JP2012179731A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a recording apparatus that takes into account the ease of access to a jammed recording medium, the possibility of foreign matter entering the inside during the access, and the strength of the case.
A recording apparatus (2) covers a feeding means (16) for feeding a recording medium (P) in a feeding direction, a feeding path (23) through which the recording medium (P) is sent, and covers the feeding path (23). When the recording medium (P) is jammed in the case 3 and the feeding path 23, the case 3 is provided to remove the jammed recording medium (P) from the feeding path 23 inside the case 3. And a cover member 6 that can be opened and closed to cover the first opening 4, and the first opening 4 is provided on the front surface of the case 3. Is characterized in that it is configured to open so as to fall forward.
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Description

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that includes an opening provided to remove a recording medium jammed in a path through which the recording medium is sent, and a cover that covers the opening.
In the present application, the recording apparatus includes types such as an ink jet printer, a wire dot printer, a laser printer, a line printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile.

Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, an image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a conveyance path, a case, an opening, and a cover. Among these, the said conveyance means has a roller and was provided so that a recording paper could be sent to a feed direction. Further, the transport path is configured to guide the recording paper in the feeding direction. Still further, the case is provided so as to cover the entire apparatus. The opening is provided on the upper surface of the case. Further, the cover is provided on the upper surface of the case so as to cover the opening so as to be opened and closed.
When the recording paper is jammed in the transport path, the user can open the cover and remove the jammed recording paper by putting his hand inside the case through the opening. .

JP-A-5-307285

  However, since the opening is provided on the upper surface of the case, when a user removes the recording paper, a foreign matter such as a clip accidentally dropped outside the case is introduced into the case through the opening. There is a risk of entering. In such a case, a malfunction such as malfunction occurs, which is fatal as a device. Further, in the case where a heavy object such as a scanner is provided on the upper surface of the image forming apparatus, it is necessary to lift the heavy object such as the scanner in order to remove the jammed recording paper. In such a case, it is not easy for the user to access the portion where the recording paper is jammed through the opening. Furthermore, when the opening is provided on the upper surface of the case, the opening is usually provided large so that a wide range of the recording paper can be seen. For this reason, there is a risk that the rigidity of the case may be reduced accordingly. That is, the problem of insufficient strength of the case occurs.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and its problem is to consider the ease of access to a jammed recording medium, the possibility of foreign matter entering the inside during the access, and the strength of the case. Is to provide a recording apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, a recording apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention covers a feeding unit that feeds a recording medium in a feeding direction, a feeding path that is a path through which the recording medium is sent, and at least covers the feeding path A first opening provided in the case for removing the jammed recording medium from the feeding path inside the case when the recording medium is jammed in the feeding path; An openable / closable cover member that covers the opening, and the first opening is provided on a front surface of the case when the operation unit to which an operation instruction is input is provided. The cover member is configured to open so as to fall forward.

According to this aspect, the first opening is provided on the front surface of the case. Therefore, even if the user drops a foreign object such as a clip outside the case, there is no possibility that the foreign substance will enter the case.
Further, it is not necessary to lift a heavy object such as a scanner generally provided on the upper surface of the case as compared with a configuration in which an opening is provided on the upper surface. Therefore, the user can easily access the jammed recording medium from the first opening.

Furthermore, it is possible to arrange the first opening so as to access from the downstream side in the feeding direction of the recording medium toward the upstream side. Here, when it is provided on the upper surface, the large opening is usually arranged so that a wide range of the surface of the recording medium can be seen. Therefore, by providing the first opening on the front surface, the size of the opening can be reduced as compared with the case where the first opening is provided on the upper surface. And the intensity | strength of the said case can be raised by the part made small. As a result, there is no possibility that the case will have insufficient strength.
In addition, since the cover member is opened so as to fall forward, there is no possibility that the opening and closing of the cover member is hindered by a scanner or the like provided on the upper surface of the case. Furthermore, compared to the configuration in which the lower end of the cover opens upward, the opened cover member does not get in the way, so the user can easily see the inside of the case through the first opening. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the recording is performed by ejecting ink onto a recording medium, and an ink cartridge mounted at a predetermined position inside the case is moved from the predetermined position. A second opening provided in the case for removal is provided, the second opening is provided in a front surface of the case, and the cover member covers the second opening. It is characterized by being.
According to this aspect, in addition to the same effect as the first aspect, the cover member also serves as a cover for covering the second opening, so that the number of parts can be reduced accordingly. In addition, the cost can be reduced accordingly.
Furthermore, it is possible to access the first opening and the second opening by simply opening one cover member, and the operability is good. In other words, it is possible to cope with the clogging of the recording medium only by opening the cover member, and it is possible to cope with the replacement of the ink cartridge.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a reading device for reading an image is provided on the upper surface of the case.
According to this aspect, in addition to the same effect as the first or second aspect, when the reading device is provided on the upper surface of the case, the first opening is provided on the front surface of the case. The configuration is particularly effective.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view illustrating the entire printer in a state where the cover member of the present embodiment is closed. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view illustrating the entire printer in a state where the cover member of the present embodiment is opened. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating an outline of the inside of the printer of the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing the entire printer multifunction machine 1 with the cover member 6 of this embodiment closed. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing the entire printer multifunction machine 1 with the cover member 6 of the present embodiment opened. Further, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the inside of the multifunction printer 1 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the printer multifunction machine 1 of this embodiment includes a printer main body 2 and a medium transport device 33. Among these, the printer main body 2 includes a scanner unit 12, an operation unit 9, a placement unit 13, a feeding unit 16, a feeding path 23, a recording unit 25, a first discharge stacker 31, a case 3, And a cover member 6.
The scanner unit 12 is arranged on the upper side of the printer main body 2 on the medium transport device 33 side (the arrow direction of the Z axis). Here, the Z axis is the vertical direction.

The scanner unit 12 is configured to be able to read information such as photographs and documents recorded on the surface of the fed paper S by the medium transport device 33. The operation unit 9 includes a display unit 11 and a button 10. Then, it is provided so that the user can change the setting conditions of the printer multifunction device 1 and give various execution instructions by operating the buttons 10 and the display unit 11 to input instructions.
In the present embodiment, the side of the printer multifunction device 1 where the operation unit 9 is provided is the front side of the printer multifunction device 1. That is, it is the front (front surface 3a).

  Furthermore, the placement unit 13 is provided so that a sheet P, which is an example of a recording medium, can be placed thereon. In this embodiment, there are a first placement unit 14 and a second placement unit 15. The first placement unit 14 is a paper support 14 a and a hopper 14 b provided at the rear of the printer body 2. Among these, the hopper 14b is configured so that the lower part can move toward and away from the first roller 17 described later with the upper part (the arrow direction of the Z axis) as the center. On the other hand, the second placement unit 15 is a cassette unit 15 a that is detachably provided below the printer body 2.

  The feeding means 16 is provided so that the paper P placed on the placement unit 13 can be sent to the recording unit 25. Specifically, the feeding means 16 of this embodiment includes a first roller 17, a second roller 18, a third roller 19, a first roller pair 21, and a second roller pair 22. Among these, when the lower part of the hopper 14b approaches the first roller 17, the first roller 17 comes into contact with the uppermost sheet P so that it can be fed to the second roller 18 on the downstream side in the feeding direction. Is provided.

  The third roller 19 is provided at the free end of the arm portion 20 that can move toward and away from the cassette portion 15a. The uppermost portion of the cassette unit 15a is in contact with the paper P so that the paper P can be fed to the second roller 18 on the downstream side in the feeding direction. Furthermore, the second roller 18 is provided so that the paper P sent by the first roller 17 and the third roller 19 can be further fed to the first roller pair 21 on the downstream side.

  The first roller pair 21 is provided so that the paper P can be fed to the recording unit 25 and the second roller pair 22 on the downstream side in the feeding direction during recording (the arrow direction of the Y axis). Furthermore, the second roller pair 22 is provided downstream in the feeding direction during recording from the recording unit 25 so that the paper P recorded by the recording unit 25 can be discharged to the first discharge stacker 31. Is provided.

Furthermore, the feeding path 23 is a path through which the paper P is fed, and is constituted by a guide member. Specifically, the paper P can be guided from the placement unit 13 to the first discharge stacker 31 via the recording unit 25.
The recording unit 25 is configured to perform recording by discharging ink onto the paper P sent by the feeding unit 16. Specifically, the recording unit 25 includes a carriage 26, a recording head 27, and a medium support unit 28.

Of these, the carriage 26 is configured to be able to move while being guided by a guide member (not shown) extending in the width direction X of the paper P by the power of a motor (not shown) as an example. The recording head 27 is provided on the side of the carriage 26 facing the paper P. Further, a nozzle (not shown) for discharging ink is formed on the surface of the recording head 27 facing the paper P. Furthermore, the medium support portion 28 is provided at a position facing the recording head 27, and is configured so that the distance between the paper P and the recording head 27 can be maintained at a predetermined length.
Furthermore, the first discharge stacker 31 is provided so that the recorded paper P can be placed thereon. Further, the first discharge stacker 31 is provided so as to be extendable.

  In addition to the feeding path 23, a front / back reversing path 24 for reversing the front / back of the paper P is provided. In the double-sided recording mode, after recording on the surface of the paper P, the paper P is fed back in the direction opposite to the feed direction Y during recording by the first roller pair 21 and the second roller pair 22. Then, it is sent to the front / back reversing path 24, wraps around from the lower side of the second roller 18 to the upper side, and is sent again to the first roller pair 21. At this time, the surface that has already been recorded is the medium support portion 28 side, and the back surface that has not yet been recorded is the recording head 27 side. The first roller pair 21 is sent to the downstream side in the feeding direction during recording, and the recording unit 25 is configured to perform recording on the back surface.

The case 3 is a housing of the printer main body 2. It is configured to cover the feed path 23 and the like.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, a first opening 4 and a second opening 5 are formed on the front surface 3 a of the case 3. Among these, the first opening 4 is provided to remove the jammed paper P from the feed path 23 when the paper P is jammed in the feed path 23. The user accesses the location (for example, near the first roller pair 21) where the paper P is jammed in the feed path 23 from the first opening 4 and performs a process of removing the jammed paper P.

  On the other hand, in the second opening 5, the ink cartridge 8 that supplies ink to the recording head 27 is attached to the first predetermined position A that is the mounting position of the ink cartridge 8 inside the case 3, and the ink cartridge 8 is replaced. It is provided to do. The user accesses the first predetermined position A from the second opening 5 and removes the empty ink cartridge 8 and removes another ink cartridge 8 (new ink cartridge) filled with ink from the first predetermined position A. Perform replacement processing to attach to.

  Furthermore, the cover member 6 is attached to the front surface 3a of the case 3 so as to be opened and closed. Moreover, it is comprised so that it may open so that the free end side of upper direction (arrow direction of a Z-axis) may fall forward centering on a pair of hinge parts 7. FIG. Further, in the present embodiment, the cover member 6 is configured to cover the first opening 4 and the second opening 5 when the cover member 6 is closed.

  On the other hand, the medium transport device 33 is disposed above the printer body 2 (in the direction of the arrow on the Z axis). Although detailed illustration is omitted, the paper S placed on the third placement portion 34 is sent by a transport path (not shown) to the second predetermined position facing the scanner portion 12 on the printer body 2 side. It is provided so that it can. Then, the information recorded on the surface of the paper S is read by the scanner unit 12. Thereafter, the medium transport device 33 is provided so that the paper S can be sent to the second discharge stacker 35 and discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the first opening 4 and the second opening 5 appear by opening the cover member 6 provided on the front surface 3 a of the printer main body 2. Therefore, the user can remove the jammed paper P by accessing from the first opening 4. Further, the ink cartridge 8 can be replaced. That is, it is possible to cope with both paper jam and ink shortage simply by opening one cover member 6. As a result, the operability is better as compared with the configuration in which the first opening 4 and the second opening 5 are covered by separate covers. In addition, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an ink tube 29 extending from the ink cartridge 8 side is connected to the carriage 26 in order to supply ink from the ink cartridge 8 to the recording head 27 of the carriage 26.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a protection member 32 is provided on a path for accessing the feed path 23 from the first opening 4.

  The protection member 32 is formed so as to cover the ink tube 29 connected to the carriage 26 when viewed from the outside of the case 3 through the first opening 4. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the user's hand from touching the ink tube 29 when the user puts his hand through the first opening 4 and accesses the feed path 23. As a result, there is no possibility that the user's hand is stained by, for example, ink mist attached to the ink tube 29. Further, there is no possibility that the ink tube 29 is damaged or the ink tube 29 is pulled out from the carriage 26. Furthermore, there is no possibility that the wiring cable 30 routed in the same manner as the ink tube 29 is pulled out of the carriage 26.

Further, the first opening 4 of the present embodiment is provided on the front surface 3 a in the case 3 of the printer main body 2. Accordingly, when removing the jammed paper P by opening the cover member 6, even if foreign matter such as a clip is dropped outside the case 3, there is no possibility that the foreign matter will enter the case 3. .
Furthermore, in this embodiment, a scanner unit 12 is provided on the upper surface of the printer main body 2. Since the first opening 4 of the present embodiment is provided in the front surface 3a of the case 3 of the printer body 2, the user needs to swing the relatively heavy scanner unit 12 upward (in the direction of the arrow on the Z axis). There is no. As a result, the location where the jammed paper P is located in the feed path 23 can be easily accessed.

  Further, by providing the first opening 4 on the front surface 3a of the case 3, when removing the jammed paper P, the user can access the paper P from the downstream side in the feeding direction to the upstream side. it can. Here, when the opening is provided on the upper surface, the opening is usually arranged so that a wide range of the surface of the paper P can be seen. Therefore, by providing the first opening 4 on the front surface 3a of the case 3, the size of the first opening 4 can be reduced as compared with the case where the first opening 4 is provided on the upper surface.

And the intensity | strength of case 3 can be raised by the part made small. As a result, there is no possibility that the case 3 will be insufficient in strength.
Furthermore, since the cover member 6 is opened so as to fall forward, there is no possibility that the opening and closing of the cover member 6 will be hindered by the scanner unit 12 or the medium transport device 33 provided on the upper surface of the case 3. Furthermore, compared to the configuration in which the lower end of the cover opens upward, the opened cover member 6 does not get in the way, so that the user can easily see the inside of the case 3 through the first opening 4. .

  The printer main body 2 as a recording apparatus of the present embodiment includes a feeding unit 16 that feeds a sheet P, which is an example of a recording medium, in a feeding direction, a feeding path 23 that is a path through which the sheet P is fed, and at least a feeding path 23. A first opening 4 provided in the case 3 for removing the jammed paper P from the feed path 23 inside the case 3 when the paper P is jammed in the covering case 3 and the feed path 23; A cover member 6 that can be opened and closed to cover the opening 4, and the first opening 4 is formed on the front surface 3 a of the case 3 when the operation part 9 to which an operation instruction is input is provided. The cover member 6 is configured to open so as to fall forward.

Further, in this embodiment, the recording is performed by ejecting ink onto the paper P, and the ink cartridge 8 mounted at the first predetermined position A which is a predetermined position inside the case 3 is set to the first predetermined position A. The second opening 5 is provided in the case 3 for removal from the casing 3, the second opening 5 is provided in the front surface 3 a of the case 3, and the cover member 6 includes the second opening 5. It is the structure covered, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the upper surface of the case 3 is provided with a scanner unit 12 as a reading device that reads an image.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, 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.
In the above embodiment, the ink cartridge 8 is attached to the predetermined position A inside the case 3, but ink may be supplied from an ink tank separately provided outside the case 3 to the carriage 26 inside the case 3. Good.

1 Printer MFP, 2 Printer body, 3 Case, 3a Front,
4 1st opening part, 5 2nd opening part, 6 cover member, 7 hinge part,
8 ink cartridge, 9 operation section, 10 button, 11 display section,
12 scanner unit (reading device), 13 mounting unit, 14 first mounting unit,
14a paper support, 14b hopper, 15 second mounting part,
15a cassette part, 16 feeding means, 17 first roller, 18 second roller,
19 3rd roller, 20 arm part, 21 1st roller pair, 22 2nd roller pair,
23 feeding path, 24 front / back reversing path, 25 recording section, 26 carriage,
27 recording head, 28 medium support, 29 ink tube, 30 wiring cable,
31 1st discharge stacker, 32 protection member, 33 medium conveyance device, 34 3rd mounting part,
35 Second discharge stacker, A Ink cartridge mounting position (first predetermined position),
P Paper sent by the printer body, S Paper sent by the media transport device, X width direction,
Y feed direction during recording, Z vertical direction

Claims (3)

Feeding means for feeding the recording medium in the feeding direction;
A feeding path that is a path through which the recording medium is sent, and
A case covering at least the feed path;
A first opening provided in the case for removing the jammed recording medium from the feeding path inside the case when the recording medium is jammed in the feeding path;
An openable and closable cover member covering the first opening,
The first opening is provided on the front surface of the case when facing the side on which the operation unit to which an operation instruction is input is provided, and the cover member is configured to open so as to fall forward. A recording device. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording is performed by ejecting ink onto a recording medium.
A second opening provided in the case for removing the ink cartridge mounted at a predetermined position inside the case from the predetermined position;
The second opening is provided on the front surface of the case,
The recording apparatus is configured such that the cover member also covers the second opening.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reading device that reads an image is provided on an upper surface of the case.

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