JP3083615B2 - Sheet recording device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer, a copying machine, a facsimile, a printing machine such as a laser printer, and the like.
The present invention relates to a sheet recording apparatus that records on a sheet such as a sheet of paper or an envelope by transfer, copying, or printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a laser printer, a sheet size, a sheet jam position, and the like have been confirmed by looking at a display on an operation panel of the apparatus main body. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, a decal 2 indicating the sheet size is attached to the sheet cassette 1, and the display of the decal 2 confirms the sheet size of the sheet to be stored in the sheet cassette 1. .

[0003]

However, in such a conventional laser printer, since the operator does not directly check the sheet size and the position of the sheet jam with his / her own eyes, a sufficient sense of security can be obtained. Could not be obtained.

An object of the present invention is to enable an operator to directly see a sheet with his / her own eyes and check sheet size, sheet jam position, sheet conveyance state, and the like.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a paper feed cassette is provided in a plurality of stages in an apparatus main body.
In the paper feed section corresponding to each of these paper cassettes,
Sheets are sent out from each paper cassette, and paper is sequentially fed to the upper stage
It is sent to the recording section through the vertical passage of the cassette,
In a sheet recording device that records in the recording unit, at least
Also make part of the paper cassette transparent so that the vertical passage can be seen
Formed when the sheet does not pass through the longitudinal passage.
The transparent part on the other side of the longitudinal passage visible through the clear part
Characterized in that a colored portion having a similar color to the surrounding area is provided .

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
Display member along the longitudinal path
The transparent member to be displayed and its surroundings are provided on the display member.
With opaque parts other than white, visible through transparent parts
Do not provide a colored part similar in color to the opaque part on the other side of the vertical passage.
That, characterized in that.

[0007] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1.
Display member along the longitudinal path
Is provided on the display member, and a white portion to be displayed and its surroundings are provided.
Other than a vertical passage that can be seen through the transparent part.
A colored portion similar in color to the periphery of the transparent portion is provided on the side .

[0008] The invention described in claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or
3. The sheet recording apparatus according to 3, wherein the display member is detachably mounted.
It is characterized by the fact that it is present.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention , a sheet is fed to the apparatus main body.
Equipped with cassettes in multiple stages, compatible with each paper cassette
Sheets from each paper cassette,
Feeding, and sequentially through the vertical passage of the upper paper cassette
A sheet record that is sent to the recording unit and recorded by the recording unit
Forming a longitudinal passage of a paper cassette in a recording device
Reduce the inner and outer walls and the front wall of the sheet storage section of the cassette body
Transparent member so that the longitudinal passage can be seen, the cassette body
And formed separately .

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5.
In the sheet recording device of
Characterized in that the handle is formed in whole or in part .

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5.
Sheet recording device, the smallest size in the sheet storage
Transparent and where the edge of the largest sheet can be seen
It is characterized in that members are arranged .

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 7.
Sheet recording device, the sheet edge
The paper cassette has a size display that shows the
Comprising Te, characterized in that.

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transparent portion
See the longitudinal passage from the outside through the minute.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display member is transparent.
View the longitudinal passage from the outside through the light section and seat
Is displayed in the transparent section when passing through the longitudinal passage.
U.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the display member is transparent.
View the longitudinal passage from the outside through the light section and seat
Is displayed in white when the vehicle is not passing through the vertical passage
I do.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the display member is attached and detached, and the display contents are exchanged as necessary.

According to the invention described in claim 5 , the transparent member is made transparent.
And look at the longitudinal passage from the outside.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the cassette body
Attach the transparent member to
To achieve.

In the invention according to claim 7 , the transparent member is made transparent.
To see the edge of the sheet in the sheet storage.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the size is displayed.
Check the sheet size.

[0024]

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the overall structure of an internal mechanism of a laser printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. What is indicated by reference numeral 10 in the drawing is the apparatus main body. In the apparatus main body 10, a belt-shaped photoconductor 11 is provided substantially at the center. Around the photoreceptor 11, a charger 12, a developing unit 13, a transfer unit 14, and a cleaning unit 15 are arranged in the driving direction indicated by the arrow in the figure. Then, an optical writer 16 is disposed below the cleaning device 15, and a recording unit R is formed by these devices around the photoconductor 11. Further, a fixing device 17 is disposed above the cleaning device 15.

Below the recording section R, a sheet cassette 2 is provided.
0 are arranged in three stages above and below, and each is detachably attached in the direction of arrow A in FIG. The paper feed cassette 20 has a sheet storage portion 19a in the cassette main body 19, and stores and stores sheets S in the sheet storage portion 19a. At the upper right end of the paper cassette 20 in the drawing, a paper feed section P is provided corresponding to each of them. As shown in FIG. 1, the sheet feeding section P is formed by a sheet feeding roller 21 and a pair of sheet conveying rollers 22. And those rollers 21
22 is supported in a support frame 23 made of an opaque member.

As shown in FIG. 1, each sheet cassette 20 has two sheet guide portions 24
2 is provided upright at a right angle to the direction of attachment / detachment A, and a vertical passage 26 also shown in FIG. A sheet positioning portion 27 for positioning the edge of the stacked sheets S is provided on the left side of the longitudinal passage 26 in FIG. The sheet guide portions 24 and 25 and the sheet positioning portion 27 are formed to be transparent. Each of the sheet cassettes 20 is inserted into the apparatus main body 10 through the cassette mounting opening 28. Then, the bottom plate 30 inside the paper feed cassette 20 is pushed up by appropriate means, and the uppermost sheets S are pressed against the paper feed rollers 21 and set. In addition, the sheet guide portion 24.
As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of ribs 24a and 25a are provided on a guide surface facing each other across the longitudinal passage 26, as shown in FIG. Then, the passing sheet S is prevented from being electrostatically stuck and jammed. The reference numeral 31 in the drawing denotes a handle. And
The lower side of the handle 31 is opened.

On the front operation side on the right side in FIG. 4 of the apparatus main body 10, a manual paper feed tray 32 also serving as a paper discharge tray is provided. On the other hand, a paper discharge tray 33 capable of discharging thick paper such as a postcard is detachably mounted on the left rear side in the figure. Further, a paper discharge unit 34 is provided on the apparatus main body 10.

When recording is performed on the sheet S by the illustrated laser printer, one of the sheet feeding rollers 21 is appropriately selected and driven, and the sheet S in the sheet storage portion 19a is driven.
Send out. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the sheet S is sent out from the lowermost sheet feeding cassette 20 by a sheet feeding roller 21, and is sequentially conveyed upward by sheet conveying rollers 22 through a longitudinal passage 26 of an upper stage. Stop against roller 35. Thereafter, the toner is fed to the upper side of the photoconductor 11 by the registration roller 35 at a certain timing.

On the other hand, the photoreceptor 11 is driven in a counterclockwise direction as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4, and at that time, the surface is uniformly charged by the charger 12 and irradiated with laser light from the optical writer 16. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the photoconductor 11. This latent image is visualized by toner when passing through the position of the developing device 13. Then, the visible image is transferred to the sheet S conveyed above the photoconductor 11 by the transfer device 14. Thus, recording is performed on the sheet S by the recording unit R in this manner. After the recording, the sheet S is transported to the fixing device 17 to fix the visible image. As shown in FIG. 4, the sheet S having exited from the fixing device 17 is conveyed by, for example, a paper discharge roller 36, further guided upward by a sheet conveyance guide 37, inverted, and discharged by a paper discharge roller 38 in the direction of arrow B. Then, the sheets are sequentially stacked on the sheet discharge unit 34.

On the other hand, the photosensitive member 11 after the transfer of the visible image is cleaned by the cleaning device 15.

Therefore, according to the illustrated laser printer, when the user wants to check the sheet S during the sheet conveyance,
Peek into the longitudinal passage 26 as shown in FIGS. Then, the sheet S passing through the longitudinal passage 26 can be seen through the sheet guide portion 24 on the near side. Then, the operator can confirm the sheet size, the sheet conveyance state, and the like with his own eyes. If a sheet jam occurs, the state of the sheet jam can be confirmed. When the sheet S is not being conveyed, the sheet S in the sheet storage portion 19a can be seen through the sheet guide portions 24 and 25 and the sheet positioning portion 27, and the remaining amount of the sheet can be confirmed.

In the illustrated embodiment described above, the support frame 23, which is a part of the apparatus main body 10, is formed opaque.
The support frame 23 between them can be made transparent so that the sheet S can be seen more easily.

In the first other embodiment, for example, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the front side of the support frame 23 (right side in the figure)
Of the outer wall 23a and the guide wall 23b on the back side for guiding the sheet S are formed transparently. The guide wall 23b forms a sheet transport path 40 between the guide plates 39 facing the guide wall 23b. On the other hand, the paper feed cassette 20 has a transparent plate 41 provided below the handle 31 as shown in FIG. 6, and the sheet guide portion 24 on the front side is formed transparent as shown in FIG.

When the user wants to check the sheet S during the sheet conveyance, as shown in FIGS.
Looking into Then, the sheet S passing through the longitudinal passage 26 can be seen through the transparent plate 41 and the sheet guide portion 24 on the near side, and the sheet S passing through the sheet conveying path 40 can be seen through the outer wall portion 23a and the guide wall portion. Seen through 23b. Then, the operator can confirm the sheet size, the sheet jam state, the sheet conveyance state, and the like with his own eyes.

Further, instead of the above-described embodiment, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is easier to check the sheet conveyance state and the like, as in a second other embodiment described below.

In this second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the sheet feeding cassette 20 is provided with a transparent portion 24a in the front sheet guide portion 24, and engagement grooves 24b on both upper and lower sides of the transparent portion 24a. Is provided. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the first display plate (display member) 45 and the second display plate 46 are engaged with the engagement grooves 24b, and are detachable. As shown in FIG. 9, the first display plate 45 is formed by forming a transparent portion 45a displaying "during sheet passing" and an opaque portion 45b around the transparent portion 45a. The opaque portion 45b is formed of a black color other than white, for example, a dark color. As shown in FIG. 10, the second plate 46 is formed of a transparent plate, and is provided with a white “A3” sheet size display 46 a on the surface thereof. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the sheet guide portion 25 on the back side is provided with a colored portion 25a colored in the same color as the opaque portion 45b, that is, black on the guide surface facing the transparent portion 24a.
Is provided.

In the second other embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 8, when the sheet S is peeked into the sheet feeding cassette 20 to check the sheet S during the sheet conveyance, the sheet S passing through the longitudinal passage 26 is
4 through the transparent portion 24a. At the same time, the "passing" display which appears white through the transparent portion 45a of the first display plate 45 due to the passing sheet S is seen. Then, the operator can confirm the sheet size, the sheet jam state, the sheet conveyance state, and the like with his own eyes. Further, the user is notified that the paper feed cassette 20 must not be pulled out now. At this time, size display 4
6a, the ground color of the sheet S being conveyed is white, and is hardly seen by the operator. And this size display 4
6a is prevented from becoming an obstacle for sheet confirmation. On the other hand,
When the sheet S is not being conveyed, the black color of the colored portion 25a, which is the same as the opaque portion 45b of the first display plate 45, can be seen through the transparent portion 45a. Almost invisible. Then, the second display plate 46 displays the size of the sheet S stored in the sheet cassette 20 by the size display 46a.
When the sheet S in the sheet cassette 20 is replaced with a sheet of a different size, the second display plate 46 is also replaced accordingly.

In the second embodiment, the display is performed by the transparent portion 45a of the first display plate (display member) 45 and the opaque portion 45b is formed around the transparent portion 45a. In addition, it is also possible to perform display with an opaque part and to make the surrounding part a transparent part. Also in this case, a colored portion similar in color to the opaque portion, that is, black is provided on the back side of the display member.

Further, instead of the above-described embodiment, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the sheet size can be more easily confirmed, as in the following third embodiment.

In this third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, a transparent window 50 is provided along one of the longitudinal passages 26 at one end of the sheet guide portion 24 on the front side of the sheet cassette 20. The transparent window 50 is formed longitudinally in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction C indicated by an arrow in the drawing. When the sheet S is conveyed, the sheet S is formed to have a length larger than the distance d between the sheet edge a of the maximum size and the sheet edge b of the minimum size. On the other hand, the rear side sheet guide portion 25 is provided with a coloring portion 51 slightly larger than the transparent window 50 on the guide surface facing the transparent window 50. The coloring portion 51 is formed by coloring, for example, dark black.

In the third alternative embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, when the transparent window 50 is viewed while the sheet is being conveyed, the edge of the sheet S passing through the longitudinal passage 26 becomes the transparent window. You can see through 50. At that time, as shown in FIG. 12, the edge of the sheet is clearly visible due to the contrast between the white sheet S and the black colored portion 51 behind it. Then, the size of the sheet S currently being conveyed can be confirmed with the eyes of the operator.

In this third embodiment, the transparent window 50 and the coloring portion 51 are provided only at one end of the sheet guide portions 24 and 25, respectively. However, as shown in FIG. Transparent window 50 and colored part 5 on both ends
1 may be provided.

In the illustrated embodiment, the sheet cassettes 2 such as the sheet guides 24 and 25 formed transparently are used.
0 is formed integrally with the cassette body 19, but as shown in the illustrated embodiment,
A configuration in which a transparent part of the “0” is formed separately from the cassette main body 19 can also be adopted. FIGS. 14 and 15 show a laser printer according to another embodiment. Parts corresponding to the respective parts of the laser printer shown in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the fourth embodiment, the paper feed cassette 20 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 10 in two upper and lower stages. The sheet cassettes 20 are the same, and can be attached to either the upper or lower cassette mounting opening 28, respectively.

Each of the paper cassettes 20 includes a cassette body 19.
A mounting hole 19b is provided at the right end of the attachment / detachment A direction at a right angle to the A direction. A viewing port 19c is opened in the mounting hole 19b in the center of the cassette body 19 in the width direction. That peephole 19c
A handle portion 19d is provided on the upper side. Handle part 19d
Has a plurality of reinforcing ribs 1 on its inner surface as shown in FIG.
9e is provided. Then, a transparent member 55 separate from the cassette body 19 is mounted in the mounting hole 19b. As shown in FIG. 17, the transparent member 55 has reinforcing ribs 55a on one side.
Is provided. Then, the transparent member 55 is inserted from below the cassette main body 19 and mounted in the mounting hole 19b as shown by an arrow in the drawing. Thus, as shown in FIG. 16, when the transparent member 55 is attached, the paper feed cassette 20 is held by the grip 19d and the grip 55b.
Is formed. A longitudinal passage 26 is provided between the other surface of the transparent member 55 and the front wall 19f of the sheet storage portion 19a.
To form Reference numeral 54 in the drawing denotes a friction pad for separating sheets.

Therefore, according to the laser printer shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the user looks through the longitudinal passage 26 from the viewing port 19c. Then, the sheet S passing through the longitudinal passage 26 can be seen through the transparent member 55. Then, the operator can confirm the sheet size, the sheet conveyance state, and the like with his own eyes. If a sheet jam occurs, the state of the sheet jam can be confirmed.

In the illustrated embodiment described above, the sheet S passing through the longitudinal passage 26 through the transparent member 55 can be seen. However, as shown in the following illustrated embodiment, such a transparent member is used. , The sheet stored in the sheet storage portion of the cassette body can be viewed.

In the fifth embodiment, the sheet cassette 20 is provided with a sheet storage portion 19a as shown in FIG.
A longitudinal window 19g is opened in the width direction of the front wall 19f. As shown in FIG. 19, on the outer wall 19h of the cassette body 19 having the handle portion 19d, a viewing port 19c is opened below the handle portion 19d, and viewing holes 19i and 19j are provided on both left and right sides of the handle portion 19d. Open. further,
A size display 57 for displaying a sheet size corresponding to the right edge of the sheet S in the drawing is provided on the surface of the outer wall 19h below the right viewing port 19j. The size display 57 has a scale 57a.
And the size character 57b.

The width of the transparent member 55 is set in the sheet storage portion 19.
As shown in FIG. 18, an inner wall 55c and an outer wall 55d are formed on the handle 55b side to form the longitudinal passage 26 therebetween, as shown in FIG. On the opposite side, a front wall 55f that forms a sheet positioning portion that forms a concave portion 55e that opens upward with the inner wall 55c is provided. Then, the transparent member 55 is inserted into the mounting hole 19b from below the cassette main body 19, and the sheet positioning wall 55f is fitted into the window 19g as shown in FIG.

Therefore, according to the laser printer of the other embodiment shown in FIG. 20, when it is desired to check the sheet S being conveyed, as shown in FIG.
Looking through the vertical passage 26 from j. Then, vertical passage 2
The sheet S passing through 6 is seen through the transparent member 55. Then, the operator can confirm the size and the conveyance state of the sheet S being conveyed with his own eyes. If a sheet jam occurs, the state of the sheet jam can be confirmed. Further, by looking at the size display 57, the size of the sheet S being conveyed can be checked at a glance. On the other hand, even when the sheet S is not being conveyed, the stacked sheets S in the sheet storage portion 19a are passed through the transparent member 55.
Can be seen, and the remaining amount of sheets and the like can be confirmed. Then, also in this case, the size of the stacked sheets S can be checked at a glance by looking at the size display 57.

In the illustrated embodiment, the handle 55b of the transparent member 55 and the handle 19d of the cassette body 19 are used.
Thus, the handle 56 of the sheet cassette 20 is formed, but the handle of the sheet cassette may be entirely formed by a handle provided on the transparent member.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment described above, the transparent member 55 is formed to have a length larger than the maximum size sheet S to be stored in the sheet storage portion 19a, and both end edges of the minimum size and the maximum size sheet S are formed. Both were placed in a position where they could be checked. However, the transparent member may be formed to be relatively small, for example, and arranged at a position where at least one edge of the sheets of the minimum size and the maximum size can be confirmed.

[0054]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the transparent
Transparent by seeing the longitudinal passage from outside through the part
The contrast of colors that can be seen through
The operator clearly sees the sheet directly with his own eyes and the sheet
Accurate size, sheet jam position, sheet conveyance status, etc.
And a sufficient sense of security can be obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention ,
When the sheet is passing through the longitudinal passage, it is displayed in the transparent area.
Display, the display of the display member is contrasted.
You can see it.

According to the third aspect of the present invention ,
When the sheet is not passing through the longitudinal passage, the white area
Because the display is performed with, the display of the display member with contrast
You can see clearly.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention ,
Since the display member is detachable, the display contents can be
Can be easily replaced.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the transparent member
By looking at the longitudinal passage from the outside through the
The user clearly checks the seat directly with his own eyes,
Position, sheet jam position, sheet conveyance status, etc.
And a sufficient sense of security can be obtained. Also transparent
Since the member is formed separately from the cassette main body, processing of the sheet feeding cassette can be facilitated.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a cassette
Since the transparent member is attached to the main body and the entire handle of the paper feed cassette is formed, the shape of the cassette main body is simplified by the amount of the handle, and the processing can be facilitated.

According to the invention of claim 7 , the transparent member
To see the edge of the sheet in the sheet storage
Therefore, the sheet size can be easily confirmed. Claim
According to the invention described in Item 8, the sheet size is displayed in the size display.
You can check the sheet size at a glance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a laser printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of a paper feed cassette.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the sheet cassette.

FIG. 4 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of an internal mechanism of the laser printer.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of a laser printer according to a first other embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of the paper feed cassette.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of a laser printer according to another second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of a sheet cassette provided with a display plate.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the first display plate.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second display plate.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a part of a sheet guide portion of a sheet cassette in a laser printer according to a third other embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another example of the sheet guide portion.

FIG. 14 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of an internal mechanism of a laser printer according to a fourth other embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an external perspective view of the laser printer.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of a part of a sheet cassette in the laser printer.

FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing the sheet feeding cassette and a transparent member.

FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing a sheet feeding cassette and a transparent member in a laser printer according to a fifth other embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a front view of the sheet cassette.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the paper feed cassette.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a part of a conventional laser printer including a paper feed cassette displaying a sheet size in decals.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Device main body 19 Cassette main body 19a Sheet storage part 19f Sheet storage part front wall 20 Paper feed cassette 25a Colored part 26 Vertical path 45 First display plate (display member) 45a Transparent part 45b Opaque part 50 Transparent window 55 Transparent member 55c Vertical Inner wall of passage 55d Outer wall of longitudinal passage 56 Handle 57 Size display S Sheet P Paper feeder R Recorder

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Mitsuo Tanaka, Inventor Ricoh 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Goro Mori 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Nobuo Inoue 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo In Ricoh Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-2-305732 (JP, A) JP-A-59- 198226 (JP, A) JP-A-2-163235 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65H 1/00-3/68

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A paper feed cassette is provided in a plurality of stages in an apparatus main body, and sheets are fed from each of the paper feed cassettes in a paper feed section corresponding to each of the paper feed cassettes, and sequentially passed through a vertical passage of an upper paper feed cassette. Send it to the recording unit,
In a sheet recording apparatus that performs recording in the recording unit, at least a part of the sheet feeding cassette is formed transparent so that at least the longitudinal passage is visible , and a sheet passes through the longitudinal passage.
The longitudinal section that is visible through the transparent part when not
On the other side of the passage, add a similar colored part around the transparent part
A sheet recording device provided . 2. A display member is provided along the longitudinal passage,
The display member has a transparent part to be displayed and the surrounding white area.
And an outer opaque part, wherein the transparent part is seen through.
A colored part similar in color to the opaque part is provided on the other side of the vertical passage.
The sheet recording apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: 3. A display member is provided along the longitudinal passage,
The display member has a white part to be displayed and a transparent part around it.
Other than the longitudinal passage seen through the transparent portion.
2. The sheet recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a colored portion having a similar color as that around the transparent portion on the side . 3. 4. A contractor, wherein said display member is detachable.
The sheet recording apparatus according to claim 2 or 3 . Claim 5.Multiple paper cassettes are provided in the main unit.
Each paper cassette corresponding to each paper cassette
Sheets are sent from each paper cassette, and the upper
Feeding into the recording unit through the vertical passage of the paper cassette,
In a sheet recording apparatus that performs recording in the recording unit, Inner and outer walls forming the longitudinal passage of the sheet cassette;
At least the sheet storage section front wall of the cassette body
The cassette body is made of a transparent material so that the longitudinal passage can be seen.
And formed separately, Sheet recording device. 6. A sheet holding cassette provided on the transparent member.
The sheet recording apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein all or part of a hand is formed . 7. A minimum size and a maximum size in the sheet storage unit.
At the position where the edge of the sheet of the size can be confirmed, place the transparent member
The sheet recording apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein 8. A sheet size corresponding to the sheet edge.
Do not provide the paper cassette with a size display
The sheet recording apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein: