JP6044250B2 - Recording medium cassette and recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording medium cassette and a recording apparatus.

Some recording apparatuses such as printers and copiers include a recording medium cassette that is detachable from the apparatus main body. A recording medium such as a sheet is loaded on the recording medium cassette, and a sheet feeding roller is brought into contact with the uppermost sheet while rotating, so that the sheet is fed into the apparatus main body.
In such a recording medium cassette, there is a type in which an upper tray and a lower tray are stacked in two stages, and different size sheets and different types of sheets are placed on the respective trays. Further, above the upper tray, there is a recording medium cassette provided with a paper discharge tray on which the recorded and discharged paper is placed.
For example, the paper cassette in Patent Document 1 includes an upper tray, a lower tray, and a paper discharge tray, and the upper tray is slidable with respect to the lower tray. The upper tray is provided with an operation lever for defining the position of the upper tray with respect to the lower tray, and the user operates the operation lever to feed the inside of the apparatus main body according to the position of the upper tray with respect to the lower tray. Select the paper. In addition, an edge guide is slidably provided in the upper tray and the lower tray, and the user controls the position of the lower end portion of the sheet placed by operating the edge guide.
The paper discharge tray is provided with an opening through which these operation levers and edge guides are exposed. The user inserts his / her finger through the opening while the paper discharge tray covers the upper tray, and is provided on the upper tray. You can operate the control lever and edge guide.

JP 2012-76871 A

  However, if an opening is provided in the paper discharge tray, dust and dirt enter the inside of the paper cassette from the opening, and dust and dirt adhere to the paper cassette inner wall and the paper placed on the paper cassette. There is a problem of doing.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

  Application Example 1 A recording medium cassette that is detachably mounted on a recording apparatus that discharges a recording medium recorded by a recording unit, and is provided with an operation unit, and a first recording for feeding to the recording unit An opening is provided in a region where the medium is placed and an upper portion of the first placement unit facing the operation unit, and the first placement unit is discharged from the recording unit And a recording medium receiving portion on which the recording medium is placed. The recording medium receiving portion is provided with a cover for opening and closing the opening.

  According to this application example, the recording medium receiving unit is provided with the cover that opens and closes the opening. Thereby, it is possible to suppress dust and dust from entering the inside of the recording medium cassette from the opening, and it is possible to suppress dust and dust from adhering to the inner wall of the recording medium cassette and the recording medium placed on the recording medium cassette. .

  Application Example 2 The recording medium cassette described above, wherein the operation unit regulates a position of an end portion of the first recording medium.

  According to this application example, dust and dust are prevented from entering the inside of the recording medium cassette from the opening where the operation unit that regulates the position of the end of the first recording medium is exposed.

  [Application Example 3] The length of the second placement unit on which the second recording medium is placed is lower than the first placement unit in the feeding direction at a position below the first placement unit. Is provided long, and the first mounting portion is positioned above the recording medium cassette and the recording medium cassette provided to be slidable relative to the second mounting portion in the feeding direction. A feeding unit that feeds the first recording medium and the second recording medium, and a recording that records on the first recording medium and the second recording medium fed by the feeding unit. And a discharge portion for discharging the first recording medium and the second recording medium recorded by the recording portion, and the first placement portion is positioned upstream in the feeding direction. The second recording medium is fed by the feeding unit, and the first loading unit is When in the downstream position in the feeding direction, the first recording medium is fed by the feeding unit, and the operation unit is configured to move the first mounting unit relative to the second mounting unit. A recording apparatus characterized by defining a position in a feeding direction.

  According to this application example, dust and dust are prevented from entering the inside of the recording medium cassette from the opening where the operation unit that defines the position of the first mounting unit with respect to the second mounting unit is exposed.

  [Application Example 4] The recording apparatus, wherein the cover is provided below a mounting surface of the recording medium receiving portion in a state where the cover closes the opening.

  According to this application example, it is possible to suppress the recording medium ejected from the recording apparatus from colliding with the cover and stopping or curving.

  Application Example 5 In the recording apparatus, the cover is rotated.

  According to this application example, the opening can be opened and closed by the cover.

  Application Example 6 In the recording apparatus, the cover slides.

  According to this application example, the opening can be opened and closed by the cover.

  Application Example 7 In the recording apparatus, a recess is provided at an edge of the opening opposite to the rotation axis of the cover, and a bottom surface of the recess is positioned below an upper surface of the cover. .

  According to this application example, since the finger can come into contact with the side surface of the cover, the user can easily rotate the cover.

  Application Example 8 The recording apparatus described above, wherein a concave portion is provided in the cover.

  According to this application example, if the user presses the concave portion with the finger in the sliding direction, the finger can be prevented from sliding with respect to the cover, and thus the user can easily slide the cover.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a printer. The perspective view of a paper cassette. (A) is a perspective view of a cover, (b) is a perspective view which shows the cover with which the discharge tray was equipped. (A) is a perspective view of a cover, (b) is a perspective view which shows the opening part provided in the discharge tray. (A) is a perspective view which shows the cover with which the discharge tray was equipped, (b) is sectional drawing of the part in which the recessed part was formed in the discharge tray. The perspective view for demonstrating the mechanism in which a rocking | swiveling member rock | fluctuates and a sliding member moves by operation of an operation lever. The perspective view which expanded the part of the connection part. The perspective view of a paper cassette. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a paper cassette in Embodiment 2.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams illustrating a schematic configuration of a printer 1 which is an example of a recording apparatus according to the present invention. A paper cassette 2 as a recording medium cassette is detachably attached to the bottom of the casing 23 of the printer 1. The paper cassette 2 serves as an upper tray 4 as a first placement portion for placing the paper P2 as a first recording medium, and as a second placement portion for placing the paper P1 as a second recording medium. The lower tray 3 is provided.

  The paper P2 is a paper such as a postcard, and the paper P1 is a paper of A4 size, B5 size, etc., which is larger than the paper P2. The paper size is not limited to this, and the paper size placed on the upper tray 4 may be smaller than the paper size placed on the lower tray 3.

  The upper tray 4 slides in the feeding direction X with respect to the lower tray 3. FIG. 1A shows a case where the upper tray 4 is on the upstream side in the feeding direction X with respect to the lower tray 3. FIG. 1B shows the case where the upper tray 4 is on the downstream side in the feeding direction X with respect to the lower tray 3.

  The feeding roller 22 is provided on an arm 21 having a swing shaft 20 and swinging. When the upper tray 4 in FIG. 1A is on the upstream side in the feeding direction X with respect to the lower tray 3, the feeding roller 22 abuts on the uppermost portion of the stacked sheets P1 while rotating, The sheet P1 is fed downstream in the feeding direction X. When the upper tray 4 in FIG. 1B is on the downstream side in the feeding direction X with respect to the lower tray 3, the feeding roller 22 abuts on the top of the stacked sheets P2 while rotating, The sheet P2 is fed downstream in the feeding direction X. That is, the paper P1 or the paper P2 can be selected depending on the position of the upper tray 4 in the feeding direction X.

  The inclined surface 300 is provided on the lower tray 3, and is provided to separate the plurality of sheets P1 and P2 when they are fed in an overlapping manner. The sheets P1 and P2 that have passed through the inclined surface 300 are conveyed on the conveyance path 12 by a roller pair of the conveyance drive roller 10 and the conveyance driven roller 11 and a roller pair of the conveyance drive roller 13 and the conveyance driven roller 14. The ink is sent between the recording head 16 that ejects ink as a liquid and the medium support portion 17. Note that a prevention structure for preventing double feeding of sheets may be provided on the apparatus main body side of the printer 1.

  The carriage 15 reciprocates in the width direction Y by the power of a moving means (not shown) while being guided by a guide shaft (not shown) extending in the width direction Y (vertical direction in the drawing) of the sheets P1 and P2. It is configured as follows. The recording head 16 is provided on the carriage 15 so as to be able to eject ink onto the sheets P1 and P2.

  The medium support unit 17 is provided at a position facing the recording head 16 and supports the sheets P1 and P2 so that the distance between the sheets P1 and P2 and the recording head 16 can be set to a predetermined interval. Has been.

  A roller pair of a discharge driving roller 18 and a discharge driven roller 19 is provided so that the sheets P1 and P2 recorded by the recording head 16 can be sent to a discharge tray 5 as a recording medium receiving portion. The stacker 6 is provided in the discharge tray 5 so as to protrude from the opening 24 provided in the housing 23, and the discharged paper P <b> 3 and P <b> 4 are placed together with the discharge tray 5. It should be noted that the stacker 6 may not be provided and only the discharge tray 5 may be used.

  The feeding unit 30 according to the present embodiment includes the swing shaft 20, the arm 21, and the feeding roller 22, and the recording unit 40 includes the carriage 15, the recording head 16, and the medium support unit 17. The discharge unit 50 includes a roller pair of a discharge drive roller 18 and a discharge driven roller 19. The recording unit 40 of the present embodiment includes the ink jet recording head 16 that ejects ink, but may have other configurations. For example, a so-called laser printer configuration in which toner is attached to the sheets P1 and P2 and recorded on the sheet P by applying heat and pressure may be used.

  2A and 2B are perspective views of the paper cassette 2. FIG. FIG. 2A shows the case where the upper tray 4 is at a position upstream of the lower tray 3 in the feeding direction X (see FIG. 1A), and FIG. A case where the lower tray 3 is located downstream in the feeding direction X is shown (see FIG. 1B).

  The paper P1 is placed on the placement surface 308 as the second placement surface of the lower tray 3 in FIG. The positions of both ends of the sheet P1 in the width direction Y are regulated by a pair of edge guides 305, and the position of the end of the sheet P1 upstream in the feeding direction X is determined by the edge guide 309 (see FIG. 8B). Be regulated.

  A pair of recesses 304 are formed in the downstream wall portion 307 of the lower tray 3 in the feeding direction X of FIG. 2A, and the upper tray 4 in FIG. When in position, the pair of protrusions 411 provided on the downstream side of the upper tray 4 in the feeding direction X are inserted.

  As described above, the inclined surface 300 is provided on the downstream wall portion 307 in the feeding direction X of the lower tray 3 and is fed by the feeding roller 22 in FIGS. The papers P1 and P2 that are double-fed are separated.

  Above the placement surface 308 in the vertical direction Z (hereinafter referred to as “upward”), the upper tray 4 including the slide portion 400 and the placement portion 401 is located. The upper tray 4 is located below the discharge tray 5 in the vertical direction Z (hereinafter referred to as “downward”). In the placement unit 401, an upstream end 401a in the feeding direction X and both end portions 401b and 401c in the width direction Y are indicated by broken lines.

  The placement unit 401 has a rotation axis S <b> 2 and is connected to the slide unit 400 so as to be rotatable. Guide rails 301 are extended in the feeding direction X on both side wall portions 306 in the width direction Y of the lower tray 3. In addition, the wall portions 306 on both sides in the width direction Y are provided with openings 310 extending in the feeding direction X.

  Protruding portions 410 provided on both sides in the width direction Y of the slide portion 400 and projecting outward in the width direction Y slide in the feed direction X with the guide rail 301 while passing through the opening 310. With such a configuration, the placement unit 401 moves in the feeding direction X with the paper P2 placed in a horizontal state.

  The discharge tray 5 is provided with an opening 500. The opening 500 is at a position facing the edge guide 403 when the upper tray 4 shown in FIG. 2B is at a downstream position in the feeding direction X. The discharge tray 5 is provided with a cover 510 that opens and closes the opening 500. As a result, the edge guide 403 is exposed in the opening 500 with the cover 510 opened.

  FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the cover 510. A recess 511 is formed in the cover 510. A bottom surface 511 a of the recess 511 is located below the upper surface 510 a of the cover 510. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the sheets P3 and P4 of FIGS. 1A and 1B discharged from the discharge unit 50 from colliding with the cover 510 to be bent or stopped. Accordingly, the discharged sheets P3 and P4 can be placed on the placement surface 502 of the discharge tray 5 in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).

  FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a cover 510 provided on the discharge tray 5. Grooves 504 extending in the width direction Y are formed on the upstream side and the downstream side in the feeding direction X of the opening 500. The user can open and close the opening 500 by sliding the cover 510 in the width direction Y along the groove 504 while bringing the tip of the finger into contact with the bottom surface 511 a of the recess 511.

  An upper surface 510 a of the cover 510 is located below the placement surface 502. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the sheets P3 and P4 discharged from the discharge unit 50 of the printer 1 from colliding with the cover 510 and stopping or curving.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2B, the paper P <b> 2 is placed on the placement surface 409 of the upper tray 4. The positions of both ends of the sheet P2 in the width direction Y are regulated by a pair of edge guides 402, and the position of the end of the sheet P2 upstream in the feeding direction X is exposed to the opening 500 with the cover 510 opened. The edge guide 403 is regulated.

  Further, the discharge tray 5 is provided with a cover 520 that opens and closes the opening 501. FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the cover 520. The cover 520 has a pair of support portions 522 provided with a pair of bearing portions 523 at the ends.

  FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing the opening 501 provided in the discharge tray 5. A pair of shaft portions 524 are provided on the right side of the opening 501 in the width direction Y in the drawing. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a cover 520 provided on the discharge tray 5. With the shaft portion 524 inserted into the bearing portion 523 of the cover 520, the cover 520 rotates in the rotation direction D3 with the rotation shaft S3 as a fulcrum.

  A recess 521 is formed at the edge of the opening 501 in the width direction Y opposite to the rotation axis S3. FIG. 5B is a view as seen from the feeding direction X direction, and is a cross-sectional view of a portion indicated by a position AA ′ where the recess 521 is formed in the discharge tray 5 of FIG.

  An upper surface 520 a of the cover 520 is located below the placement surface 502. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the sheets P3 and P4 discharged from the discharge unit 50 of the printer 1 from colliding with the cover 520 and stopping or curving.

  Further, the bottom surface 521a of the recess 521 is positioned below the upper surface 520a of the cover 520. Thus, the user can rotate the cover 520 while inserting the tip of the finger into the recess 521 and abutting the side surface 520b of the cover 520.

  2A and 2B, the fixing portion 407 and the operation lever 408 provided on the upper tray 4 are exposed to the opening 501 provided on the discharge tray 5 with the cover 520 opened. The fixing unit 407 is fixed to the placement unit 401. The operation lever 408 is provided to be slidable in the feeding direction X with respect to the placement unit 401. When the user grips the fixing portion 407 and the operation lever 408 with a finger, the swinging member 406 swings and the sliding member 404 moves in the width direction Y.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining a mechanism in which the swing member 406 swings and the slide member 404 moves by the operation of the operation lever 408 described above. FIG. 6 shows a state where the user is holding the fixing portion 407 and the operation lever 408 with fingers.

  The swing member 406 is provided so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis S4 as a rotation fulcrum in a rotation range in which one end 406b is restricted by the protrusions 404b and 404c provided on the sliding member 404. The other end 406 a of the swinging member 406 engages with the engaging portion 412 a of the connecting lever 412 provided with the operation lever 408.

  When the user grasps the fixing portion 407 and the operation lever 408 in FIGS. 2A and 2B with fingers, the operation lever 408 slides upstream in the feeding direction X. Then, the swinging member 406 of FIG. 6 rotates in the counterclockwise direction D4 with the rotation shaft S4 as the rotation fulcrum via the connecting lever 412, and the end 406b of the swinging member 406 is connected to the sliding member 404. The provided protrusion 404b is pressed in the inner direction Y1 in the width direction Y.

  As a result, the sliding member 404 moves in the inward direction Y1, and the end 404a of the sliding member 404 is a through hole formed in the wall portion 306 of the lower tray 3 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). Thus, the upper tray 4 can be moved in the feeding direction X.

  The sliding member 404 is urged by the spring member 405 in the outer direction Y2 in the width direction Y. Therefore, in a state where the user does not grip the fixing portion 407 and the operation lever 408 with the finger, the sliding member 404 moves in the outer direction Y2, and the end portion 404a of the sliding member 404 is connected to the through hole 302, Inserted in 303, the movement of the upper tray 4 in the feeding direction X is restricted.

  Further, since the end portion 406b of the swinging member 406 is pressed in the outward direction Y2 by the protruding portion 404b, the swinging member 406 rotates in the clockwise direction D5, and the operation lever 408 is supplied via the connecting lever 412. Slide in the feed direction X downstream.

  The user moves the upper tray 4 in the feeding direction X by operating the holding lever 408 with the fixed portion 407 as a fulcrum, and then moves the end 404a of the sliding member 404 to the upstream in the feeding direction X. The position of the upper tray 4 relative to the lower tray 3 can be defined by penetrating through the through hole 302 on the side or through the through hole 303 on the downstream side in the feeding direction X.

  Sheets P3 and P4 discharged by the discharge driving roller 18 and the discharge driven roller 19 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B are mounted on the mounting surface 502 of the discharge tray 5.

  A plate-like stacker 6 is slidably accommodated upstream of the discharge tray 5 in the feeding direction X. When the stacker 6 is pulled out from the discharge tray 5, the feeding direction X of the discharged sheets P3 and P4. Can be supported upstream.

  At the upstream end of the sheet cassette 2 in the feeding direction X, there is provided a pair of connecting portions 7 having a rotation shaft S1 and for connecting the discharge tray 5 to the lower tray 3 so as to be rotatable. FIGS. 7A and 7B are enlarged perspective views of the connecting portion 7.

  7A shows a state in which the discharge tray 5 in FIGS. 2A and 2B covers a part of the lower tray 3, that is, the placement surface 502 is in a horizontal state. The discharge tray 5 is formed with a protruding portion 704 that protrudes upstream in the feeding direction X from a stepped portion 503 formed on the lower side in the vertical direction Z from the mounting surface 502. A fixing portion 700 is provided on the upstream wall portion 710 of the lower tray 3 in the feeding direction X. The protruding portion 704 is rotatably connected to the fixed portion 700 by a rotation shaft S1.

  The rotating member 701 is fixed to the protruding portion 704 and rotates as the protruding portion 704 rotates. The rotating member 701 is provided with an engaging portion 702 that protrudes to the outer peripheral side. The fixed portion 700 is provided with an engaged portion 703 that protrudes outward in the width direction Y.

  FIG. 7B shows a state in which the lower tray 3 is exposed by rotating the discharge tray 5 of FIGS. 7A and 2A in the rotation direction D1. The engaging portion 702 of the rotating member 701 in FIG. 7B contacts and engages with the engaged portion 703. Thereby, rotation of the discharge tray 5 is regulated.

  FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the paper cassette 2 in a state where the paper P2 is placed on the upper tray 4. FIG. When the rotation axis S1 of the discharge tray 5 in the state of FIG. 2 (a) is rotated in the rotation direction D1 (rotation direction in which the discharge tray 5 is separated from the mounting surface 308) with the rotation axis S1 as a rotation fulcrum, FIG. As shown in a), the upper tray 4 is exposed. That is, in the state of FIG. 8A, the discharge tray 5 is not located above the placement surface 409. Therefore, the user can easily perform the work of placing the paper P2 on the placement surface 409.

  FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the paper cassette 2 in a state in which the paper P1 is placed on the lower tray 3. The upper tray 4 in the state of FIG. 8A is slid to the downstream position in the feeding direction X, and the rotation shaft S2 is moved to the position of the end portion on the downstream side in the feeding direction X on the placement surface 308. . Then, when the mounting portion 401 is rotated in the rotation direction D2 (the rotation direction in which the mounting portion 401 is separated from the mounting surface 308) with the rotation axis S2 as a fulcrum, the state shown in FIG. Become.

  In the state of FIG. 8B, the area where the placement surface 308 of the lower tray 3 is exposed is wide. Further, since the discharge tray 5 and the upper tray 4 are positioned above the central portion of the mounting surface 308 in the feeding direction X, the mounting surface 308 is divided in the feeding direction X when viewed from above. There is no. Therefore, the user can easily perform the work of placing the paper P1 on the placement surface 308.

  As described above, the paper cassette 2 in FIGS. 2A and 2B as the recording medium cassette described in the present embodiment has the first mounting surface 409 on which the paper P2 as the first recording medium is placed. An upper tray 4 serving as a placement unit; a lower tray 3 serving as a second placement unit that is positioned on the lower side of the upper tray 4 in the vertical direction Z and on which a sheet P1 serving as a second recording medium is placed; The upper tray 4 is positioned on the upper side in the vertical direction Z, and includes a discharge tray 5 serving as a recording medium receiving unit on which sheets P3 and P4 recorded by the recording unit 40 of the printer 1 and discharged from the discharge unit 50 are placed. .

  The upper tray 4 is provided so as to be movable in the feeding direction X with respect to the lower tray 3. The upper tray 4 is an edge guide 403 serving as an operation section that regulates the position of the upstream end of the sheet P2 in the feeding direction X, and a fixed section serving as an operation section that defines the position of the upper tray 4 relative to the lower tray 3 407 and an operation lever 408.

  The discharge tray 5 is provided with an opening 500 located in a region facing the edge guide 403 in a state where the discharge tray 5 covers the upper tray 4. The discharge tray 5 is slid in the width direction Y and opened. A cover 510 for opening and closing the unit 500 is provided. Further, the discharge tray 5 is provided with an opening 501 located in a region where the fixing portion 407 and the operation lever 408 are opposed to each other, and the discharge tray 5 is provided with a cover 520 that is rotatably provided to open and close the opening 501. Prepare.

  According to this configuration, dust and dust are prevented from entering the inside of the paper cassette 2 from the openings 500 and 501, and dust and dirt are placed on the inner wall of the paper cassette 2 and the paper P 1 and P 2 placed on the paper cassette 2. It can control that dust adheres.

  Further, the covers 510 and 520 are provided below the placement surface 502. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the sheets P3 and P4 discharged from the discharge unit 50 of the printer 1 from colliding with the covers 510 and 520 and stopping or curving. (See FIG. 3B and FIG. 5A).

  Also, a recess 521 is provided on the edge of the opening 501 in FIG. 5A on the side of the mounting surface 502 opposite to the rotation axis S3 of the cover 520, and the bottom surface 521a of the recess 521 in FIG. Is located below the upper surface 520a of the cover 520. Thereby, since a finger | toe can contact | abut to the side surface 520b of the cover 520, the user can rotate the cover 520 easily.

  Moreover, the recessed part 511 is provided in the mounting surface 502 side of the cover 510 of FIG.3 (b). Accordingly, when the user makes the finger abut against the recess 511 and presses the finger in the width direction Y, the finger is prevented from sliding with respect to the cover 510, and thus the user can easily slide the cover 510. Can do.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the paper cassette 2 including the lower tray 3 as the second placement portion on the lower side in the vertical direction Z of the upper tray 4 as the first placement portion has been described. Next, a paper cassette provided with a tray as the first placement unit without including a tray as the second placement unit will be described. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the paper cassette 100 according to the second embodiment. The printer as the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the feeding unit 30, the recording unit 40, and the discharge unit 50 described in the first embodiment.

  A paper cassette 100 as a recording medium cassette has a feeding tray 101 as a first loading unit having a loading surface 102 on which a sheet P5 as a first recording medium fed to the feeding unit 30 is loaded. Is provided. In the paper cassette 100, as operation units, edge guides 104 and 105 for regulating the position of the end in the width direction Y of the paper P5, and an edge guide 103 for regulating the position of the end of the paper P5 in the feeding direction X upstream. Is provided.

  On the upper side of the feeding tray 101 in the vertical direction Z, a discharge tray 110 as a recording medium receiving portion is provided. The discharge tray 110 is provided with a placement surface 117 on which the paper recorded by the recording unit 40 and discharged from the discharge unit 50 is placed. The discharge tray 110 is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the feeding tray 101 about the rotation axis S5. The discharge tray 110 is provided with an opening 111 in a region facing the edge guide 103 when the discharge tray 110 covers the feeding tray 101, and the discharge tray 110 includes a cover 114 that opens and closes the opening 111.

  The discharge tray 110 is provided with openings 112 and 113, and the discharge tray 110 includes covers 115 and 116 that open and close the openings 112 and 113. In a state where the discharge tray 110 covers the feeding tray 101 and the covers 115 and 116 are opened, part of the edge guides 104 and 105 is exposed. The user operates the edge guides 104 and 105 to regulate the position of the end of the paper P5.

  With such a configuration, when the covers 114, 115, 116 are closed in a state where the discharge tray 110 covers the feeding tray 101, it is possible to suppress dust and dust from adhering to the inner wall of the paper cassette 100 and the paper P <b> 5.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Printer, 2,100 ... Paper cassette, 3 ... Lower tray, 4 ... Upper tray, 5,110 ... Discharge tray, 15 ... Carriage, 16 ... Recording head, 17 ... Medium support part, 18 ... Drive roller for discharge, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 ... Driven roller for discharge, 20 ... Swing shaft, 21 ... Arm, 22 ... Feeding roller, 30 ... Feeding unit, 40 ... Recording unit, 50 ... Ejecting unit, 101 ... Feeding tray, 102, 117, 308 , 409, 502 ... placement surface, 103, 104, 105, 305, 309, 402, 403 ... edge guide, 111, 112, 113, 500, 501 ... opening, 114, 115, 116, 510, 520 ... cover 407, a fixed portion, 408, an operation lever, X, a feeding direction, Z, a vertical direction, P1 to P5, a sheet, S1 to S5, a rotation shaft.

Claims (8)

A recording medium cassette that is detachably attached to a recording apparatus that discharges the recording medium recorded by the recording unit,
A first placement unit provided with an operation unit and placing a first recording medium for feeding to the recording unit;
An opening is provided in a region that is located above the first placement portion so as to open and close with respect to the first placement portion and faces the operation portion in the closed state, and is discharged from the recording portion. And a recording medium receiving part for placing the first recording medium,
The recording medium cassette, wherein the recording medium receiving portion is provided with a cover for opening and closing the opening. The recording medium cassette according to claim 1,
The recording medium cassette, wherein the operation unit regulates a position of an end of the first recording medium. The second placement unit for placing the second recording medium is provided at a position below the first placement unit with a longer length in the feeding direction than the first placement unit, The recording medium cassette according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first placement unit is slidably movable with respect to the second placement unit in the feeding direction.
A feeding unit that is located above the recording medium cassette and feeds the first recording medium and the second recording medium;
A recording unit for recording on the first recording medium and the second recording medium fed by the feeding unit;
A discharge unit for discharging the first recording medium and the second recording medium recorded by the recording unit,
When the first placement unit is at an upstream position in the feeding direction, the second recording medium is fed by the feeding unit,
When the first placement unit is at a downstream position in the feeding direction, the first recording medium is fed by the feeding unit,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit defines a position of the first mounting unit in the feeding direction with respect to the second mounting unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 3,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover is provided below the mounting surface of the recording medium receiving portion in a state where the cover closes the opening. The recording apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein:
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover rotates. The recording apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein:
The recording apparatus, wherein the cover slides. The recording apparatus according to claim 5,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion is provided in an edge portion of the opening opposite to the rotation axis of the cover, and a bottom surface of the concave portion is positioned below an upper surface of the cover. The recording apparatus according to claim 6,
A recording apparatus comprising a recess in the cover.

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