inclined rearwardly of the apparatus;
A medium insertion slot for inserting a medium supported by the medium support surface;
A cover configured to open and close a part of the medium insertion port and allow loading of a predetermined number of media on the medium support surface in a closed state;
A guide surface, which is disposed below the cover in the vertical direction and guides an object falling into the medium insertion opening narrowed by the cover in a closed state to the back of the apparatus, having a downward sloping guide surface toward the rear of the apparatus ,
Recording device equipped with 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a start position of the guide surface in the apparatus depth direction forms a medium insertion port in the cover in a closed state, which is a medium width direction which is a direction intersecting a medium feeding direction. Located in front of the device from the edge extending to
A recording device characterized by The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide surface is formed at an upper end portion of the medium support unit.
A recording device characterized by The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an extended support surface is formed which is switchable between a storage state and a pull-out state, and extends the medium support surface upward in the pull-out state. Equipped with an extension support,
When the extension support portion is in the storage state, the upper end portion of the extension support portion is positioned below the cover in the vertical direction,
The guide surface is formed at an upper end of the extension support portion.
A recording device characterized by 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the extension support portion has a size smaller than the medium support portion in the medium width direction, which is a direction intersecting the medium feeding direction, and is located at a central portion in the medium width direction. ,
The guide surface formed at the upper end portion of the medium support portion is a first guide surface, and the guide surface formed at the upper end portion of the extension support portion is a second guide surface. The first guiding surface is located on both sides of the guiding surface,
The second guide surface is located above the first guide surface in the vertical direction.
A recording device characterized by A media support having a media support surface inclined rearwardly of the apparatus;
A medium insertion slot for inserting a medium supported by the medium support surface;
A frame forming an opposing surface facing the lower end of the medium support portion;
Equipped with
The opposite surface is an inclined surface extending in the loading direction of the medium on the medium support surface,
Under the inclined surface, there is provided an opening for guiding an object sliding down along the inclined surface to the outside of the apparatus.
A recording device characterized by 7. The recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a cover is formed to open and close a part of the medium insertion port and to allow loading of a predetermined number of media on the medium support surface in a closed state;
A guide surface, which is disposed below the cover in the vertical direction and guides an object falling into the medium insertion opening narrowed by the cover in a closed state to the back of the apparatus, having a downward sloping guide surface toward the rear of the apparatus ,
Equipped with
Guide means is provided under the back of the medium support for guiding an object falling into the apparatus from the end position of the guide surface to the opening.
A recording device characterized by The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an opening for guiding an object falling to the inside of the apparatus from the end position of the guide surface to the outside of the apparatus on the lower side of the back surface of the medium support unit. Is provided,
A recording device characterized by The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a document table on which a document is placed and a document placed on the document table on the front side of the apparatus with respect to the medium insertion port in the apparatus longitudinal direction An image reading apparatus provided with reading means for reading
A recording device characterized by

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