JP6241584B2 - Inkjet recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an inkjet recording apparatus typified by a facsimile or a printer, and in particular, a head unit that includes a recording head and is movable in a predetermined movement direction, an ink storage unit independent of the head unit, a head unit, and an ink storage The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus that includes an ink tube that forms an ink flow path between the first and second portions.

  A recording apparatus typified by a facsimile or a printer, in particular an inkjet recording apparatus, includes a recording head for ejecting ink and a head unit (sometimes referred to as a carriage) that can move in a predetermined movement direction. There is a so-called serial type ink jet recording apparatus.

  Here, the head unit includes an ink storage unit (hereinafter referred to as an “ink cartridge” as appropriate) that stores ink, and a head unit that does not include an ink cartridge.

  In the case where an ink cartridge is mounted on the head unit, the head unit reciprocates in a predetermined direction with the ink cartridge mounted, and ink is supplied from the ink cartridge to the recording head inside the head unit. In the case where the ink cartridge is not mounted, the ink cartridge is provided independently from the head unit, and the ink cartridge and the head unit (recording head) are communicated with each other by an ink tube for supplying ink (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-131893 A

  In this ink jet recording apparatus, one end side of the ink tube is connected to the head unit, and the other end side is connected to the ink containing portion. The ink tube extends from the head unit, is routed along the moving direction of the head unit, that is, the main scanning direction, and extends to the ink containing portion.

  Here, there is a case where at least a part of the ink tube needs to be taken out of the apparatus due to the layout of the apparatus. At this time, if the ink tube outside the apparatus is crushed by an object or the like placed around the apparatus, the ink flow path is blocked, and as a result, recording cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to place an ink tube that has come out of the apparatus in an appropriate state.

In order to solve the above problems , an ink jet recording apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a recording head for ejecting ink, and recording is performed by a head unit movable in a predetermined movement direction and the recording head. A discharge port including a recording medium discharge area through which the recording medium is discharged, and flexibility connected to the head unit and guiding ink sent from an ink storage unit storing ink to the recording head. An ink tube, and the discharge port includes the recording medium discharge area and a space outside the recording medium discharge area. The recording medium discharge area and the recording medium discharge area An outer space is partitioned by a partition member, and the ink tube is disposed along the partition member, and a surface provided with the discharge port is defined as a front surface of the apparatus. When in the ink tube, in the outlet, the are on the front from the device an external device via a recording medium discharge area outside of the space, it is characterized.
The ink jet recording apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention is provided with a recording head for ejecting ink, a movable head unit in a predetermined moving direction, the recording medium on which recording is performed by the recording head A discharge port including a region to be discharged, and a flexible ink tube that is connected to the head unit and that guides ink sent from an ink storage unit that stores ink to the recording head. When the surface provided with the discharge port is the front surface of the apparatus, the ink tube protrudes from the front surface of the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus.

  According to this aspect, since the ink tube that guides ink from the ink containing portion to the recording head protrudes from the front side of the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus, the ink tube that protrudes outside the apparatus can be easily visually recognized by the user. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of the ink tube being crushed by things placed around the apparatus, and the ink tube can be maintained in an appropriate state.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the discharge port includes the recording medium discharge area and a space outside the recording medium discharge area.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the ink tube protrudes to the outside of the apparatus via a space outside the recording medium discharge area at the discharge port.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the ink tube protrudes from the recording medium discharge area to the outside of the apparatus.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the recording medium discharge area and a space outside the recording medium discharge area are partitioned by a partition member, and the ink tube includes the partition member. It is arranged along

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the partition member is a plate-like member that forms a surface along a horizontal plane with a predetermined gap from the mounting surface in the recording medium discharge area. And a space outside the recording medium discharge area is formed by the partition member.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the partition member is a plate-like member that forms an outer side of the recording medium discharge area, and the partition member defines the recording medium discharge area. A space outside the recording medium discharge area is formed on the left side or the right side.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the ink tube is disposed along a side wall constituting the discharge port.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a panel unit constituting an operation unit of the apparatus is provided on the front surface of the apparatus, and an upper edge of the discharge port is configured by a lower end of the panel unit. It is characterized by being.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect, the scanner unit includes a scanner unit rotatably attached to an upper portion of a main body of the inkjet recording apparatus, and the panel unit is provided in the scanner unit. It is characterized by.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect, the ink tube is attached to a lower end of the panel unit.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a head unit that is provided with a recording head that ejects ink and that can move in a predetermined movement direction, and a recording medium on which a recording medium that has been recorded by the recording head is discharged A discharge port including a discharge region; a flexible ink tube that is connected to the head unit and guides ink sent from an ink storage unit that stores ink to the recording head; and an inner side of the discharge port provided, and a discharge means for discharging the recording medium on which recording is performed, the discharge means comprises a drive roller, is configured to include, a driven roller that contacts the top of the drive roller, the ink tube However, it passes over the support member which supports the said follower roller, and has come out to the apparatus exterior, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the twelfth aspect, the supporting member is provided with a regulating member that regulates a position of the ink tube.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the ink tube is supported by a side wall constituting the discharge port.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, the ink tube includes a plurality of ink tubes, and the plurality of ink tubes are bound by a binding unit. .

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, the ink containing portion is provided outside a housing constituting the appearance of the apparatus.
It is characterized by that.

1 is a perspective view of an ink jet printer according to the present invention. 1 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the inside of an inkjet printer according to the present invention. The perspective view which shows the 1st Example of the extended form of the ink tube extended from a housing. The perspective view which shows the 2nd Example of the extended form of the ink tube extended from a housing. The perspective view which shows the 3rd Example of the extended form of the ink tube extended from a housing. The perspective view which shows the 4th Example of the extended form of the ink tube extended from a housing. The perspective view which shows the 5th Example of the extended form of the ink tube extended from a housing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the same structure in each Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and it demonstrates only in the first Example, The description of the structure is abbreviate | omitted in a subsequent Example.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an ink jet printer as an ink jet recording apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an outline of the inside of the ink jet printer according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st Example of the extended form of the ink tube to perform.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the extended form of the ink tube extending from the housing, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing the third embodiment of the extended form of the ink tube extending from the housing. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment according to the present invention of an extended form of an ink tube extending from the housing, and FIG. 7 is an extended form of the ink tube extended from the housing. It is a perspective view which shows a 5th Example.

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Referring to FIG. 1, an appearance of an ink jet printer 10 (hereinafter referred to as a printer 10) according to the present invention is shown. The printer 10 includes a printer device main body 12 and a scanner unit 14 that is rotatably attached to an upper portion of the printer device main body. The printer apparatus main body 12 includes a discharge port 18 for discharging a recording medium on the front surface 16 thereof. The discharge port 18 includes a sheet discharge area for discharging a sheet as a recording medium and a space other than the sheet discharge area. The paper discharge area is an area through which the paper passes when the paper is discharged. The space outside the paper discharge area does not pass through the paper when the paper is discharged regardless of the paper size. It is an area. Normally, the paper discharge port is formed larger than the paper size, so the paper discharge port is composed of a paper discharge area through which the paper actually passes and other spaces.

  The scanner unit 14 includes a panel unit 22 on the front surface 20 thereof. The panel unit 22 is provided with a plurality of input means 24 used by the user to operate the printer 10 and constitutes an operation unit 26 of the apparatus. Further, the lower end of the panel unit 22 constitutes the upper edge 28 of the discharge port 18 when the scanner unit 14 is closed with respect to the printer apparatus main body 12.

  The discharge port 18 is provided with a plate-like partition member 30 extending in the direction along the horizontal plane, that is, in the width direction of the printer 10 (the x-axis direction in FIG. 1). The partition member 30 partitions the discharge port 18 in the vertical direction (the z-axis direction in FIG. 1) of the printer 10, and forms a tube arrangement region 32 adjacent to the discharge port 18. When the partition member 30 is not provided, the tube arrangement area 32 is a space outside the paper discharge area. That is, by providing the partition member 30 at the discharge port 18, the discharge port 18 is vertically arranged in a paper discharge region and a space outside the paper discharge region, and the tube arrangement region 32 is outside the paper discharge region. Configure the space.

  Inside the printer apparatus main body 12, a head unit 34 that is movable in the main scanning direction (the x-axis direction in FIG. 1), which will be described later, is disposed. One end side of a plurality of flexible ink tubes 36 is connected to the head unit 34. The ink tube 36 extending from the head unit 34 extends from the front surface 16 side of the printer apparatus main body 12 to the outside of the printer 10 after passing through the tube arrangement region 32.

The ink tube 36 extending to the outside of the printer 10 is turned to the left and extends along the front surface 16 of the printer apparatus main body 12 and then to the left side of the printer 10.
A plurality of external ink storage portions 40 a, 40 b, 40 c, and 40 d are provided on the left side of the printer 10, that is, on the left side outside the housing 38 that forms the appearance of the printer 10. The other end side of the ink tube 36 extending to the left side of the printer 10 is connected to the external ink container 40.

  Referring to FIG. 2, a hopper 42 on which recording media are stacked is provided on the back side of the printer 10 so as to be able to swing around the hopper as a fulcrum. The recording medium stacked on the top of the hopper 42 is fed by the feeding unit 44 to the recording unit 46 on the downstream side in the transport direction.

  Specifically, the recording medium stacked on the hopper 42 is picked up by a feeding roller 48 driven by a feeding motor (not shown), and is transferred to a pair of conveying rollers 50 on the downstream side in the conveying direction. Be fed. The recording medium fed to the transport roller 50 is sandwiched between a main transport roller 50a driven by a transport motor (not shown) and a driven transport roller 50b driven by the movement of the main transport roller 50a. It is conveyed to the recording unit 46 on the downstream side in the conveyance direction.

  The recording unit 46 includes a medium support member 52 that supports a recording medium from below and a recording head 54 that is provided to face the upper side of the medium support member 52 to be described later. The head unit 34 is driven by a head unit motor (not shown) in the main scanning direction (in the example of FIG. 2, the x-axis direction perpendicular to the paper surface), which is a predetermined movement direction. Further, a recording head 54 that discharges ink toward the recording medium is provided on the bottom surface of the head unit 34.

  Further, the head unit 34 includes a plurality of detachable relay adapters 56 (see FIG. 3). The relay adapter 56 includes an extension 58 that protrudes from the head unit 34. One end of the ink tube 36 is connected to the extending portion 58. As a result, the ink is supplied from the external ink container 40 to the recording head 54 of the head unit 34 via the extension 58 and the relay adapter 56. The ink is ejected from a discharge nozzle (not shown) of the recording head 54 toward a recording medium positioned between the recording head 54 and the medium support member 52.

  A pair of discharge rollers 60 is provided on the downstream side of the recording unit 46. The discharge roller 60 includes a drive roller 60a driven by a discharge motor (not shown) and a driven roller 60b supported by the support member 62 extending in the width direction and driven by the movement of the drive roller 60a. Yes.

  Further, a partition member 30 is provided on the front side of the support member 62, and a tube arrangement region 32 is formed above the partition member 30. The lower corner portion of the rear end 64 of the partition member 30 is chamfered so that the recording medium is not caught by the partition member 30 and jammed, that is, a guide shape is provided. Instead of this guide shape, a means for preventing the paper from being caught on the rear end 64 may be provided separately.

  Further, the ink tube 36 connected to the extending portion 58 of the head unit 34 is guided by the guide portion 66 provided in the head unit 34 and passes above the support member 62, and then the upper surface 68 of the partition member 30. The tube placement region 32 extends toward the front surface 16 side of the printer 10 along the upper surface.

  Further, the recording medium recorded by the recording unit 46 is conveyed downstream from the recording unit 46 and conveyed to the pair of discharge rollers 60. The recording medium transported to the discharge roller 60 is sandwiched between the drive roller 60a and the driven roller 60b, discharged to the downstream side in the transport direction from the discharge roller 60, passes through the lower part of the partition member 30, and is disposed from the discharge port 18 to the housing. Discharged in front of 38

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the scanner unit 14 is opened in the printer 10. The housing 38 has an opening 72, and a part of the reciprocating region of the head unit 34 is exposed through the opening 72. The housing 38 has cover portions 70 on both sides of the opening 72, and when the head unit 34 is positioned at both ends of the reciprocating region, a part or all of the head unit 34 is covered by the cover portion 70. It is like. The opening 72 allows access to the internal space of the housing 38 from the outside.

  Further, when the head unit 34 reciprocates in the main scanning direction, the ink tube 36 is placed on the upper surface 68 of the partition member 30, so that the head unit 34 follows the movement of the head unit 34 and moves on the upper surface 68. Can move. Further, since the ink tube 36 passes above the partition member 30, there is little risk of obstructing the discharge of the recording medium discharged from the discharge roller 60 toward the discharge port 18.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the ink tube 36 that guides the ink from the ink containing portion 40 to the recording head 54 protrudes from the front side of the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus. The ink tube 36 is easily visually recognized by the user. More specifically, for example, when the ink tube 36 protrudes outside the apparatus behind the apparatus, there is a high risk that the ink tube 36 is crushed by an object placed around the apparatus. However, as described above, since the ink tube 36 protrudes from the front side of the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus, the risk of the ink tube 36 being crushed can be reduced as described above, and the ink tube 36 can be brought into an appropriate state. Can be maintained. The same applies to the other embodiments described below.

  As a modification of the present embodiment, the ink tube 36 may be configured to be adhered to the upper surface 68 of the partition member 30 with an adhesive, or may be configured to be fixed with an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape, and a hook or the like may be retained. It is good also as a structure hold | maintained with a member.

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Referring to FIG. 4, a printer 74 according to the second embodiment is shown. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the ink tube 36 is fixed along the left side wall 76 constituting the discharge port 18 without using the partition member 30.

  The ink tube 36 extending from the extending portion 58 of the head unit 34 is guided by the guide portion 66 and extends along the main scanning direction, and then turns to the front surface 16 side of the printer 10 and adheres to the left side wall 76. Adhered with an agent and disposed along the left side wall 76. Further, the ink tube 36 extends forward from the discharge port 18 along the left side wall 76, then curves and turns to the left, extends to the front surface 16 of the housing 38, and adheres to the front surface with an adhesive. Has been. The ink tube 36 extends to the left side of the housing 38, and the other end is connected to the external ink storage portions 40a, 40b, 40c, and 40d, respectively.

  As another embodiment, the ink tube 36 may be configured to be fixed to the left side wall 76 constituting the discharge port 18 by an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape, or may be configured to be supported by a support member such as a hook, A plate-like member may be provided on the left side wall 76, and the ink tube 36 may be fixed to the plate-like member. Further, as another embodiment, the ink tube 36 may be extended from the extending portion 58 without using the guide portion 66 and fixed to the left side wall 76 along the left side wall 76.

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Referring to FIG. 5, a printer 80 according to a third embodiment is shown. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a tube arrangement region 86 is formed between the partition member 82 extending in the vertical direction and the left side wall 84 constituting the discharge port 18.

  A plate-shaped partition member 82 extending in the direction along the vertical plane, that is, in the vertical direction is provided inside the discharge port 18. The partition member 82 faces the left side wall 84 constituting the discharge port 18, and a tube arrangement region 86 is formed between the partition member 82 and the left side wall 84.

  Further, the interval between the partition member 82 and the right side wall 88 facing the partition member 82 is set larger than the width of the recording medium. Further, although not shown, the corner of the rear end 90 of the partition member 82 on the paper discharge port side is chamfered so that the recording medium is not caught by the partition member 82 and jammed, that is, a guide shape is provided. ing. Instead of this guide shape, a means for preventing the paper from being caught on the rear end 90 may be provided separately.

  The ink tube 36 extending from the extension portion 58 of the head unit 34 is guided by the guide portion 66 and extends along the main scanning direction, and then turns to the front of the housing 38 to change the partition member 82 and the left side wall 84. Is passed through a tube placement region 86 between them. Further, the ink tube 36 extends through the tube arrangement region 86 to the front of the discharge port 18, then turns and turns to the left, extends to the front surface 16 of the housing 38, and adheres to the front surface with an adhesive. Has been. Further, the ink tube 36 extends to the left side of the housing 38, and the other end side thereof is connected to the external ink storage portions 40a, 40b, 40c, and 40d, respectively.

  As another example, the ink tube 36 may be configured to adhere to the left side wall 84 or the surface 92 of the partitioning member 82 facing the left side wall 84 with an adhesive, or to be fixed with an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape. Alternatively, it may be configured to be held by a holding member such as a hook, or a plate-like member may be provided on the left side wall 84 or the opposing surface 92, and the ink tube 36 may be fixed to the plate-like member.

  As another embodiment, the ink tube 36 is extended from the extension portion 58 without using the guide portion 66 and passes through the tube arrangement region 86 between the partition member 82 and the left side wall 84. May be.

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Referring to FIG. 6, a printer 94 according to a fourth embodiment is shown. In the first embodiment, the partition member 30 is not used, the position of the ink tube 36 is positioned in front of the lower portion of the head unit 34, and is regulated by a regulation member 98 attached to the support member 62 that supports the driven roller 60b. Is different.

  Inside the discharge port 18, a support member 62 that supports the driven roller 60 b extends along the main scanning direction in front of the head unit 96. A regulating member 98 that regulates the position of the ink tube 36 extending from the extending portion 58 of the head unit 34 is provided on the front surface of the support member 62.

  The restricting member 98 guides the ink tube 36 that extends from the extending portion 58 to the front of the head unit 96 and then hangs forward from the head unit toward the left side wall 100 of the discharge port 18. The restricting member 98 supports the ink tube 36 in order to prevent the ink tube 36 from dropping below the restricting member 98 and hindering the discharge path of the recording medium discharged from the discharge roller 60 toward the discharge port 18. doing.

  The ink tube 36 extending from the regulating member 98 extends along the left side wall 100 and is adhered to the left side wall with an adhesive. Further, the ink tube 36 extends in front of the discharge port 18 along the left side wall 100, then curves and turns to the left, extends to the front surface 16 of the housing 38, and adheres to the front surface with an adhesive. Has been. Further, the ink tube 36 extends to the left side of the housing 38, and the other end side thereof is connected to the external ink storage portions 40a, 40b, 40c, and 40d, respectively.

  As another example, the ink tube 36 may be configured to be fixed to the left side wall 100 of the discharge port 18 with an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape, or may be configured to be held with a holding member such as a hook. A plate-like member may be provided on the side wall 100, and the ink tube 36 may be fixed to the plate-like member.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the ink tube 36 is bonded to the front surface 16 of the housing 38. However, as another embodiment, the front surface 16 of the housing 38 is coated with an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape. The tube 36 may be fixed, or the ink tube 36 may be held on the front surface 16 by a holding member such as a hook. A plate-like member is provided on the front surface 16, and the ink tube 36 is fixed to the plate-like member. It is good also as a structure.

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Referring to FIG. 7, a printer 102 according to a fifth embodiment is shown. The feature of the present embodiment is that, unlike the embodiments described above, the panel unit is provided not on the scanner unit but on the apparatus main body side. More specifically, the printer 102 includes a printer apparatus main body 104 and a scanner unit 106 that is rotatably attached to an upper portion of the printer unit. The printer apparatus main body 104 includes a housing 108 that configures its appearance.

  The housing 108 includes a discharge port 112 and a panel unit 114 for discharging a recording medium to the front side of the printer 102 in the front-rear direction, that is, the front surface 110 of the housing 108. The lower end of the panel unit 114 constitutes the upper edge 116 of the discharge port 112. The panel unit 114 is provided with a plurality of input means 118 that a user uses to operate the printer 102, and constitutes an operation unit 120 of the printer 102.

  The housing 108 has an opening 124, and a part of the reciprocating region of the head unit 126 is exposed through the opening 124. The housing 108 has cover parts 122 on both sides of the opening part 124, and when the head unit 126 is positioned at both ends of the reciprocating region, a part or all of the head unit 126 is covered by the cover part 122. It is like. Note that the opening 124 allows the internal space of the housing 108 to be accessed from the outside.

  A plurality of flexible ink tubes 128 provided at one end side of the head unit 126 that is provided inside the housing 108 and can reciprocate in the main scanning direction are guided by the guide portion 130 and are connected to the upper edge of the discharge port 112. 116, that is, attached to the lower end of the panel unit 114 by an adhesive. The ink tube 128 extends from the upper edge 116 of the discharge port 112 to the front of the housing 108, then curves and turns to the left, extends to the front surface 110 of the housing 108, and is adhered to the front surface with an adhesive. Yes.

  External ink storage portions 132a, 132b, 132c, and 132d are arranged at positions apart from the outside of the housing. The ink tube 128 extends to the left side along the front surface 110 of the housing 108, and the other end is connected to the external ink storage portions 132a, 132b, 132c, and 132d.

  As another embodiment, the ink tube 128 may be fixed to the lower end of the panel unit 114 with an adhesive member such as an adhesive tape, or may be held with a holding member such as a hook, and a plate-like member may be provided on the upper edge 116. And the ink tube 128 may be fixed to the plate-like member.

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(1) Further, in the printers 10, 74, 80, 94, 102 of the first to fifth embodiments, the ink tubes 36, 128 are connected to the head unit 34 in order to group the plurality of ink tubes 36, 128 together. , 126 and the external ink storage portions 40, 132 are bound by the binding means 134. The binding means 134 is a binding band made of plastic or the like, a rubber-like member, or the like. The bundling means 134 is not limited to the illustrated position, and can be provided at other positions. The number of the binding means 134 is not limited to the illustrated number, and can be appropriately increased or decreased.

(2) Further, in the printers 74, 80, and 94 of the second to fourth embodiments, the ink tube 36 is arranged along the left side walls 76, 84, and 100 that constitute the discharge port 18. Instead, the ink tube 36 may be arranged along the right side wall constituting the discharge port 18.

(3) Further, in the printers 10, 74, 80, 94, 102 of the first to fifth embodiments, the ink tubes 36, 128 are extended from the housings 38, 108 to the left side of the housings. However, it may be configured to extend to the right side of the housings 38 and 108.

(4) Further, as another embodiment, in the printers 10, 74, 80, 94, 102, the external ink storage portions 40, 132 may be arranged at positions separated on the right side of the housings 38, 108. The external ink storage portions 40a, 40b, 132a, 132b may be arranged on the right side of the housings 38, 108, and the external ink storage portions 40c, 40d, 132c, 132d may be arranged on the left side of the housings 38, 108. The housing portions 40 and 132 may be integrally provided on the side surfaces of the housings 38 and 108.

  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.

10, 74, 80, 94, 102 Printer, 12, 104 Printer device body, 14, 106 Scanner unit, 16, 110 Front surface of printer device body, 18, 112 Discharge port, 20 Front surface of scanner unit, 22, 114 Panel unit , 24 input means, 118 input means, 26, 120 operation section, 28, 116 upper edge of discharge port, 30, 82 partition member, 32, 86 tube arrangement area, 34, 96, 126 head unit, 36, 128 ink tube , 38,108 housing, 40, 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 132a, 132b, 132c, 132d external ink container,
42 hopper, 44 feeding unit, 46 recording unit, 48 feeding roller, 50 conveying roller, 50a main conveying roller, 50b driven conveying roller, 52 medium support member, 54 recording head, 56 relay adapter, 58 extension unit, 60 Discharge roller, 60a Drive roller, 60b Driven roller, 62 Support member, 64, 90 Rear end of partition member, 66, 130 Head unit guide part, 68 Upper surface of partition member, 70, 122 Cover part, 72, 124 Opening part 76, 84, 100 Left side wall, 88 Right side wall, 92 Opposing surface, 98 Restriction member, 134 Bundling means

Claims (7)

A head unit including a recording head for ejecting ink and movable in a predetermined movement direction;
A discharge port including a recording medium discharge area from which the recording medium recorded by the recording head is discharged;
A flexible ink tube that is connected to the head unit and guides the ink sent from the ink containing portion containing the ink to the recording head;
The discharge port includes the recording medium discharge area and a space outside the recording medium discharge area.
The recording medium discharge area and the space outside the recording medium discharge area are partitioned by a partition member;
The ink tube is disposed along the partition member,
When the surface provided with the discharge port is the front surface of the apparatus, the ink tube protrudes from the front surface of the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus via a space outside the recording medium discharge area at the discharge port.
An ink jet recording apparatus. 2. The ink jet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition member forms a plane along a horizontal plane with a predetermined gap from a mounting surface on which the recording medium is mounted in the recording medium discharge area. Shaped member,
A space outside the recording medium discharge area is formed by the partition member.
An ink jet recording apparatus. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition member is a plate-like member that forms the outside of the recording medium discharge area.
A space outside the recording medium discharge area is formed on the left or right side of the recording medium discharge area by the partition member.
An ink jet recording apparatus. In the ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a panel unit constituting an operation unit of the apparatus is provided on the front surface of the apparatus,
The upper edge of the outlet is composed of the lower end of the panel unit,
An ink jet recording apparatus. The inkjet recording apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a scanner unit rotatably attached to an upper part of an apparatus main body constituting the inkjet recording apparatus,
The panel unit is provided in the scanner unit.
An ink jet recording apparatus. The ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the ink tube includes a plurality of the ink tubes, and the plurality of ink tubes are bound by a binding unit.
An ink jet recording apparatus. The ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the ink storage portion is provided outside a housing constituting an appearance of the apparatus.
An ink jet recording apparatus.

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