JP5914970B2 - Feeding device, recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a feeding device and a recording device.

An ink jet recording apparatus, which is an example of a recording apparatus, includes a sheet support for stacking a plurality of sheets, takes out the uppermost sheet of the plurality of sheets stacked on the sheet support, and displays characters and images. Some are provided with a feeding device that feeds the recording unit.
Such an ink jet recording apparatus includes an accommodating portion that accommodates a paper support. When not in use, the ink jet recording apparatus accommodates the paper support in the accommodating portion to reduce the space for storing the ink jet recording apparatus. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an ink jet recording apparatus in which a guide groove is provided in a storage portion and a paper support is stored in the storage portion along the guide groove when not in use.

JP 2004-51358 A

  However, the ink jet recording apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the ink jet recording apparatus is increased in size because a housing portion for housing the paper support is provided on the back surface of the paper feeding apparatus.

  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 casing, a recording medium support section that supports the recording medium, and a rotation shaft that is provided on the upstream side in the feeding direction of the recording medium and is supported by the casing; A hopper that causes the recording medium to contact the feeding roller by rotating the recording medium support portion, and a use position that supports the recording medium in cooperation with the hopper on the upstream side of the hopper in the feeding direction. And a recording medium support movable between a storage position provided adjacent to a back side opposite to the side supporting the recording medium in the recording medium support portion. A guide device provided on each of the front casing and the recording medium support plate for guiding movement of the recording medium support plate between the use position and the storage position. provided with a groove, the times The axis of the shaft is provided so as to be located upstream of the upstream end in the feeding direction in the recording medium support portion, and downstream in the feeding direction on the recording medium support plate The end portion is located between the axis of the rotation shaft and the recording medium support portion in the feeding direction when the recording medium support plate is located at the use position. Feeding device.

According to this application example, the axis of the rotation shaft is provided so as to be positioned on the upstream side in the feeding direction from the upstream end in the feeding direction in the recording medium support unit. The downstream end of the recording medium support plate in the feeding direction is located between the axis of the rotating shaft and the recording medium support in the feeding direction when the recording medium support plate is located at the use position. . Thereby, the storage space for storing the recording medium support plate can be set closer to the feeding roller. Therefore, it can suppress that a feeder becomes large.

Application Example 2 The recording medium support plate includes a width direction restricting portion that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the recording medium and restricts the width direction of the plurality of recording media. The feeding device according to claim 1, wherein a notch portion is formed at a position of the width direction regulating portion in the width direction on the upstream side.

  According to this application example, when the recording medium support plate moves from the state in which the recording medium is placed to the standing state, the width direction regulating portion of the recording medium support plate can pass through the notch. Therefore, the position of the support portion that supports the recording medium support plate in a standing state can be further set on the feeding roller side.

  Application Example 4 A recording apparatus including the feeding device and a recording unit that records characters and images on the recording medium.

  According to this application example, the position of the support portion that supports the recording medium support plate in a standing state can be set closer to the feeding roller side. Therefore, it can suppress that a recording apparatus enlarges.

1 is an external perspective view of an ink jet recording apparatus. The external appearance perspective view of a feeding apparatus. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of an ink jet recording apparatus. The perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the 1st paper support in the back side of the hopper. The expansion perspective view of the part in which the notch part was formed. FIG. 5A is a diagram of the first paper support viewed from the main scanning direction, and FIG. (A) is the figure which looked at the guide groove of the housing | casing from the main scanning direction, (b) is the figure which looked at the guide groove of the housing | casing from the subscanning direction. The figure which showed the positional relationship of a 1st paper support, a hopper, and a guide groove. (A) is a figure which shows the position of the guide groove of the inkjet recording device in this embodiment, (b) is a figure which shows the position of the guide groove of the inkjet recording device in a comparative example. The expansion perspective view of the part in which the opening part was formed in the hopper in a comparative example. The figure which shows the external shape of a hopper, and the movement area | region until it moves to the state which stood the 1st paper support from the state which mounts a paper.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ink jet recording apparatus 1 that is an example of a recording apparatus according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front side. The exterior cover 2 includes an operation unit 4 that includes an operation button for a user to turn on / off the power of the inkjet recording apparatus 1 and an operation button for setting printing conditions. Further, the exterior cover 2 is provided with a liquid crystal panel 3 for displaying a printing condition to be set, an error indicating that the sheet is not fed, and the like.

  A hopper 8 is provided on the back side of the ink jet recording apparatus 1, that is, on the upstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2. The hopper 8 supports the downstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the paper S as a recording medium.

The hopper 8 is provided with a moving edge guide 80 and a fixed edge guide 81 that regulate the end of the paper S in the width direction of the paper S, that is, the main scanning direction D3. The moving edge guide 80 is movable in the main scanning direction D3 and regulates the left end of the sheet S in the drawing. The fixed edge guide 81 regulates the end of the sheet S on the right side of the drawing.

  On both sides of the hopper 8 in the main scanning direction D3, there are provided rotating shafts 83 that are rotatably supported by the housing 9.

  The fixed edge guide 81 of the hopper 8 is provided with a sheet pressing portion 82 as a thickness direction regulating member. The sheet pressing unit 82 regulates the thickness direction of the sheet S placed on the hopper 8.

  On the upstream side of the hopper 8 in the feeding direction D1, a first paper support 7 is provided as a recording medium support plate that supports the upstream side of the paper S in the feeding direction D1 by the placing surface 71. The placement surface 71 of the first paper support 7 places the paper S in cooperation with the hopper 8.

  On the right side of the sheet width direction of the first sheet support 7, a width direction restricting portion that protrudes in the thickness direction of the sheet S, that is, the direction orthogonal to the placement surface 71 and restricts the end of the sheet S in the width direction. As a projection 70 is provided.

  On the upstream side of the first paper support 7 in the feeding direction D1, a second paper support 6 that supports the upstream side of the paper S in the feeding direction D1 by the placement surface 60 is provided.

  The uppermost sheet S among the plurality of sheets S supported by the hopper 8, the first sheet support 7, and the second sheet support 6 is fed into the exterior cover 2 to record characters and images. The sheet S is discharged from the opening 5 to the downstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the feeding device 30 as viewed from the front side with the plurality of sheets S and the exterior cover 2 removed. On the hopper body 84, a placement surface 84a for placing the paper S is formed.

  On both sides of the housing 9 in the main scanning direction D3, guide grooves 90 extending in the vertical direction D4 are formed. The user can move the first paper support 7 along the guide groove 90 to the lower side in the vertical direction D4 and store it on the back side of the hopper 8.

  The moving edge guide 80 in the hopper 8 is provided in a moving portion 86 that can move along the guide portion 88 in the main scanning direction D3. The moving portion 86 is formed with a placement surface 86 a for supporting the paper S.

  In the feeding direction D1, the position of the end portion 85 on the upstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the placing surface 84a of the hopper body 84 and the position of the end portion 87 on the upstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the placing surface 86a of the moving portion 86. The upstream end portions 85 and 87 of the mounting surfaces 84 a and 86 a are positioned downstream of the position of the rotation shaft 83 including the outer shape of the rotation shaft 83.

  On the downstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the hopper 8, a substantially D-shaped feeding roller 10 and a feeding roller 10 that can be driven and rotated in a state where a constant rotational load is applied and the feeding roller 10. And a retard roller 11 which can be separated from and attached to.

  The hopper 8 rotates with the rotation shaft 83 as a fulcrum, thereby bringing the paper S placed on the placement surfaces 84a and 86a into contact with or separating from the feeding roller 10. As the hopper 8 rotates, the uppermost portions in the thickness direction of the plurality of sheets S placed on the hopper 8 come into contact with the feeding roller, and a plurality of separations by the feeding roller 10 and the retard roller 11 cause a plurality of sheets. The uppermost sheet S of the sheets S is fed downstream in the feeding direction D1.

  A return lever 12 that moves in the feeding direction D1 is provided downstream of the hopper 8 in the feeding direction D1. The return lever 12 feeds a plurality of sheets S moved downstream in the feeding direction D1 in accordance with the movement of the uppermost sheet S in the feeding direction D1 to the downstream end of the feeding direction D1. Can be returned upstream in the feeding direction D1.

  The feeding unit in the present embodiment includes a feeding roller 10, a retard roller 11, and a return lever 12.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the ink jet recording apparatus 1. A plurality of sheets S are supported by the hopper 8, the first sheet support 7, and the second sheet support 6. When the hopper 8 rotates about the rotation shaft 83, the sheet S comes into contact with the feeding roller 10, and the uppermost sheet S is separated by the separation action of the feeding roller 10 and the retard roller 11. The sheet is fed downstream in the sub-scanning direction D2.

  In the ink jet recording apparatus 1, as paper S transporting means, transport rollers 13 and 15, driven rollers 14 and 16 driven by the transport rollers 13 and 15, and a paper feed motor that drives and rotates the transport rollers 13 and 15 (not used) Etc.) are provided. The fed paper S is transported along the paper support unit 20 downstream by the transport means in the sub-scanning direction D2.

  In the ink jet recording apparatus 1, as a reciprocating means for the recording head 18, a carriage 17 provided with the recording head 18, a guide shaft 19 for guiding the carriage 17 in the main scanning direction D3, and a timing belt fixed to the carriage 17 (not shown). And a carriage motor (not shown) for rotating the timing belt. The recording head 18 is reciprocated in the main scanning direction D3 by reciprocating means.

  The recording unit 40 according to the present embodiment includes a conveying unit that conveys the paper S in the sub-scanning direction D2, a reciprocating unit that reciprocates the recording head 18 in the main scanning direction D3, and a recording head 18 that ejects ink. The

  The recording unit 40 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 ejects ink from the recording head 18 that reciprocates in the main scanning direction D3 by the reciprocating means while moving the paper S in the sub-scanning direction D2 by the conveying means. Record characters and images in.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first paper support 7 is accommodated on the back side of the hopper 8. The first paper support 7 is accommodated on the back side of the hopper 8, that is, on the upstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2, along the guide groove 90 provided in the housing 9 of FIG. The second paper support 6 is housed in a concave housing portion 74 formed on the first paper support 7.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the upstream portion of the hopper body 84 in the feeding direction D1 on the fixed edge guide 81 side. A notch 89 is formed in a region of the hopper body 84 where the sheet pressing portion 82 faces. The notch portion 89 is provided when the hopper body 84 and the sheet pressing portion 82 are integrally molded from a resin material using a mold.

  The notch 89 is formed at the position of the protrusion 70 in the width direction of the paper S, that is, in the main scanning direction D3, on the opposite side of the hopper body 84 from the feeding roller 10.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the first paper support 7 is accommodated on the back side of the hopper 8. When the user moves the first paper support 7 along the guide groove 90 in FIG. 2 downward in the vertical direction D4, the protrusion 70 of the first paper support 7 in FIG. As described above, the first paper support 7 can be accommodated on the back side of the hopper 8 (upstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2), that is, on the side opposite to the feeding roller 10 of the hopper 8 without contacting the hopper body 84.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram of the first paper support 7 viewed from the main scanning direction D3. The first paper support 7 is formed with a guide groove 72 that extends long along the placement surface 71. FIG. 6B is a view of the portion where the guide groove 72 is formed in the first paper support 7 as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the placement surface 71. The first paper support 7 is formed with columnar protrusions 73 that protrude in the main scanning direction D3. As shown in FIG. 6A, the center of the columnar protrusion 73 and the center of the guide groove 72 are provided so as to be located on the same line indicated by a one-dot chain line.

  FIG. 7A is a view of the guide groove 90 located on the back side of the hopper 8 in the housing 9, that is, on the upstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2 of the hopper 8, viewed from the main scanning direction D3. A guide groove 90 extending in the vertical direction D4 is formed in the housing 9.

  Further, on the upper side of the guide groove 90 in the vertical direction D4, a locking portion 91 is formed which is a groove portion that is continuous with the guide groove 90 and extends long from the position of the guide groove 90 to the downstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2.

  FIG. 7B is a view of the guide groove 90 viewed from the sub-scanning direction D2. A columnar protrusion 92 protruding in the main scanning direction D3 is formed on the upper side of the guide groove 90 in the housing 9 in the vertical direction D4. As shown in FIG. 7A, the center of the columnar protrusion 92 and the center of the guide groove 90 are provided so as to be located on the same line indicated by a one-dot chain line.

  Next, the first sheet support 7 is moved from the position on the upstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the hopper 8 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) to the position on the back side of the hopper 8 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). The operation will be described.

  FIGS. 8A, 8 </ b> B, and 8 </ b> C are views showing the positional relationship among the first paper support 7, the hopper 8, and the guide groove 90. FIG. 8A is a diagram when the first paper support 7 is in a state where the paper S is placed (see FIG. 1).

  The columnar protrusion 92 provided on the housing 9 in FIG. 8A is located inside the guide groove 72 of the first paper support 7, and the columnar protrusion 73 of the first paper support 7 is provided on the housing 9. Locked to the locking portion 91.

  Accordingly, the first paper support 7 in FIG. 8A includes the placement surface 86a of the moving portion 86 of the hopper 8, the placement surface 84a of the hopper body 84, and the placement surface 71 of the first paper support 7. Can be positioned so that they are substantially coplanar.

  The columnar protrusion 73 of the first paper support 7 in FIG. 8A moves from the position of the locking portion 91 to the position of the guide groove 90 provided in the housing 9 as shown in FIG. 8B. . The guide groove 72 of the first paper support 7 in FIG. 8B is regulated by a columnar protrusion 92 provided in the housing 9, and the surface direction of the placement surface 71 of the first paper support 7 is the vertical direction D4. .

  The columnar protrusion 73 of the first paper support 7 in FIG. 8B moves downward in the vertical direction D4 along the guide groove 90 provided in the housing 9, and as shown in FIG. The protrusion 73 contacts the bottom of the guide groove 90.

  The guide groove 90 constitutes a support portion in the present embodiment, and supports the first paper support 7 in an upright position at a position opposite to the feeding roller 10 of the hopper 8.

  Next, the position of the guide groove 90 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 in the present embodiment and the position of the guide groove of the ink jet recording apparatus in the comparative example will be described in comparison.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram showing the position of the guide groove 90 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 in the present embodiment. FIG. 9A is the same as the state of FIG. 8A and shows a state when the surface direction of the placement surface 71 of the first paper support 7 is in the feeding direction D1.

  P <b> 1 in FIG. 9A indicates a fulcrum position of the rotation shaft 83 of the hopper 8. P2 indicates the position of the end of the hopper body 84 of the hopper 8 on the downstream side in the feeding direction D1.

  FIG. 9B is a diagram showing the position of the guide groove 110 of the ink jet recording apparatus in the comparative example. P3 in FIG. 9B indicates a fulcrum position of the rotation shaft 105 of the hopper 100 of the ink jet recording apparatus in the comparative example. P4 indicates the position of the end of the hopper 100 on the downstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the hopper body 103.

  The distance L1 in the sub-scanning direction D2 from the fulcrum position P1 to the end position P2 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 in this embodiment in FIG. 9A and the ink jet recording apparatus in the comparative example of FIG. 9B. The distance L1 in the sub-scanning direction D2 from the fulcrum position P3 to the end position P4 is the same.

  9A, the distance L2 in the vertical direction D4 from the fulcrum position P1 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 in the present embodiment to the end position P2, and the fulcrum of the ink jet recording apparatus in the comparative example of FIG. 9B. The distance L2 in the vertical direction D4 from the position P3 to the end position P4 is the same.

  Accordingly, the inclination angle of the paper S placed on the hopper 8 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment with respect to the vertical direction D4 is the vertical direction of the paper S placed on the hopper 100 of the ink jet recording apparatus of the comparative example. It is the same as the inclination angle with respect to D4.

  Further, the angle at which the hopper 8 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment rotates about the rotation shaft 83 is the angle at which the hopper 100 of the ink jet recording apparatus of the comparative example rotates about the rotation shaft 105. Is the same.

  In the vertical direction D4, the height from the surface on which the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment of FIG. 9A is installed to the rotation shaft 83 is the same as that of the ink jet recording apparatus of the comparative example of FIG. It is the same as the height from the installed surface to the rotating shaft 105.

  Further, in the sub-scanning direction D2, the distance from the position of the front end portion of the exterior cover 2 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of this embodiment of FIG. 9A to the rotation shaft 83 is the comparative example of FIG. 9B. This is the same as the distance from the position of the front end portion of the outer cover of the ink jet recording apparatus to the rotation shaft 105.

  The first paper support 7 of the present embodiment is provided at a position upstream of the end portion 87 of the moving unit 86 in the feeding direction D1, and the paper S is supported by the hopper 8 and the first paper support 7. Similarly, the first paper support 7 of the comparative example is provided at a position upstream of the end 104 of the moving unit 101 in the feeding direction D1, and the paper S is supported by the hopper 100 and the first paper support 7. .

  In the comparative example of FIG. 9B, the end 104 of the moving unit 101 provided in the hopper 100 is provided at a position upstream of the rotating shaft 105 in the feeding direction D1. On the other hand, in this embodiment of FIG. 9A, the end portion 87 of the moving portion 86 provided in the hopper 8 is provided at a position downstream of the rotation shaft 83 in the feeding direction D1.

  Thereby, in the vertical direction D4, the distance L4 from the fulcrum position P1 of the rotation shaft 83 of the present embodiment to the columnar protrusion 92 is greater than the distance L6 from the fulcrum position P3 of the rotation shaft 105 of the comparative example to the columnar protrusion 111. short.

  Accordingly, in the vertical direction D4, the position of the guide groove 90 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is provided at a position lower than the position of the guide groove 110 of the ink jet recording apparatus of the comparative example.

  In the sub-scanning direction D2, the distance L3 from the fulcrum position P1 of the rotation shaft 83 of the present embodiment to the columnar protrusion 92 is greater than the distance L5 from the fulcrum position P3 of the rotation shaft 105 of the comparative example to the columnar protrusion 111. short.

  Accordingly, in the sub-scanning direction D2, the position of the guide groove 90 of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment moves to the front side, that is, downstream of the sub scanning direction D2 from the position of the guide groove 110 of the ink jet recording apparatus of the comparative example. Provided at the position.

  FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion where the opening 108 is formed in the hopper 100 in the comparative example. An opening 108 is formed in a region facing the sheet pressing portion 107 provided in the fixed edge guide 106 in the comparative example of FIG. The opening 108 is provided when the hopper main body 103 and the sheet pressing portion 107 are integrally formed with a resin material using a mold.

  In the comparative example of FIG. 9B, the end 104 on the upstream side in the feeding direction D1 of the moving unit 101 is located on the upstream side in the feeding direction D1 from the rotation shaft 105. The position of the sheet pressing unit 107 of the comparative example in the feeding direction D1 is the same as the position of the sheet pressing unit 82 of the present embodiment in the feeding direction D1.

  Therefore, in the feeding direction D1, the distance from the end 104 of the comparative example in FIG. 10 to the sheet pressing unit 107 is longer than the distance from the end 85 to the sheet pressing unit 82 in the present embodiment in FIG. Therefore, when the notch portion as provided in the present embodiment is provided, the length of the notch portion in the feeding direction D1 becomes long.

  Therefore, when the user tries to place the paper S on the hopper 100, the leading edge of the paper S may come into contact with the upstream end of the cutout portion in the feeding direction D1. Therefore, an opening 108 is provided in the hopper body 103 of the hopper 100 of the comparative example.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which the first paper support 7 is accommodated on the back side of the hopper 100 of the comparative example. When the first paper support 7 in FIG. 9B is moved downward in the vertical direction D4 along the guide groove 110 of the comparative example, the protrusion 70 of the first paper support 7 is formed on the hopper body 103 in FIG. The guide groove 110 must be provided on the back side of the hopper 100 so as not to contact the end portion 104.

  Therefore, the position of the guide groove 110 of the comparative example must be provided on the back side, that is, on the upstream side in the sub-scanning direction D2 from the position of the guide groove 90 of the present embodiment.

  As described above, the feeding device 30 in the ink jet recording apparatus 1 of FIG. 2 described in the present embodiment includes the placement surfaces 84a and 86a on which the paper S is placed, and the rotation shaft 83, and the rotation shaft. The hopper 8 that abuts the paper S placed on the placement surfaces 84a and 86a against the feeding roller 10 by rotating about the fulcrum 83, and a position on the opposite side of the hopper 8 from the feeding roller 10, The first paper support 7 as a recording medium support plate having a placement surface 71 on which the paper S is placed in cooperation with the hopper 8 and the first paper support 7 are moved from the state where the paper S is placed. And a guide groove 90 as a support portion for supporting the first paper support 7 in a standing state at a position opposite to the feeding roller 10 of the hopper 8.

  In the feeding device 30, the end portions 85 and 87 on the opposite side of the feeding rollers 10 of the placement surfaces 84 a and 86 a of the hopper 8 are positioned on the feeding roller 10 side from the rotation shaft 83. The end portions 85 and 87 may be at positions including the outer length of the rotation shaft 83.

  FIG. 11 is a view seen from the direction of the rotation axis 83, that is, the main scanning direction D3. The outer shape G of the hopper 8 (the shape surrounded by the solid line) and the first paper support 7 are shown in FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a moving region M (a region surrounded by a broken line and surrounded by a broken line) from the state where the device is placed to the state where it is moved to the upright state of FIG.

  In the feeding device 30, as shown in FIG. 11, the outer shape G viewed from the direction of the rotation shaft 83 of the hopper 8 overlaps with the moving region M viewed from the direction of the rotation shaft 83 of the first paper support 7, and The end portions 85, 87 on the opposite side of the feeding roller 10 of the placement surfaces 84 a, 86 a of the hopper 8 do not overlap the moving region M.

  According to such a configuration, the position of the guide groove 90 which is a support portion that supports the first paper support 7 in a standing state can be set closer to the feeding roller 10 side. Therefore, the position of the first paper support 7 accommodated in the state of being erected on the back surface of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 can be set to the front side of the ink jet recording apparatus 1 by the guide groove 90. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in size of the feeding apparatus 30 and the inkjet recording apparatus 1 including the feeding apparatus 30.

  The first paper support 7 is provided with a protrusion 70 that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the placement surface 71 and serves as a width direction restricting portion that restricts the width direction of the plurality of sheets S. On the side opposite to the feeding roller 10, a notch 89 is formed at the position of the protrusion 70 in the width direction.

  According to this configuration, when the first paper support 7 moves from the state where the paper S is placed to the standing state, the protrusion 70 of the first paper support 7 can pass through the notch 89. . Therefore, the position of the guide groove 90 as a support portion that supports the first paper support 7 in a standing state can be further set on the feeding roller 10 side.

  In the present embodiment, the ink jet recording apparatus 1 that includes the recording head 18 that ejects ink and forms an image has been described. However, the present invention is also applicable to a recording apparatus that includes a photoconductor and forms an image by irradiation light such as a laser. .

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Inkjet recording device, 7 ... 1st paper support, 8 ... Hopper, 9 ... Housing | casing, 10 ... Feed roller, 11 ... Retard roller, 12 ... Return lever, 13, 15 ... Conveyance roller, 14, 16 ... Drive roller, 17 ... carriage, 18 ... recording head, 19 ... guide shaft, 20 ... paper support, 70 ... projection, 71 ... mounting surface, 72 ... guide groove, 73 ... columnar projection, 83 ... rotating shaft, 84 ... Hopper body, 84a ... Placement surface, 85, 87 ... End, 86a ... Placement surface, 89 ... Notch, 90 ... Guide groove, 91 ... Locking portion, 92 ... Columnar projection, S ... Paper.

Claims (5)

A housing,
A recording medium supporting portion for supporting the recording medium; a rotation shaft provided on the upstream side in the feeding direction of the recording medium and supported by the housing; and the recording medium support portion using the rotation shaft as a fulcrum. A hopper that causes the recording medium to contact the feeding roller by rotating
A use position for supporting the recording medium in cooperation with the hopper on the upstream side in the feeding direction of the hopper, and a back side opposite to the side for supporting the recording medium in the recording medium support portion A storage position accommodated in a storage space provided adjacent to the recording medium, and a recording medium support plate movable between,
A feeding device comprising:
Provided in each of the front housing and the recording medium support plate, comprising a guide groove for guiding the movement of the recording medium support plate between the use position and the storage position,
The axis of the rotation shaft is provided so as to be located on the upstream side in the feeding direction from the upstream end in the feeding direction in the recording medium support unit,
The downstream end portion of the recording medium support plate in the feeding direction is arranged such that the axis of the rotation shaft and the recording medium support portion in the feeding direction when the recording medium support plate is located at the use position. Located between
A feeding device characterized by that. The feeding device according to claim 1,
A protrusion provided on the recording medium support plate and guided by the guide groove of the housing;
A projection that is provided in the housing and regulates the guide groove of the recording medium support plate.
A feeding device characterized by that. The feeding device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein
A fixed edge guide that is provided at the recording medium support portion of the hopper and regulates one end in the width direction intersecting the feeding direction of the recording medium supported by the recording medium support portion;
A recording medium pressing part that is provided in the fixed edge guide and regulates a thickness direction of the recording medium supported by the recording medium support part;
A communication portion provided in a region of the recording medium support portion facing the recording medium pressing portion and facing the accommodation space;
A feeding device characterized by that. A housing,
A recording medium supporting portion for supporting the recording medium; a rotation shaft provided on the upstream side in the feeding direction of the recording medium and supported by the housing; and the recording medium support portion using the rotation shaft as a fulcrum. A hopper that causes the recording medium to contact the feeding roller by rotating
A use position for supporting the recording medium in cooperation with the hopper on the upstream side in the feeding direction of the hopper, and a back side opposite to the side for supporting the recording medium in the recording medium support portion A storage position accommodated in a storage space provided adjacent to the recording medium, and a recording medium support plate movable between,
A feeding device comprising:
A fixed edge guide that is provided at the recording medium support portion of the hopper and regulates one end in the width direction intersecting the feeding direction of the recording medium supported by the recording medium support portion;
A recording medium pressing part that is provided in the fixed edge guide and regulates a thickness direction of the recording medium supported by the recording medium support part;
Provided in a region facing the recording medium pressing portion of the recording medium support portion, and a communication portion facing the accommodation space,
The axis of the rotation shaft is provided so as to be located on the upstream side in the feeding direction from the upstream end in the feeding direction in the recording medium support unit,
The downstream end portion of the recording medium support plate in the feeding direction is arranged such that the axis of the rotation shaft and the recording medium support portion in the feeding direction when the recording medium support plate is located at the use position. Located between
A feeding device characterized by that. A feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A recording unit for recording characters and images on the recording medium;
A recording apparatus comprising:

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