JP6895098B2 - Recording device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording device that records on a medium.

Patent Document 1 describes a recording device including a transport unit for transporting a medium, a mechanism unit including a recording unit for recording on the medium, and a main substrate on which electronic components for controlling the mechanism unit are mounted. A configuration is disclosed in which a main substrate is arranged in a gap between a bottom portion of the apparatus main body and the mechanical portion in a mechanical component arrangement area in which the mechanical components constituting the mechanical portion are arranged in the apparatus main body. As a result, the main board is arranged in the gap between the bottom of the device body and the mechanism in the mechanism component placement area, so that the device can be downsized as compared with the configuration in which the main board is placed outside the mechanism component placement area. It is possible.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-0149443

In addition to the main board, the recording device is provided with a power supply unit (regulator) that supplies power to a power source such as the main board and a motor. Since the power supply unit requires a large arrangement space in the recording device, it has a great influence on the device dimensions.
In the conventional recording device, since the inlet for inserting and removing the power plug is provided on the back side of the device and near the side surface of the device, the power supply unit is also provided at the same position (see Patent Document 1).

Therefore, in the conventional recording device, the size of the device has been increased due to the arrangement of the power supply unit.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to suppress an increase in size of an apparatus by appropriately arranging a power supply unit.

In order to solve the above problems, the recording device according to the first aspect of the present invention has an inversion path in which the medium delivered by the medium feeding means for feeding the medium is curved upward and inverted, and the inversion path. A recording unit having a recording head that records on a medium at a position lower than the top of the reversal path in the vertical direction downstream, and a power supply unit that supplies electric power for driving a drive target including the recording head. The power supply unit is located between the reversing path and the recording unit in the horizontal direction, and at least a part of the recording unit, at least a part of the power supply unit, and the reversing path when viewed from the horizontal direction. At least a part of these are characterized by overlapping.

According to this aspect, the power supply unit is located between the inversion path and the recording unit in the horizontal direction, and at least a part of the recording unit and at least a part of the power supply unit when viewed from the horizontal direction. Since at least a part of the inversion path overlaps with each other, the power supply unit is arranged by utilizing the space formed by the arrangement of the inversion path and the recording unit, which accompanies the arrangement of the power supply unit. It is possible to suppress the increase in size of the device, and in particular, it is possible to suppress the vertical dimension.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the frame material for accommodating the power supply unit is provided, and at least a part of the frame material forms a transport path for transporting the medium. ..
According to this aspect, since the frame material accommodating the power supply unit forms a transport path for transporting the medium, it is possible to reduce the cost by reducing the number of parts.

In a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the medium is supplied diagonally downward, and the medium is supplied to the reversal path or the medium transfer path between the reversal path and the recording head. The medium feeding path is provided, and at least a part of the medium feeding path and at least a part of the power supply unit are overlapped when viewed from the horizontal direction.

According to this aspect, in a configuration provided with a medium feeding path for supplying a medium diagonally downward and feeding the medium to the reversing path or a medium transporting path between the reversing path and the recording head, in the horizontal direction. Since at least a part of the medium feeding path and at least a part of the power supply unit overlap with each other, it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the device due to the arrangement of the power supply unit, and particularly to suppress the vertical dimension. be able to.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a document reading unit for reading a document is provided above the recording unit, and the power supply unit is arranged below the document reading unit. It is characterized by being done.

According to the first to third aspects described above, in a configuration in which a document reading unit for reading a document is provided above the recording unit and the power supply unit is arranged below the document reading unit. Any of the above effects can be obtained.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the document reading unit includes a protrusion that protrudes in the vertical downward direction on the lower side, and at least a part of the protrusion and the power supply when viewed from the horizontal direction. It is characterized in that at least a part of the part overlaps.

In a configuration in which a document reading unit for reading a document is provided at the upper part, the document reading unit may be provided with a protruding portion protruding vertically downward in order to install a power source and secure a cable routing area. is there. In such a configuration, since at least a part of the protruding portion and at least a part of the power supply unit overlap when viewed from the horizontal direction, it is possible to suppress an increase in size of the device due to the arrangement of the power supply unit, and particularly in the vertical direction. The dimensions can be suppressed.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is a recording unit provided with a recording head for recording on a medium, an inverting path for bending and inverting the medium, and a power source for supplying electric power when driving a driving object including the recording head. The power supply unit is provided inside the reversing path together with the recording unit.

According to this aspect, since the power supply unit is provided inside the reversing path together with the recording unit, the power supply unit and the recording unit can be connected to each other by utilizing the region formed inside the reversing path. In the state of being arranged, it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the device due to the arrangement of the power supply unit and the recording unit.

The external perspective view of the printer which concerns on this invention. The side sectional view which shows the medium transport path of the printer which concerns on this invention. The plan view which shows the arrangement of the power-source part in a printer. An exploded perspective view of the printer device body, frame material, and power supply unit. The perspective view which shows the state which the power-source part is arranged in the frame material. An exploded perspective view of the frame material and the power supply unit. A perspective view showing an inlet on the back of the device. The plan view which shows the modification of the 1st Example. A side sectional view showing a medium transport path of a printer in the second embodiment. The perspective view which shows the frame material and the power-source part in 2nd Example. A side sectional view showing a medium transport path of a printer in the third embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same configuration in each embodiment is designated by the same reference numerals and will be described only in the first embodiment, and the description of the configuration will be omitted in the subsequent examples.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the printer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a medium transport path of the printer according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an arrangement of a power supply unit in the printer. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the printer device body, the frame material, and the power supply unit, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the power supply unit is arranged on the frame material, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the frame material and the power supply unit. It is an exploded perspective view.

7 is a perspective view showing an inlet on the back surface of the apparatus, FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a modified example of the first embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a side cross section showing a medium transport path of the printer in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a frame material and a power supply unit in the second embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a medium transport path of the printer in the third embodiment.

Further, in the XYZ coordinate system shown in each figure, the X direction is the main scanning direction (moving direction) of the carriage, that is, the width direction of the recording device, the Y direction is the depth direction of the recording device, and the Z direction is the device height direction. Is shown. In each figure, the + X direction side is the left side of the device, the −X direction side is the right side of the device, the −Y direction is the front side of the device, the + Y direction side is the back side of the device, and the + Z axis direction side is the upper side of the device. The -Z-axis direction side is the lower side of the device.

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<<< Printer Overview >>>
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the printer 10 includes an apparatus main body 12 and a scanner unit 14 as a “document reading unit”. An operation unit 16 is provided on the front side of the device main body 12 in the device depth direction. In this embodiment, the operation unit 16 is provided with an input button for operating the printer 10 and a display panel for displaying information on the printer 10.

Further, on the front side of the device main body 12 in the depth direction of the device, a discharge port 18 for discharging the medium from the inside of the device main body 12 toward the front side in the depth direction of the device is provided below the operation unit 16. Further, in the apparatus main body 12, a medium accommodating portion 20 is provided below the discharge port 18. In this embodiment, the medium accommodating portion 20 is detachably attached to the device main body 12 from the front side in the depth direction of the device. The medium accommodating portion 20 is formed in a box shape, and the medium can be accommodated therein.

Further, a scanner unit 14 is provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 12. The scanner unit 14 includes a main body unit 22 (see FIG. 2), a document base 24 (see FIG. 2) provided above the main body unit 22, and a document feeding unit 26. The platen 24 is formed of a transparent glass plate as an example, and is configured so that a document can be placed on the upper surface thereof.

Further, the document feeding unit 26 is rotatably connected to the main body unit 22. That is, the document feeding unit 26 opens and closes the document base 24 by rotating. The document feeding unit 26 covers the document table 24 in the closed state (see FIG. 1), and exposes the document table 24 in the open state (not shown).

Then, the document feeding unit 26 is rotated with respect to the document table 24 to open the document table 24, the document table 24 is exposed, the document is set on the upper surface thereof, and the document feeding unit 26 is closed to close the document table. At 24, the original can be read. A reading means (not shown) capable of reading a document set on the document table 24 is provided below the document table 24, that is, in the main body 22.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1 in this embodiment, the document feeding section 26 is provided with a document placing section 26a and a document ejection tray 26b. When the medium placed on the document placing section 26a is sent by a feeding means (not shown), it is read by the reading means on the document stand 24 and discharged to the document ejection tray 26b.

<<< About the medium transport route >>>
Next, the medium transport path 28 of the medium in the apparatus main body 12 will be described with reference to FIG. The thick solid line with the reference numeral P in FIG. 2 indicates the guide path of the medium transported along the medium transport path 28 from the medium accommodating portion 20 to the discharge port 18.

In the apparatus main body 12, a pickup roller 30 as a "medium feeding means", a reversing roller 32, driven rollers 34a and 34b, a transport roller pair 36, a carriage 38 as a "recording unit", and a carriage 38 as a "recording unit" are provided along the medium transport path 28. The discharge rollers 40 are provided in this order. The pickup roller 30 is arranged above the medium accommodating portion 20 so as to be rotatable around the rotating shaft 42 as a fulcrum. Then, the medium fed from the medium accommodating portion 20 by the pickup roller 30 is nipped into the reversing roller 32 and the driven rollers 34a and 34b, and is conveyed to the transfer roller pair 36. The portion of the medium transport path 28 facing the outer peripheral surface of the reversing roller 32 is configured as a reversing path 28a that bends and reverses the medium.

The transport roller pair 36 transports the medium toward the carriage 38. In this embodiment, the carriage 38 is configured to be reciprocating in the width direction of the device. A recording head 44 is provided below the carriage 38. In this embodiment, the recording head 44 is configured to eject ink toward the lower side in the height direction of the device.

In this embodiment, the position of the recording head 44 provided in the lower part of the carriage 38 in the device height direction is located below the top of the reversing path 28a and the position indicated by the reference numeral Z1 in FIG. That is, the recording head 44 records on the medium below the height position Z1 in the device height direction.

Further, below the recording head 44, a medium guide member 46 is provided in a region facing the recording head 44. The medium guide member 46 faces the recording head 44 and is arranged at a distance from the recording head 44. The medium guide member 46 supports the lower surface (the surface opposite to the recording surface) of the medium conveyed to the region facing the recording head 44 by the transfer roller pair 36. Then, the recording head 44 ejects ink to the medium supported by the medium guide member 46, and executes recording on the recording surface of the medium.

Then, the medium on which the recording is executed is discharged toward the front side of the device main body 12 from the discharge port 18 provided on the front side of the device by the discharge roller 40 provided on the downstream side in the transport direction of the carriage 38.

<<< About the layout of the power supply section >>>
Next, the power supply unit 48 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. With reference to FIG. 3, on the front side of the apparatus main body 12 in the depth direction of the apparatus, the movement region R (the region surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 3) of the carriage 38 (see the solid line portion in FIG. It is provided along.

Then, on the back side of the carriage 38 in the depth direction of the device, that is, on the back side of the movement area R, a guide member 50 for guiding the movement of the carriage 38 in the width direction of the device extends along the width direction of the device. Has been done. A power supply unit 48 is arranged on the back side of the guide member 50 in the depth direction of the device. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the power supply unit 48 includes a circuit board 48a (see the broken line portion) having a plurality of electronic components inside thereof, and a box-shaped metal member 48b covering the circuit board 48a. ..

In this embodiment, the power supply unit 48 is configured to supply electric power for driving the printer 10 to a drive target including the recording head 44. As an example, the drive target in the present embodiment is a drive means for reciprocating the carriage 38 in the width direction of the device, a pickup roller 30 for feeding the medium, a transport roller pair 36 for transporting the medium, and a discharge roller 40, respectively. It includes at least one drive motor (not shown), a reading means (not shown) of the scanner unit 14, and the like.

Further, in the apparatus main body 12, a frame material 52 is arranged on the back side of the guide member 50. The frame material 52 is formed in a box shape with an opening on the upper side in the height direction of the device. The frame material 52 extends in the width direction of the device. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the power supply unit 48 is housed in the opening 52a of the frame material 52 that opens upward in the device height direction.

Further, in this embodiment, one end of the cable 54 is electrically connected to the circuit board 48a at the right end of the power supply unit 48 in the device width direction. With reference to FIGS. 3, 5 and 6, the cable 54 is pulled out from the right end of the power supply unit 48 in the device width direction, and then folded back in the frame material 52 to the left in the device width direction. Then, it is pulled out from the left end portion of the frame material 52 in the device width direction to the outside of the frame material 52. An inlet 56 is attached to the other end of the cable 54.

In this embodiment, the inlet 56 is arranged on the back side of the device main body 12 in the device depth direction as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7. A plug connection portion 56a to which a plug of a power cable connected to an external power supply (not shown) can be connected is provided on the rear side of the inlet 56 in the depth direction of the device.

The inlet 56 is exposed to the outside of the device main body 12 through the opening 58 (see FIG. 4) provided on the back side of the device main body 12 in the depth direction of the device. Then, the plug of the power cable connected to the external power supply (not shown) is connected to the exposed portion of the inlet 56, that is, the plug connection portion 56a.

With reference to FIG. 3, a region (see the two-dot chain line portion) of the apparatus main body 12 with reference numeral 60 is provided on the back side in the depth direction of the apparatus and on the left side in the width direction of the apparatus. In this area 60, a power supply different from the power supply unit 48 in this embodiment can be installed.

Again, referring to FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the power supply unit 48 is located between the carriage 38 and the reversing path 28a in the medium transport path 28 in the device depth direction. Then, when viewed from the paper transport direction (Y direction), at least a part of the carriage 38, at least a part of the power supply unit 48, and at least a part of the reversing path 28a overlap, that is, in other words, the height of the device. In the direction (Z direction), at least a part of the carriage 38, at least a part of the power supply unit 48, and at least a part of the inversion path 28a overlap.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the power supply unit 48 is arranged below the main body unit 22 of the scanner unit 14. Further, the main body 22 of the scanner unit 14 is provided with a protruding portion 22a that projects downward in the height direction (vertical direction) of the device. Then, when viewed from the paper transport direction (Y direction), at least a part of the protruding portion 22a and at least a part of the power supply portion 48 overlap each other. That is, in other words, at least a part of the protruding portion 22a and at least a part of the power supply portion 48 overlap in the device height direction (Z direction).

In this embodiment, the protruding portion 22a receives information on the document read by the drive motor, the drive means, and the reading means for driving the reading means (not shown) provided in the main body 22 of the scanner unit 14. It is provided as an area for accommodating at least one of cables to be transmitted to a control unit (not shown) provided in the printer 10.

<<< Modification of the first embodiment >>>
(1) In the present embodiment, the printer 10 is configured to include only the power supply unit 48 without arranging a power supply unit 48 and another power supply in the area 60, but instead of this configuration, as shown in FIG. A power supply unit 62 different from the power supply unit 48 may be arranged in the area 60. In this configuration, the power supply unit 48 and the power supply unit 62 may share the inlet 56. Specifically, the power supply unit 48 and the inlet 56 may be connected by a cable 54, and the power supply unit 62 and the inlet 56 may be connected by a cable (not shown). Further, instead of the configuration in which the power supply unit 48 is arranged in the device main body 12, only the power supply unit 62 may be arranged.
(2) In this embodiment, the inlet 56 is connected to the other end of the cable 54. Instead of this configuration, the other end of the cable 54 is pulled out to the outside of the printer 10 and directly connected to an external power source or the like. A configuration, for example, an outlet plug for connecting to a power outlet may be provided at the other end of the cable 54.

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The printer 64 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The printer 64 is different from the first embodiment in that the medium supply path 66 is provided in addition to the medium transfer path 28. The thick solid line with the reference numeral P in FIG. 9 indicates the guide path of the medium to be conveyed along the medium supply path 66 and the medium transfer path 28 from the set port 68 to the discharge port 18.

A set opening 68 for setting a medium is provided on the upper portion of the printer 64 on the back side in the depth direction of the device. Then, the medium inserted into the set port 68 from above on the back side in the depth direction of the printer 64 is guided by the medium feeding path 66 toward the reversing path 28a portion of the medium conveying path 28 and fed. Then, the medium is conveyed along the medium transfer path 28, and after recording is executed in the region facing the recording head 44, the medium is discharged from the discharge port 18.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the present embodiment, the power supply unit 48 and the frame material 70 are arranged between the carriage 38 and the medium feeding path 66 in the depth direction of the apparatus. The power supply unit 48 is housed in the frame material 70. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, a path forming surface 70a is provided on the back side of the frame material 70 in the depth direction of the device, that is, on the side facing the medium feeding path 66. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the path forming surface 70a constitutes a part of the medium feeding path 66.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when viewed from the paper transport direction (Y direction), at least a part of the power supply unit 48 and at least a part of the medium feed path 66 overlap each other. That is, in the height direction of the device, at least a part of the power supply unit 48 and at least a part of the medium feeding path 66 overlap.

<<< Modification of the second embodiment >>>
In this embodiment, the medium feed path 66 is configured to join the reverse path 28a of the medium transport path 28, but instead of this configuration, the medium feed path 66 is used as the reverse path 28a and the carriage in the medium transport path 28. It may be configured to join the medium transport path 28 with the 38.

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The printer 72 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment and the second embodiment in that a manual feed path 76 for inserting a medium from the front side in the depth direction of the apparatus is provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 74. In this embodiment, a medium feeding path 66 is provided on the back side in the depth direction of the device. Further, a thick solid line with a reference numeral P in FIG. 11 indicates a guide path of the medium to be conveyed along the manual feed path 76 and the medium transfer path 28.

An opening 78 is provided in the upper part of the main body 74 on the front side in the depth direction of the device. Then, the manual feed path 76 extends from the opening 78 toward the back side in the depth direction of the device, curves downward in the height direction of the device on the back side in the depth direction of the device, and joins the medium transport path 28.

In this embodiment, the back side of the manual feed path 76 is configured as an inversion path 76a. That is, the medium inserted through the opening 78 is sent to the inversion path 76a along the manual feed path 76, curved in the inversion path 76a, inverted, and sent to the medium transfer path 28. Then, the medium is conveyed along the medium transfer path 28, and after recording is executed in the region facing the recording head 44, the medium is discharged from the discharge port 18.

In this embodiment, the power supply unit 48 and the carriage 38 are provided inside the reversing path 76a of the manual feed path 76.

<<< Modification of the third embodiment >>>
(1) In the present embodiment, the feed roller for feeding the medium is not provided in the manual feed path 76, but instead of this configuration, a feed roller may be provided at an arbitrary position in the manual feed route 76. ..
(2) In the present embodiment, the printer 72 is configured to include the medium transport path 28, the medium feed path 66, and the manual feed path 76, but at least one or both of the medium transport path 28 and the medium feed path 66 are omitted. You may.

<<< Modifications of the first to third embodiments >>>
In the present embodiment, in the medium transport path 28, the roller for reversing the medium is composed of a single large-diameter reversing roller 32. Instead of this configuration, an appropriate interval is provided in the reversing path 28a portion of the medium transport path 28. In addition, a plurality of small-diameter reversing rollers may be provided, and the medium may be inverted by these reversing rollers.

To summarize the above description, the printers 10, 64, and 72 have an inversion path 28a that bends and inverts the medium sent out by the pickup roller 30 that feeds the medium upward, and a reverse path 28a that is downstream of the inversion path 28a and in the vertical direction. When driving a carriage 38 having a recording head 44 that records on a medium at the top of the inversion path 28a, that is, a position lower than the height position Z1, and a driving target including the recording head 44, that is, a driving means of the carriage 38. It includes a power supply unit 48 for supplying electric power. The power supply unit 48 is located between the reversing path 28a and the carriage 38 in the depth direction of the device, and at least a part of the carriage 38 and the power supply unit when viewed from the horizontal direction (paper transport direction (Y direction) in this embodiment). At least a part of 48 and at least a part of the inversion path 28a overlap.

According to the above configuration, the power supply unit 48 is located between the reversing path 28a and the carriage 38 in the depth direction of the device, and at least a part of the carriage 38 and at least a part of the power supply unit 48 when viewed from the horizontal direction. Since at least a part of the path 28a overlaps with each other, the power supply unit 48 is arranged by utilizing the space formed by the arrangement of the inversion path 28a and the carriage 38. It is possible to suppress the increase in size, and in particular, it is possible to suppress the vertical dimension.

The printer 64 has a frame material 70 for accommodating the power supply unit 48, and at least a part of the frame material 70 forms a transport path for transporting the medium. According to this configuration, the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts.

The printer 64 includes a medium feeding path 66 that supplies the medium diagonally downward and feeds the medium to the reversing path 28a or the medium transport path 28 between the reversing path 28a and the recording head 44, and is provided in the horizontal direction (this embodiment). In the embodiment, at least a part of the medium feeding path 66 and at least a part of the power supply unit 48 overlap when viewed from the paper transport direction (Y direction). According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the device due to the arrangement of the power supply unit 48, and in particular, it is possible to suppress the vertical dimension.

The printer 10 includes a scanner unit 14 that reads a document on the upper part of the carriage 38, and a power supply unit 48 is arranged below the scanner unit 14.

The scanner unit 14 is provided with a projecting portion 22a projecting vertically downward, and at least a part of the projecting portion 22a and the power supply unit 48 when viewed from the horizontal direction (in the present embodiment, the paper transport direction (Y direction)). At least part of it overlaps.

In the configuration in which the scanner unit 14 for reading a document is provided at the upper part, the scanner unit 14 may be provided with a protruding portion 22a protruding vertically downward in order to install a power source and secure a cable routing area. is there. In such a configuration, since at least a part of the protruding portion 22a and at least a part of the power supply unit 48 are overlapped when viewed from the horizontal direction, it is possible to suppress an increase in size of the device due to the arrangement of the power supply unit 48, and particularly in the vertical direction. The dimensions can be suppressed.

The printer 72 drives a carriage 38 provided with a recording head 44 for recording on a medium, an inversion path 76a for bending and reversing the medium, and a drive target including the recording head 44, that is, a driving means for driving the carriage 38 and the like. A power supply unit 48 for supplying electric power is provided, and the power supply unit 48 is provided inside the reversing path 76a together with the carriage 38. According to this configuration, the power supply unit 48 and the carriage 38 are arranged by utilizing the region formed inside the reversing path 76a, and it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the device due to the arrangement of the power supply unit 48 and the carriage 38. ..

Further, in the present embodiment, the power supply unit 48 according to the present invention is applied to an inkjet printer as an example of a recording device, but other liquid injection devices in general can also be applied.
Here, the liquid injection device is not limited to a recording device such as a printer, a copier, or a facsimile that uses an inkjet recording head and ejects ink from the recording head to record on a recording medium, and replaces ink. The present invention includes an apparatus for injecting a liquid corresponding to the intended use from a liquid injection head corresponding to the inkjet recording head onto an injection medium corresponding to a recording medium to attach the liquid to the injection medium.

As the liquid injection head, in addition to the recording head, a color material injection head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, and an electrode material (conductive paste) used for forming electrodes such as an organic EL display and a surface emitting display (FED). Examples thereof include an injection head, a bioorganic substance injection head used for manufacturing a biochip, and a sample injection head as a precision pipette.

The present invention is not limited to the above examples, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

10, 64, 72 ... Printer, 12, 74 ... Device body, 14 ... Scanner unit,
16 ... Operation unit, 18 ... Discharge port, 20 ... Medium storage unit, 22 ... Main body unit, 22a ... Protruding part,
24 ... Original stand, 26 ... Original feeding section, 26a ... Original placing section, 26b ... Original ejection tray,
28 ... Medium transport path, 28a, 76a ... Inversion path, 30 ... Pickup roller,
32 ... Reversing roller, 34a, 34b ... Driven roller, 36 ... Conveying roller pair,
38 ... Carriage, 40 ... Discharge roller, 42 ... Rotating shaft, 44 ... Recording head,
46 ... Medium guide member, 48, 62 ... Power supply unit, 48a ... Circuit board, 48b ... Metal member,
50 ... guide member, 52, 70 ... frame material, 52a, 58 ... opening, 54 ... cable,
56 ... inlet, 56a ... plug connection, 60 ... area, 66 ... medium feed path,
68 ... set port, 70a ... path forming surface, 76 ... manual feed path, 78 ... opening, R ... moving area,
Z1 ... Height position of the top of the reversal path

Claims (4)

An inversion path that bends and inverts the medium delivered by the medium feeding means that feeds the medium, and
A recording unit having a recording head that records on a medium at a position downstream of the inversion path and lower than the top of the inversion path in the vertical direction.
A power supply unit that supplies electric power for driving a drive target including the recording head,
A document reading unit located above the recording unit and reading a document,
A housing unit for accommodating a drive motor for driving the document reading unit is provided.
The power supply unit is located between the recording unit and the accommodating unit.
A recording device characterized by that. An inversion path that bends and inverts the medium delivered by the medium feeding means that feeds the medium, and
A recording unit having a recording head that records on a medium at a position downstream of the inversion path and lower than the top of the inversion path in the vertical direction.
A power supply unit that supplies electric power for driving a drive target including the recording head,
A document reading unit located above the recording unit and reading a document,
A housing unit for accommodating a cable for transmitting information read by the document reading unit to the control unit is provided.
The power supply unit is located between the recording unit and the accommodating unit.
A recording device characterized by that. In the recording device according to claim 1 or 2.
The power supply unit overlaps a part of the housing unit in the height direction.
A recording device characterized by that. In the recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The power supply unit overlaps at least a part of the recording unit and at least a part of the inversion path when viewed from the horizontal direction.
A recording device characterized by that .

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