JP3900261B2 - Recording device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording material, and more particularly, to a recording apparatus that is characterized by a recording material tray on which the recording material is posted.
[0002]
[Prior art]
One of the recording apparatuses is an ink jet printer (hereinafter referred to as “printer”). The printer is provided on the rear side thereof with a sheet feeding device that feeds the recording materials accumulated and held in an inclined posture one by one to the downstream side, and is provided on the downstream side of the sheet feeding device. A recording section for recording on the recording material, and a conveyance roller for conveying the recording material.
[0003]
The printer uses the paper feeding device to feed a sheet as a recording material to the front side while curving the paper, and to discharge the paper substantially horizontally from the front side. And a second paper feed path that feeds the rigid recording material that cannot use the curved paper feed path substantially horizontally from the front of the printer and then discharges it from the front of the printer substantially horizontally.
[0004]
An example of such a recording apparatus such as a printer is a printing apparatus described in Utility Model Registration No. 2573656. The paper receiver of this printing apparatus can be switched between a state in which the support receiving member is the same height as the paper supply / discharge roller and a state in which the paper receiving member is substantially the same height as the paper discharge receiving surface. It is configured.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described printing apparatus, since there is no means for holding the state that the paper receiving member can take, the possible state is displaced by vibration during printing or a slight force applied to the paper receiving member. There was a thing. Further, the support frame that supports the paper receiving member is fixed to the printing apparatus main body, and its ease of movement and the degree of freedom in design are low.
[0006]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the problem is that the recording material can be smoothly fed and discharged, and the state that the recording material tray can take is stably maintained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus that can do this.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention of the recording apparatus according to the first aspect is to provide one recording material which is provided on the upstream side of the recording material conveyance path and is accumulated and held in an inclined posture to the downstream side. A recording apparatus comprising: a sheet feeding device that feeds the recording medium one by one; a recording unit that is provided on the downstream side of the sheet feeding device and records on the fed recording material; and a conveyance roller that conveys the recording material The rigid recording material that cannot be fed by the paper feeding device is transferred from the substantially horizontal recording material placement surface to the recording unit. Along the recording material placement surface And feeding from the recording unit onto the recording material placement surface Along the recording material placement surface A first position where a linear recording material supply / discharge path can be formed, and a recording material which can be fed by the paper feeding device is discharged and the recording material is stacked. A recording material tray which is positioned lower and can take a second position where the recording material placement surface is inclined, and a housing which can be engaged with the recording material tray at the first position and the second position The recording material tray includes a tray base portion whose upper surface forms a recording material placement surface and is movable up and down as a whole via a movement groove, and a recording material on the recording material placement surface. Slide in the width direction, It is outward in the width direction Projecting sideways The recording material tray Only in the second position has an engaging part that engages with the engaged part on the housing side. Then, the recording material of the rigid recording material moves when the recording material tray is in the first position when the engagement portion is released by moving in the direction opposite to the side projecting direction. When feeding and discharging along the mounting surface, the edge which is the side of the recording material is guided in the feeding direction. And an edge guide.
[0008]
According to this feature, the position that the recording material tray can take can be displaced by the user operating the edge guide. That is, since the engaging portion is configured to be engageable with the engaged portion on the housing side only in the second position, the engaging portion of the edge guide is engaged with the engaged portion. By doing so, the recording material tray can be positioned at the second position.
[0009]
Then, when the engaging portion engaged with the engaged portion is released by sliding the edge guide toward the center side of the tray base portion, the relationship between the recording material tray and the housing is established. In this case, the state is via the moving groove. In this state, the recording material tray can be moved to the first position by moving along the movement groove.
In other words, the first position and the second position that can be taken by the recording material tray can be freely transferred by operating the edge guide.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the tray base includes a base fixed shaft projecting sideways, and the base fixed shaft is used for movement on the housing side. It is configured to be engageable with the groove.
[0011]
According to this feature, the tray base portion of the recording material tray is provided with the base fixed shaft projecting sideways, and the movement groove that engages with the base fixed shaft is provided on the housing side. The state that the recording material tray can take can be easily recognized by checking the base fixing shaft from the side surface side, and the state that the recording material tray can take is not misidentified. In addition, the recording material tray and housing can be easily designed and manufactured.
[0012]
The invention of the recording apparatus according to claim 3 is the recording apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the edge guide is When the recording material tray is in the second position , And is slidable to a position outside the travel path of the recording material to be discharged.
[0013]
According to this feature, since the edge guide is configured to be slidable to a position outside the travel path of the discharged recording material when not in use, for example, the recording material tray is positioned at the second position. In this case, the discharged recording material is not prevented from being stacked on the recording material mounting surface of the recording material tray.
[0014]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the edge guide can be stored at a side end of the recording material mounting surface. A side end guide provided with a portion is formed.
[0015]
According to this feature, since the side end guide provided with the edge guide storing portion capable of storing the edge guide is formed at the side end of the recording material mounting surface, the recording material mounting surface is provided on the recording material mounting surface. It is possible to regulate the collapse of a certain recording material, and it is possible to ensure a wide recording material placement surface by storing the edge guide in the edge guide storage portion. Further, when positioned at the second position, the edge guide is accommodated in the edge guide accommodating portion, so that the stack of the recording material to be ejected is not hindered at all.
[0016]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the recording apparatus according to the fourth aspect is characterized in that the upper surface of the side end guide and the upper surface of the edge guide are flush with each other. According to this feature, when the edge guides are stored in the edge guide storage portion of the side end guide, their upper surfaces are flush with each other, so that the structure is smooth.
[0017]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the moving groove is formed in a substantially square shape in a side view. To do.
[0018]
According to this feature, since the movement groove is formed in a generally U shape when viewed from the side, in a state where the engagement between the engagement protrusion of the edge guide and the protrusion hole of the housing is released, The recording material tray can be moved along the moving groove. That is, by moving the recording material tray upward along the dog-shaped movement groove, the first position can be taken, and by moving the recording material tray downward along the movement groove. The second position can be taken. That is, the user can easily displace the position by moving the recording material tray along the moving groove according to the recording material.
[0019]
In addition, the first position requires the recording material tray to be closer to the transport roller side as compared with the second position, while the second position requires the entire recording material tray to be closer to the first position. It is necessary to move away from the conveying roller as in the present invention. However, if the moving groove is substantially "<" in side view as in the present invention, these requirements are sufficiently satisfied, and the recording material tray and the housing are unnecessary. Will not cause any contact.
[0020]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the recording material tray is provided with an angle restricting portion that protrudes rearward. It is configured such that the inclination angle of the recording material placing surface at the second position can be set by engaging with a contact portion provided on the housing at a position opposite to the restriction portion. Features.
[0021]
According to this feature, the recording medium tray is fixed at a predetermined position in the second position by the engagement of the angle restricting portion and the contact portion, and the recording material placement surface is defined. An angle can be taken. That is, the recording material mounting surface of the recording material tray is reliably tilted at an inclined angle without dropping the recording material discharged from the recording unit side or catching it on other components. It is possible to set. Further, the second position can be maintained in a stable state.
[0022]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the recording apparatus according to the seventh aspect, wherein the angle restricting portion is provided in the edge guide.
According to this feature, since the angle regulating portion is provided in the edge guide, the angle regulating portion can be formed when the edge guide is formed, and the design and manufacture thereof are simple. is there.
[0023]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, in the first position, the housing locks the recording material tray at that position. A stopping means is provided.
[0024]
According to this feature, the first position is provided with the locking means for locking the recording material tray at the first position, so that the first position is maintained in a stable state without inadvertent displacement. be able to.
[0025]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the recording apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, when the position of the recording material tray is displaced, the upstream side of the recording material tray is A guide member for guiding is provided.
[0026]
According to this feature, when the position of the recording material tray is displaced, the guide member for guiding the upstream side of the recording material tray is provided, so that the displacement of the position of the recording material tray is ensured. And can be implemented easily.
[0027]
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, wherein the recording material tray rotates upward and the recording material placement surface is substantially vertical. It is the structure which can take the 3rd position to become.
[0028]
According to this feature, the recording material tray is configured to be able to take a third position where the recording material tray is rotated upward and the recording material placement surface is in a substantially vertical state. For example, when the recording apparatus is not used. In this case, by placing the recording material tray in the third position, it is possible to reduce the mounting area of the entire recording apparatus, and for some reason, an external force is applied to the recording material tray for damage or the like. The possibility of causing inconveniences can be reduced.
[0029]
The invention of the recording material tray according to claim 12 is the recording material tray according to any one of claims 1 to 11. According to this feature, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the effect described in any one of claims 1 to 11.
[0030]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of an ink jet printer (hereinafter referred to as “printer”) 100 as a recording apparatus in the present embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the printer 100 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the printer 100 in a state where the first paper feed path (1) is used. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the printer 100 in a state where the second paper feed path (2) is used.
[0031]
Here, a recording material that can be fed in a curved posture using the paper feeding device 2 is referred to as “paper P”, and a recording material that cannot be fed and ejected in a curved posture is referred to as “rigid recording material G”. Furthermore, these may be combined to form a “recording material”.
[0032]
The printer 100 includes a paper feeding device 2 on the rear side, and the paper P is accumulated and held by the paper feeding device 2 in an inclined posture, and is fed one by one to the front side while being curved by the paper feeding roller 14. The first sheet feed path {circle around (1)} that is discharged almost horizontally and the rigid recording material G that cannot use such a curved sheet feed path are fed almost horizontally from the front of the printer 100, and again the printer 100 And a second paper feed path {circle around (2)} that is discharged substantially horizontally from the front surface.
[0033]
Hereinafter, a paper feeding operation using the first paper feeding path (1) will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, the printer 100 has the sheet feeding device 2 on the rear side (upstream side, right hand side in FIG. 3) of the apparatus main body 3 and the recording material tray 90 on the front side (downstream side, left hand side in FIG. 3). The sheet P is fed from the rear side by the sheet feeding device 2 and discharged from the recording material discharge port 6 on the front side toward the recording material tray 90.
[0034]
The sheet feeding device 2 includes a hopper 16, and a plurality of sheets P are stacked and held on the hopper 16 in an inclined posture. The hopper 16 includes a rotation fulcrum (not shown) on the upstream side thereof, and rotates around the rotation fulcrum to perform separation and pressure-contacting operations toward the paper feed roller 14 that is substantially D-shaped in side view. It is configured to be able to do. The accumulated paper P is pushed up by the pressing operation toward the paper feed roller 14 of the hopper 16, and the uppermost one of the paper P is brought into pressure contact with the paper feed roller 14. In this state, the paper P is fed downstream by rotating the paper feed roller 14.
[0035]
A plate-shaped paper guide 15 is provided almost horizontally below the paper feed roller 14, and the leading edge of the paper P fed from the paper feeding device 2 comes into contact with the paper guide 15, and smoothly Curved and guided downstream.
[0036]
Downstream of the paper guide 15, there is disposed a transport roller 19 that includes a transport drive roller 19a that is rotationally driven by a driving unit (not shown) and a transport driven roller 19b that is driven to rotate in contact with the transport drive roller 19a. The sheet P is narrowed by the conveying roller 19 and conveyed downstream.
[0037]
The transport driven roller 19b is pivotally supported on the downstream side of the transport driven roller holder 18. The transport driven roller holder 18 is provided so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 18a, and a torsion coil spring (not shown). Thus, the conveyance driven roller 19b is always urged to rotate in a direction in which it is pressed against the conveyance driving roller 19a.
[0038]
Further on the downstream side, a recording unit 26 for recording on a sheet is configured. The recording unit 26 is arranged such that the platen 28 and the recording head unit 13 face each other in the vertical direction. The platen 28 is long in the main scanning direction, and can support the sheet conveyed to the recording unit 26 from below. The recording head unit 13 is provided at the bottom of the carriage 10, and the carriage 10 can reciprocate in the main scanning direction while being guided by a carriage guide shaft 12 extending in the main scanning direction. The carriage 10 includes an ink cartridge 11 of, for example, yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, and is configured to perform full color printing.
[0039]
A downstream side of the recording unit 26 is a paper discharge unit of the printer 100. The paper discharge drive roller 20a is rotated by a driving unit (not shown), and is rotated by being lightly pressed against the paper discharge drive roller 20a. A paper discharge roller 20 including a paper discharge driven roller 20b is provided. The paper P printed by the recording unit 26 is discharged by rotating (forward rotation) the paper discharge driving roller 20a while being narrowed by the paper discharge roller 20.
[0040]
The paper discharge driven roller 20 b is a toothed roller having a plurality of teeth on its outer periphery, and is supported by a paper discharge driven roller holder 23 so as to be freely rotatable. The paper discharge driven roller holder 23 is formed of a plate-like body that is long in the main scanning direction. The paper discharge driven roller holder 23 extends substantially horizontally from the downstream vicinity of the recording head unit 13 toward the downstream side when viewing the paper discharge path of the paper P. Fixed to the frame 25. The paper discharge slave frame 25 is similarly long in the main scanning direction and is attached to a paper discharge main frame 24 made of a plate-like body extending from the downstream vicinity of the recording head portion 13 to the downstream side by a coil spring 27. It is attached in such a state that it is pressed from.
[0041]
A paper discharge auxiliary roller 22 is provided upstream of the paper discharge driven roller 20 b, and the paper P is pressed slightly downward by the paper discharge auxiliary roller 22. Further, the transport driven roller 19b is disposed at a position slightly downstream of the transport drive roller 19a, and the discharge driven roller 20b is disposed at a position slightly upstream of the transport drive roller 20a. It is arranged on the side. With such a configuration, the paper P is in a curved state that slightly protrudes downward between the transport roller 19 and the paper discharge roller 20, and the paper P in a position facing the recording head unit 13 is placed on the platen 28. This prevents the paper P from being lifted up, so that printing can be executed normally.
[0042]
The paper discharge auxiliary roller 22 is constituted by a toothed roller, like the paper discharge driven roller 20b, and is pivotally supported by the paper discharge auxiliary roller holder 21. The paper discharge auxiliary roller holder 21 is fixed to the paper discharge follower frame 25 in the same manner as the paper discharge driven roller holder 23 described above.
[0043]
A regulating roller 29 is disposed upstream of the discharge assisting roller 22 and in the vicinity of the downstream of the recording head unit 13. The regulation roller 29 is composed of a toothed roller similar to the paper ejection driven roller 20 b and the paper ejection auxiliary roller 22, and plays a role of regulating the lifting of the paper P in the vicinity of the recording head unit 13. That is, the ink is ejected from the recording head unit 13 toward the paper P, and the ink is absorbed by the paper P, thereby causing a phenomenon in which the paper P undulates in the main scanning direction. If it occurs in the vicinity of 13, the printing surface of the paper P may come into contact with the recording head unit 13, and so-called head rubbing may occur. Therefore, the regulation roller 29 regulates the lifting of the paper P, thereby preventing the above-mentioned head rubbing.
[0044]
Then, the printed paper P is discharged by rotating the transport roller 20 in a forward direction, and is stacked on the recording material placement surface 33 of the recording material tray 90 located at a second position described later. It has become.
The above is the overall outline of the first paper feed path (1) in the printer 100.
[0045]
Further, the case where the second paper feed path (2) is used will be outlined with reference to FIG.
First, there is a linear recording material supply / discharge path for feeding the rigid recording material G from the front side of the printer toward the recording unit 26 in a straight line substantially horizontally and discharging it straight from the recording unit 26. In order to form the second feeding path {circle around (2)}, the recording material tray 90 is positioned at the first position as will be described later.
[0046]
That is, when the above-described first feeding path {circle around (1)} is used, the sheet P is discharged on the front side of the printer and the recording material discharge port 6 is configured. When 2 is formed, the front side of the printer constitutes a recording material supply / discharge port 6 for feeding and discharging the rigid recording material G.
[0047]
Then, the rigid recording material G is held on the recording material placement surface 33 of the recording material tray 90 located at the first position, and the transport roller 20 is rotated in the reverse direction. Thereby, the rigid recording material G is fed to the recording unit 26 described above, and printing is performed. After the printing is completed, the transport roller 20 rotates forward and is discharged onto the recording material placement surface 33 again.
[0048]
The discharge slave frame 25 is rotatable about the upstream end as a rotation fulcrum, and by rotating, the downstream side is lifted from the discharge main frame 24, thereby being provided on the discharge slave frame 25. The paper discharge driven roller 20b, the paper discharge auxiliary roller 22, and the regulation roller 29 are configured to be retracted upward.
[0049]
With such a configuration, when the rigid recording material G is brought into pressure contact with the conveying roller 20, the discharge driven roller 20b, the discharge auxiliary roller 22, and the regulating roller 29 are retracted upward, and the rigid recording material G is Even if it is thick, for example, a CD or the like, the teeth provided on these rollers do not cause a problem in the rigid recording material G.
[0050]
That is, the rigid recording material G is a recording material having a thickness. On the upper surface of the rigid recording material G, the discharge driven roller 20b, the discharge auxiliary roller 22, and the regulating roller 29 are in point contact. To do. At this time, if the rigid recording material G is a CD, it may act on the recording surface formed on the lower side of the printing surface of the CD to destroy the data. However, as described above, since the paper discharge driven roller 20b, the paper discharge auxiliary roller 22, and the regulation roller 29 are configured to be retractable upward, such a problem does not occur.
[0051]
Note that, since the rigid recording material G is rigid, unlike the paper P described above, a curved state that slightly protrudes downward does not occur between the transport roller 19 and the paper discharge roller 20.
[0052]
Next, the configuration and operational effects of the recording material tray 90 and the housing 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 are drawings in the first position. Specifically, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part viewed from obliquely above the recording material tray and the housing, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part viewed from an obliquely upward direction different from FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part viewed from the lower side. 7 and FIG. 8 are drawings in the second position. Specifically, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part viewed from the upper oblique side as in FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is an upper side as in FIG. It is the principal part perspective view seen from.
9 is a perspective view of the main part of the housing, FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the edge guide, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the main part in which some members of the recording material tray are omitted.
[0053]
First, the recording material tray 90 and the housing 50 engaged with the recording material tray 90 will be described. The recording material tray 90 protrudes from the tray base 31 whose upper surface is the recording material placement surface 33 and the upstream side surface of the tray base 31, and can be engaged with the movement groove 51 on the housing 50 side. A base fixing shaft 32 is provided. Further, it is configured so as to be movable in the recording material width direction on the recording material placement surface 33, protrudes toward the side, and serves as an engaged portion on the housing 50 side only at the second position described later. An edge guide 40 having an engaging protrusion 41 as an engaging portion that engages with the protrusion hole 52 is provided.
[0054]
Further, a side end guide 34 is formed at the side end of the recording material placement surface 33, and at each position to be described later, the side end of the recording material is appropriately guided or the stacked recording material collapses. Can be regulated. An edge guide storage portion 35 is formed at the location where the edge guide 40 is provided, and is configured so as to store the edge guide 40 when not in use so as not to prevent the recording material from being conveyed. Yes. That is, the edge guide 40 accommodated in the side end guide 34 and the edge guide accommodating portion 35 is located outside the traveling path of the recording material, so that it does not interfere with the progress of the recording material. The upper surface of the side end guide 34 and the upper surface of the edge guide 40 are configured to be flush with each other.
[0055]
In the housing 50, a movement groove 51 that engages with the base fixing shaft 32 is formed at a location facing the side end of the recording material tray 90. The movement groove 51 is formed in a substantially “<” shape in side view, and the base fixing shaft 32 can move along the groove. With such a configuration, the position of the recording material tray 90 can be displaced to take each position described later.
[0056]
Here, the possible positions of the recording material tray 90 will be described. Here, for convenience of explanation, the second position in which the recording material placing surface 33 is inclined will be described, and then the first position will be described by displacing the position.
[0057]
7 and 8 show a state in which the recording material tray 90 is positioned at the second position. In the second position, the sheet P is fed using the first sheet feeding path {circle around (1)} using the sheet feeding device 2 described above, and then the sheet P on which recording is performed by the recording unit 26 is performed. In this state, the function as a stacking paper discharge tray can be realized.
[0058]
In this second position, the recording material placement surface 33 is inclined as the upstream side of the recording material tray 90, that is, the paper discharge roller 20 side is positioned below. More specifically, the base fixing shaft 32 moves downward until the movement groove 51 is located at the position 8 in the second position. When the edge guide 40 is stored in the edge guide storage portion 35, the engagement protrusion 41 of the edge guide 40 protrudes from the tray base 31 and is fitted into the protrusion hole 52, so that the recording material tray 90 The position is fixed.
[0059]
In the present embodiment, the angle regulating portion 42 provided on the rear side of the edge guide 40 is engaged with the contact portion 53, so that the inclination angle of the recording material placement surface 33 is set to a predetermined angle. It can be set and held at that angle. In the present embodiment, the recording material placement surface 33 is configured to have an inclination angle of 10 degrees at the second position.
[0060]
Next, a procedure for displacing from the second position to the first position will be described. First, the edge guide 40 is slid to the center side of the tray base 31 to release the engagement between the engagement protrusion 41 and the protrusion hole 52, and the engagement protrusion 41 is stored in the tray base 31. In this state, that is, in a state where the engaging protrusion 41 does not protrude from the tray base 31, the recording material tray 90 has only the base fixing shaft 32 engaged with the moving groove 51. The position of the material tray 90 can be freely displaced.
[0061]
Then, while pulling the tray base 31 forward (downstream), the base fixing shaft 32 is moved upward along the moving groove 51 to be positioned at the position 7. At this time, the upstream side of the recording material tray 90 is guided by the guide plate 55 as a guide member formed at the opposite position on the upstream side of the recording material tray 90, and the recording material tray 90 reaches the first position. It is easy to move.
[0062]
Further, since the base fixing shaft 32 is positioned at the position 7, the locking portion 54 as a locking means for locking the recording material tray 90 at the position supports the tray base portion 31 from below, and the second portion. The position can be made stable. For example, a concave portion is provided in the tray base portion so that a part of the locking portion 54 is engaged with a predetermined portion of the tray base portion 31, and the convex portion of the locking portion 54 is engaged with the concave portion. It can also be formed.
[0063]
Further, an outline of the procedure for transferring from the first position to the second position will be described. By lifting the recording material tray 90 upward, the engaged state between the tray base 31 and the locking portion 54 is released. In this state, the recording material tray 90 is moved downward along the movement groove 51. Further, the recording material tray 90 is tilted while being moved until the angle restricting portion 42 is engaged with the abutting portion 53, and when these are engaged, the edge guide 40 is slid outward, and the edge guide 40 is moved. The engaging protrusion 41 is fitted into the protrusion hole 52 to fix the position.
[0064]
As described above, the first position and the second position that can be taken by the recording material tray 90 can be freely moved by operating the edge guide 40.
[0065]
The recording material tray 90 takes a third position in which the recording material placement surface 33 is in a substantially vertical state by rotating upward with the base fixed shaft 32 as the rotation center. Is also possible. That is, in FIG. 1, the recording material tray 90 is rotated toward the apparatus main body 3 around the base fixing shaft 32 disposed on the apparatus main body 3 side of the recording material tray 90, and the recording material is recorded. The mounting surface 33 is in a substantially vertical state. In the third position, for example, when the printer 100 is not used, the placement area of the printer 100 can be reduced, and the recording material tray 90 is in a so-called storage state. It is possible to reduce the possibility of inconvenience such as breakage due to external force applied to the recording material tray 90 due to the cause.
[0066]
In addition, the recording material placement surface 33 may be provided with ribs (not shown) extending in the recording material conveyance direction. For example, the ribs can be arranged at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the recording material, thereby reducing friction with the recording material sliding on the recording material placement surface 33.
[0067]
The recording material tray 90 of the present invention is also excellent in the following points.
Conventionally, when a highly rigid material (rigid recording material G) such as a board paper or a CDR tray on which a CD-R is set is used as a recording material, it cannot be fed by the paper feeding device 2. is there. For this reason, both the paper feed tray for manually feeding the rigid recording material G from the front of the printer to the recording unit and the paper discharge tray for receiving the rigid recording material G to be recorded and discharged are used. It is necessary to attach a dedicated rigid recording material supply / discharge tray to the upper portion of the discharge tray for receiving the recording material to be recorded and discharged.
[0068]
However, the recording material tray 90 of the present invention feeds the rigid recording material G that cannot be fed by the paper feeding device 2 straight from the substantially horizontal recording material placement surface 33 to the recording unit 26, In addition, a linear position for discharging the recording material straightly from the recording unit 26 onto the recording material placing surface 33 and a supply / discharge path for the recording material can be formed. Since the recording material is discharged and the recording material is stacked, the recording material can be positioned at a lower position than the first position, and the recording material placement surface 33 can take a second position in an inclined state. Therefore, there is no need for the rigid recording material supply / discharge tray used for recording.
[0069]
That is, the recording material tray 90 according to the present invention can achieve the function that the conventional rigid recording material G supply / discharge tray has had by being positioned at the first position. Further, the recording material tray 90 is positioned at the second position, thereby achieving the function that the conventional paper discharge tray has. That is, the recording material tray 90 can function as both a conventional paper feed tray and a paper discharge tray by displacing the position.
[0070]
Further, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome work of attaching the conventional rigid recording material supply / discharge tray, which is simple. Further, it is not necessary to store the rigid recording material supply / discharge tray, and the space required for the storage is not required. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide the rigid recording material supply / discharge tray as an accessory, the cost can be reduced.
[0071]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the recording apparatus of the present invention, particularly the recording apparatus characterized by the recording material tray on which the recording material is posted, the position of the recording material tray is adjusted by the user operating the edge guide. Can be displaced. In other words, the engaging protrusion as the engaging portion of the edge guide is configured to be engageable with the protrusion hole as the engaged portion on the housing side only in the second position. The recording material tray can be positioned at the second position by engaging the projection hole with the projection hole.
[0072]
When the engagement protrusion engaged with the protrusion hole is released by sliding the edge guide toward the center of the tray base, the engagement between the recording material tray and the housing is achieved. Is only between the base fixed shaft and the moving groove. In this state, the recording material tray can be moved to the first position by moving along the movement groove.
In other words, the first position and the second position that can be taken by the recording material tray can be freely transferred by operating the edge guide.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an ink jet printer 100 according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the printer 100 in a state where a first paper feed path (1) is used.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the printer 100 in a state where a second paper feed path (2) is used.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of essential parts as viewed from obliquely above the recording material tray and the housing.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main part as viewed from obliquely above, different from FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of main parts viewed from below.
7 is a perspective view of a main part when viewed from the obliquely upper side as in FIG. 4;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part when viewed from the same upper side as FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of the housing.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of an edge guide.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a principal part in which some members of a recording material tray are omitted.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Paper feeder
3 Device body
6 Recording material discharge port, recording material supply / discharge port
7 Position of the base fixed shaft in the first position
8 Position of fixed shaft for base at the second position
10 Carriage
11 Ink cartridge
12 Carriage guide shaft
13 Recording head
14 Paper feed roller
15 Paper guide
16 Hopper
18 Conveyor driven roller holder
18a Rotating shaft
19 Transport roller
19a Transport drive roller
19b Conveyor driven roller
20 Paper discharge roller
20a Paper discharge drive roller
20b Paper discharge driven roller
21 Discharge auxiliary roller holder
22 Paper discharge auxiliary roller
23 Discharged driven roller holder
24 Discharge main frame
25 Discharge subordinate frame
26 Recording section
27 Coil spring
28 Platen
29 Regulatory Roller
31 Tray base
32 Fixed shaft for base
33 Recording material placement surface
34 Side end guide
35 Edge guide storage
40 Edge guide
41 Engagement protrusion
42 Angle control part
50 housing
51 Movement groove
52 Protrusion hole
53 Contact part
54 Locking part
55 Guide plate
90 Recording material tray
100 printer
P paper
G Rigid recording material

Claims (12)

A paper feeding device that is provided on the upstream side of the recording material conveyance path and that feeds the recording material accumulated and held in an inclined posture to the downstream side one by one, and provided on the downstream side of the paper feeding device A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that performs recording on a fed recording material; and a conveyance roller that conveys the recording material,
A rigid recording material that cannot be fed by the paper feeding device is fed along the recording material placement surface from the substantially horizontal recording material placement surface to the recording unit, and from the recording unit. A first position capable of forming a linear recording material supply / discharge path for discharging along the recording material placement surface onto the recording material placement surface, and feeding by the paper feeding device A recording material tray that can take a second position where the recording material is discharged and the recording material is stacked, and is positioned lower than the first position and the recording material placement surface is inclined;
A housing that can be engaged with the recording material tray in a first position and a second position;
The recording material tray has a recording material placement surface on the upper surface, and a tray base portion that is movable up and down as a whole via a movement groove;
The housing is engaged only on the second position of the recording material tray by slidingly moving in the recording material width direction on the recording material placement surface and projecting toward the outer side in the width direction. have a engaging portion for engagement portion engages the engagement is released the recording material tray to move in a direction opposite to the protruding direction to the side toward the engaging portion is in the first position An edge guide for guiding an edge , which is a side of the recording material, in a feeding direction when the feeding and discharging along the recording material placement surface of the rigid recording material is sometimes performed. A recording apparatus.   2. The tray base according to claim 1, wherein the tray base includes a base fixed shaft protruding toward the side, and the base fixed shaft is configured to be engageable with a movement groove on the housing side. Recording device. 3. The edge guide according to claim 1, wherein the edge guide is slidable to a position outside an advancing path of the recording material to be discharged when the recording material tray is in the second position . A recording apparatus.   4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a side end guide having an edge guide storage portion capable of storing the edge guide is formed at a side end of the recording material placement surface. Characteristic recording device   The recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the upper surface of the side guide and the upper surface of the edge guide are flush with each other.   6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving groove is formed in a substantially U shape when viewed from the side. The recording material tray according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the recording material tray is provided with an angle restricting portion that protrudes rearward.
By engaging with an abutting portion provided in the housing at a position opposite to the angle restricting portion, an inclination angle of the recording material placing surface at the second position can be set. A recording apparatus.   The recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the angle restricting portion is provided in the edge guide.   9. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the first position, the housing includes a locking unit that locks the recording material tray at the position.   10. The guide member according to claim 1, further comprising: a guide member that guides an upstream side of the recording material tray when the position of the recording material tray is displaced. 11. Recording device.   11. The recording material tray according to claim 1, wherein the recording material tray is configured to be able to take a third position in which the recording material tray rotates upward and the recording material placement surface is in a substantially vertical state. A recording device.   A recording material tray according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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