JP7182939B2 - recording device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that performs recording by setting a recording medium in an auxiliary recording member, and more particularly to a recording apparatus in which the auxiliary recording member can be accommodated in the main body of the recording apparatus when the auxiliary recording member is not used.

A recording apparatus is used in which a recording medium such as a CD-R is mounted on a recording auxiliary member, and recording is performed on the recording medium while the recording auxiliary member is conveyed. Some of such auxiliary recording members are mounted and housed in a feeding cassette after recording is completed. In addition, the auxiliary recording member is provided with a display such as printing, unevenness on the surface, or affixed label in order to present the operation method to the user or indicate the direction of insertion into the recording unit.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200001 discloses a configuration for accommodating a holding body as a recording auxiliary member that is inserted into the inside of a paper stacking portion of a feed cassette.

JP 2013-170022 A

However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, there are many portions where the auxiliary recording member rubs against the parts forming the storage portion when the auxiliary recording member is accommodated or pulled out. Therefore, there is a concern that the display on the surface of the auxiliary recording member may be scraped off or peeled off by rubbing, making it difficult to see.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus capable of suppressing staining of a recording auxiliary member and loss of display.

Therefore, the recording apparatus of the present invention includes a feed cassette having a stacking surface for stacking recording sheets and detachable from the main body of the apparatus, a tray for mounting a recording medium on the mounting surface , and a sheet fed from the feed cassette. recording means for recording on a recording sheet or a recording medium mounted on the tray, and the tray can be mounted at a mounting position on the mounting surface opposite to the stacking surface of the feeding cassette. The positioning structure for determining the position of the tray with respect to the feeding cassette when the tray is placed on the mounting position of the feeding cassette from the normal direction of the mounting surface is the feeding cassette and the The tray is movable on the mounting surface from the mounting position to the mounting position while movement is restricted by the positioning structure.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a recording apparatus capable of suppressing contamination of the auxiliary recording member and loss of display.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a recording device; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an internal configuration of a recording device; FIG. It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the recording apparatus. 4 is a perspective view showing the upper surface of the feeding cassette; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bottom surface of the feeding cassette; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an apparatus main body and a feeding cassette; It is the figure which showed the periphery of the end guide attached to the cassette main body. It is the figure which showed the component of a side guide part. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a feeding cassette assembled with a group of parts; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a recording auxiliary member on which multiple types of recording media are stacked; 4 is a perspective view showing a recording auxiliary member; FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing positioning holes of the multi-tray; 1 is a perspective view showing a multi-tray and a recording device on which the multi-tray is set; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a procedure for attaching a multi-tray to a feeding cassette; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the multi-tray is attached to the feeding cassette; 4 is a perspective view showing a feeding cassette and a multi-tray; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a feeding cassette and a multi-tray; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a feeding cassette and a multi-tray; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a feeding cassette and a multi-tray; FIG.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the recording apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The recording apparatus 1 is configured such that a feeding cassette 3 capable of stacking recording media can be attached to the lower part of the main body, and recording media loaded in the feeding cassette 3 are fed into the apparatus and recorded. The recorded recording medium is discharged from the discharge section 6 .

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an outline of the internal configuration of the recording apparatus 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the recording apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The printing unit 2 includes a carriage 21 on which a printing head (not shown) is mounted. While the carriage 21 scans forward and backward in the direction of an arrow 201, the liquid ( (ink) to perform recording. During printing, the print medium is conveyed, and printing is performed on the print medium by alternately repeating high-precision conveyance of the print medium and reciprocating motion of the carriage 21 .

The discharge unit 6 includes a discharge tray 601 having a discharge stacking surface 603, a multi-tray guide 611 rotatably supported by the recording apparatus 1, a multi-tray guide sensor (not shown) arranged in the recording apparatus 1, and the like. . The discharge tray 601 is slidable in the direction of an arrow 631 (see FIG. 3A) with respect to the apparatus main body, and when pulled out to a predetermined position with respect to the apparatus main body, the ejection tray 601 is engaged with the apparatus main body. Any further withdrawal is restricted. When the recording medium is conveyed from the conveying section 5 to the discharge section 6 , the recording medium drops onto the discharge stacking surface 603 of the discharge tray 601 and is supported by the discharge tray 601 . This completes the recording operation.

The multi-tray guide 611 is rotatably supported about a rotation center 613 with respect to the apparatus main body. The multi-tray guide 611 can be rotationally moved between the ejection position shown in FIG. 3(a) and the set position shown in FIG. 3(b) by user operation. When printing on a printing medium, the user manually pulls out the ejection tray 601 to a predetermined position and moves the multi-tray guide 611 to the ejection position before starting the printing operation (FIG. 3A). state). The position of the multi-tray guide 611 can be detected by a multi-tray guide sensor (not shown). When a multi-tray guide sensor (not shown) detects that the multi-tray guide 611 has moved to the ejection position, the printing apparatus 1 recognizes that preparation for printing on the printing medium is complete, and permits the start of printing on the printing medium. .

The conveying section 5 includes a feeding arm 502 rotatably supported by the apparatus main body, a feeding roller 501 , an inclined surface 503 fixed to the apparatus main body, and a U-turn conveying path 511 . Further, the transport unit 5 includes a pair of U-turn rollers, a main transport roller 521, a pinch roller 512, a U-turn roller 512, a U-turn roller 513 that rotates with the U-turn roller 512 while being pressed against the U-turn roller 512, a main transport roller 521, and a pinch roller. A main transport roller pair consisting of rollers 522 is provided. Further, the transport unit 5 includes a platen 523, a pair of discharge rollers including a discharge roller 531 and a discharge spur 532 rotatably supported by the platen 523, a spur base 533 that rotatably supports the discharge spur 532, and the like.

When a recording command is input to the main body of the apparatus, the recording operation is started after confirming the state of preparation for recording, which will be described later. When a recording command is input, the recording medium loaded in the feeding cassette 3 is fed in the feeding direction 312 by the feeding roller 501 rotatably supported by the feeding arm 502 contacting and rotating. sent. A recording medium fed from the feeding cassette 3 contacts the slope 503 and is transported along the slope 503 . After that, it enters the U-turn conveying path 511 , is sandwiched between U-turn rollers 512 and U-turn rollers 513 , and is conveyed to main conveying rollers 521 . After that, printing is carried out while alternately carrying out printing by the printing unit 2, which will be described later, and high-precision carrying by the main carrying rollers 521 and pinch rollers 522 for a predetermined distance. When the printing is completed, the print medium is conveyed to the discharge unit 6 by the discharge roller 531 and the discharge spur 532, and the conveying operation ends.

4 is a perspective view showing the upper surface of the feeding cassette 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lower surface of the feeding cassette 3, and FIG. is a perspective view. The outline of the feed cassette 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG.

A feeding cassette 3 attached to the recording apparatus 1 is configured to be able to stack cut sheets (recording sheets) of A4, LTR size to A5 size. As shown in FIG. 6, the feeding cassette 3 can be pulled out or stored by sliding in the direction of an arrow 318 with respect to the apparatus main body. The feeding cassette 3 includes a cassette body 310, an end guide 320 that regulates the rear end of the recording medium, and a left side guide 331 and a right side guide 332 that regulate the side edges of the recording medium. The cassette body 310 has a recording medium stacking surface 311 (hereinafter also referred to as a stacking surface) on which recording media are stacked. is formed in a substantially box shape. A handle 353 is formed on a part of the outer peripheral rib 352 of the feeding cassette 3 so that the user can hold the feeding cassette 3 when pulling out the feeding cassette 3 from the main body of the apparatus.

The recording media stacked on the stacking surface 311 are surrounded in three directions by the outer peripheral ribs 352, and the stacked recording media are fed in the feeding direction 312, which is the remaining one direction other than the three surrounded directions. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the rear surface 319 of the loading surface 311 of the cassette body 310, there is a mounting portion 340 to which a recording auxiliary member can be mounted in addition to the convex shape. A plurality of mounting hooks (first holding portion) 341, positioning bosses (second holding portion) 342, sliding ribs 343, and the like are arranged in the mounting portion 340 for mounting the auxiliary recording member. Furthermore, the display hole 313 and the recognition code hole 314 are arranged as hole shapes penetrating to the front side. Details of these mounting portions 340 will be described later.

7(a) is an enlarged view showing the periphery of an end guide (regulating member) 320 attached to the cassette body 310, and FIG. 7(b) is the vicinity of the end guide 320 shown in FIG. 7(a). is a cross-sectional view cut at the center. The cassette main body 310 has end guide rails 321 integrally provided so as to slip in from the loading surface 311 . The end guide 320 is attached movably on the end guide rail 321 , and regulates the rear end of the recording medium stacked on the stacking surface 311 by a regulation portion 327 . The end guide 320 is guided by the end guide rail 321 so as to be movable along an arrow 326, and the user can hold the knob 322 and move the end guide 320 to a desired position. The end guide 320 has an elastic portion 323 , and the end guide 320 is positioned with respect to the end guide rail 321 by the elastic portion 323 . FIG. 7A shows a state in which the trailing edge of a B5 size recording medium is regulated.

As shown in FIG. 7B, a convex portion 325 projecting toward the cassette body 310 is formed at the tip of the elastic portion 323 provided on the end guide 320, and a concave portion is formed on the end guide rail 321. 324 are formed. The end guide 320 is positioned with respect to the end guide rail 321 by the engagement between the convex portion 325 and the concave portion 324 . The movement of the end guide 320 is restricted by the cassette body 310 when the convex portion 325 is engaged with the concave portion 324 . When the user applies a predetermined force or more in the direction of the arrow 326, the elastic portion 323 bends, the convex portion 325 is disengaged from the concave portion 324, and the end guide 320 moves on the end guide rail 321. will be able to

FIG. 8(a) is a diagram showing components of the side guide portion 330, and FIG. 8(b) is a diagram showing the back surface of the side guide portion 330 in which the components are combined. The side guide portion 330 has a left side guide 331 , a right side guide 332 and a pinion gear 333 . A pair of a left side guide 331 and a right side guide 332 are attached to the cassette body 310 so as to be movable in the direction of an arrow 338 guided by side guide rails 335 formed on the cassette body 310 (see FIG. 4). ). In the side guide portion 330 , the left side guide 331 and the right side guide 332 guide both side edges (in the direction intersecting the supply direction) of the stacked recording medium by the restricting portion 337 .

As shown in FIG. 8(b), the left side guide 331 and the right side guide 332 are each formed with a rack portion 334, which engages with a pinion gear 333 rotatably attached to the cassette body 310, so that the They are configured to move together.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the feeding cassette 3 in which the end guides 320 and the side guides 330 are assembled to the cassette main body 310. As shown in FIG. The end guide 320 has an end guide loading surface 328 substantially flush with the loading surface 311 , and the left side guide 331 and right side guide 332 have side guide loading surfaces 339 substantially flush with the loading surface 311 . ing. The end guide 320, the left side guide 331 and the right side guide 332 (hereinafter also referred to as a side guide pair) are positioned below the loading surface 311 except for portions protruding from the loading surface 311 as restricting portions 327 and 337, respectively. It is arranged to be submerged. As shown in FIG. 9, the end guide rail 321, the side guide rail 335, the recessed part 324, the pinion gear 333, etc., which guide the end guide 320 and the side guide pairs 331, 332 in their respective moving directions are all loaded. It is arranged below the surface 311 . For this reason, on the rear surface 319 of the loading surface 311 of the cassette body 310, parts such as the guide shape portion and the pinion gear 333 as described above are arranged in a convex shape.

FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing the auxiliary recording member 4 on which a plurality of types of recording media are stacked, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the auxiliary recording member 4. FIG. A recording auxiliary member (hereinafter also referred to as a multi-tray) 4 includes a concave portion 41 (provided on the mounting surface) for mounting the recording medium 11 , a pressing member 42 for pressing the recording medium 11 , and an urging member for urging the pressing member 42 . It has force members 43A and 43B. The multi-tray 4 is provided with abutting portions 44 and 45 corresponding to the recording media in order to stack and hold a plurality of recording media. Different types of recording media can be positioned in the same concave portion 41 by providing, for example, abutting portions 44A and 44B for the circular recording medium 701 (11) corresponding to other recording media in the concave portion 41. is possible. As representative examples of the recording medium 11, a circular recording medium 701 (11) is mounted in FIG. 10A, and a versatile recording medium 702 (hereinafter also referred to as a mount) is mounted in FIG. 10B. The circular recording medium 701 (11) in this embodiment is assumed to be a printable disc having a print-receiving layer on its surface. In recent years, printable optical discs such as CDs (Compact Discs), DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), and BDs (Blu-ray Discs) are examples.

It is assumed that the mount 702 (11) can be loaded with various media. As an example, as shown in FIG. 10C, a recording medium 703 having a recording surface 704 for nail art on the surface of the recording medium can be considered. Also, it is assumed that a mount 702 (11) shown in FIG. 10D has a hole 709 for setting a medium to be printed. For example, a card medium (such as a card) whose standard size is specified by JIS or a coaster without a standard size can be set in the hole 709 . These targets are printable media of a standard size, the thickness of which does not exceed the surface of the multi-tray 4 . Depending on the thickness of the recording medium, the holes in the mounting paper 702(11) may be through holes, or a certain amount of non-through holes may be made with respect to the thickness of the mounting paper 702(11).

The surface of the multi-tray 4 is provided with a plurality of types of printing (display surface is provided) in order to improve user operability and prevent shortage of the multi-tray 4 in the manufacturing process. For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, operation direction display print 410, insertion position display print 411, operation method display print 412, recording support member position display print (hereinafter also referred to as display print) 413, recognition code Print 414, illustrations for operation explanation, and the like. These indications are all printed on the same surface of the multi-tray 4 so that printing can be completed in one process. The multi-tray 4 also has a mounting hole 420 for mounting the multi-tray 4 on the rear surface 319 of the feed cassette 3, and a positioning hole 420 for fixing the multi-tray 4 to a predetermined position when mounted on (the mounting surface of) the feed cassette 3. A hole 421, a positioning elongated hole 422, and the like are formed as through holes.

It is assumed that a circular recording medium 701 (11) is loaded on the multi-tray 4, and the concave portion 41 is composed of concave portions 41A and 41B. This is because even if the circular recording medium 701 (11) has a shape such as a protrusion that can be considered from the tolerances defined in JIS, the printing surface of the circular recording medium 701 (11) mounted on the multi-tray 4 is It can be kept horizontal with respect to the recording head.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view showing the positioning holes 421 of the multi-tray 4 mounted on the feed cassette 3. FIG. A positioning hole 421 provided in the multi-tray 4 has an elongated hole portion 424 formed by a runner-shaped rib and a substantially round hole portion 425 . The narrow groove portion 426 between the elongated hole portion 424 and the substantially round hole portion 425 is elastically deformed by a predetermined force, and the width thereof can be expanded to the diameter of the substantially round hole portion 425 . On the upper surface of the multi-tray 4, a non-slip portion 430 is provided as a concave shape so that the user can easily hold the multi-tray 4, and a concave portion 432 with a reflecting plate 431 for reflecting light is attached. The multi-tray 4 is required to mount and fix a printable disk or the like, to be conveyed in the recording apparatus 1, and to enable highly accurate position detection and the like. Therefore, the multi-tray 4 needs to be long enough to be equipped with a fixing structure, a sensor light reflecting plate 431 for position detection, etc., in addition to the size of the printable disc of 120 mm. It is roughly rectangular in size.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the multi-tray 4 and the recording apparatus 1 on which the multi-tray 4 is set. When recording on the recording medium 701 (11), as shown in FIG. 3B, the multi-tray guide 611 provided in the discharge section 6 is rotated to the set position, so that the multi-tray 4 can be set. do. In this state, the recording apparatus 1 detects that the multi-tray guide 611 has moved to the set position by means of a multi-tray guide sensor (not shown).

After that, the multi-tray 4 loaded with the recording medium 701 ( 11 ) is placed on the multi-tray guide 611 . Then, as shown in FIG. 13B, the multi-tray 4 is pushed into the apparatus main body until the insertion position display print 411 and the insertion position display print 613 printed on the multi-tray guide 611 match. As shown in FIG. 3, when the multi-tray 4 is moved to a position where the insertion position display print 411 and the insertion position display print 613 match, the multi-tray 4 reaches the discharge roller pairs 531 and 532 and is nipped. If a command to start the recording operation is given here, the multi-tray 4 is conveyed in the direction of the recording section by the pair of discharge rollers 531 and 532 . After that, the leading edge of the multi-tray 4 conveyed by the pair of discharge rollers 531 and 532 is nipped between the main conveying roller 521 and the pinch roller 522 and conveyed.

A reflector 431 for detecting the position of the tray is provided on the upper surface of the multi-tray 4, as shown in FIG. 11(a). By detecting the reflecting portion 431 with a sensor (not shown) mounted on the carriage 21, the position of the multi-tray 4 is detected and the recording position is corrected, so that recording can be performed without shifting onto the recording medium 11. be. After that, the carriage 21 on which the recording head is mounted is scanned while the multitray 4 is conveyed in the discharge direction, and the surface of the recording medium 11 on the multitray 4 is recorded. When the recording operation is finished, the multi-tray 4 loaded with the recording medium 11 is ejected onto the multi-tray guide 611 .

A configuration for mounting the multi-tray 4 on the feeding cassette 3, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described below.

14A and 14B are diagrams for explaining the procedure for mounting the multi-tray 4 on the feed cassette 3. FIG. The multi-tray 4 when not in use is constructed so as to be mounted on the mounting portion on the back side of the feed cassette 3 . Six mounting hooks 341 are provided on the rear surface 319 of the feed cassette 3 . In addition, the multi-tray 4 is provided with four attachment holes 420 and two attachment concave portions 423 . By engaging the mounting hook 341 with the mounting hole 420 and the mounting concave portion 423 of the multi-tray 4, movement of the multi-tray 4 in the -Z direction is restricted. A positioning boss 342 is provided on the rear surface 319 of the feed cassette 3 . By engaging the positioning boss 342 with the positioning hole 421 and the positioning elongated hole (holding member) 422 of the multi-tray 4, movement of the multi-tray 4 in the X and Y directions (within the mounting surface) is restricted. It should be noted that the numbers of mounting hooks 341 and mounting holes 420 are not limited to these. Also, the number of positioning bosses 342 and positioning holes 421 is not limited to this.

First, with the rear surface 319 of the feed cassette 3 and the concave portion 41 of the multi-tray 4 facing each other, the multi-tray 4 is moved in a direction including the normal direction of the stacking surface 311 so that the positioning boss 342 is aligned with the length of the positioning hole 421 . The mounting hook 341 is positioned inside the hole 424 and the positioning elongated hole 422 . In this state, the multi-tray 4 is located at the mounting position on the mounting surface of the feeding cassette 3 . At this time, the position in the +Z direction is determined by contact between the slide rib 343 provided on the feed cassette 3 and the multi-tray 4 .

The multi-tray 4 is in a state of having play in the X and Y directions with respect to the feeding cassette 3, and is in a state of hitting in the +Z direction. When viewed from the Z direction, the multi-tray 4 is positioned within the feed cassette 3 (within the range).

The multi-tray 4 can be attached to the feed cassette 3 by moving the multi-tray 4 relative to the feed cassette 3 in the -X direction from the state shown in FIG. 14B. The mounting hook 341 and the engaging portion 344 of the mounting hole 420 are not engaged at the preparation position, and when the multi-tray 4 moves to the mounting position, the tip of the mounting hook 341 abuts the end of the mounting hole 420 . while engaging with the engaging portion 344 . The mounting hook 341 is housed inside the mounting hole 420 and does not protrude from the mounting hole 420 in both the ready position and the mounting position.

The positioning boss 342 positioned in the elongated hole portion of the positioning hole 421 at the preparation position moves relatively in the +X direction due to the movement of the multi-tray 4, and passes through the narrow groove portion 426 so as to widen it. ) reaches the substantially circular hole portion 425 . As a result, the positioning boss 342 is fitted into the substantially circular hole portion 425 and movement of the multi-tray 4 with respect to the feeding cassette 3 is restricted. In the mounted state, the positioning boss 342 is fitted in both the X and Y positioning holes 421 and in the Y direction with the long positioning holes 422 . In order to achieve such a mounted state in which movement is restricted, the predetermined distance for movement from the preparation position to the mounted position is about 10 mm (approximately 10 mm).

The multi-tray 4 is slid only by the feeding cassette 3 and the sliding rib 343 while moving from the preparation position to the mounting position. In this way, the multi-tray 4 slides only on the sliding ribs 343 when mounted, and the portion of the multi-tray 4 that slides on the sliding ribs 343 is not provided with the printing section. Therefore, it is possible to suppress scraping of the printing portion of the multi-tray 4 due to sliding. Also, when the multitray 4 is attached to the feeding cassette 3 , the printing surface of the multitray 4 faces the stacking surface 311 of the feeding cassette 3 . Therefore, by attaching/detaching the feed cassette 3 to/from the main body of the apparatus, the printing section of the multi-tray 4 does not come into contact with the unit group arranged outside the feed cassette 3 or the floor surface. It is possible to suppress the staining of the printing portion of the tray 4 and the disappearance of the display.

In this way, the multi-tray 4 is first placed at the feed cassette 3 preparation position and then slid to the feed cassette 3 mounting position, whereby the multi-tray 4 is mounted on the feed cassette 3 . As a result, it is possible to realize a recording apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in the size of the feeding cassette and suppressing staining of the tray and disappearance of the display.

(Second embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Since the basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, only the characteristic configuration will be described below.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the multi-tray 4 in this embodiment is attached to the feeding cassette 3. As shown in FIG. In the feed cassette 3, for example, in the thickness direction, in addition to a space for placing and containing recording media, a plate thickness of the frame body plate portion, and a rib for securing the strength of the plate portion, a space for containing the multi-tray 4 is required. Become. In this embodiment, a configuration for minimizing the space for accommodating the multi-tray 4 will be described.

A part of the end guide rail 321 and the end guide 320 are formed in a convex shape on a surface (holding surface) 319 on the back side (opposite) of the loading surface 311 of the feeding cassette 3 . In this embodiment, a part of the end guide rail 321 and the end guide 320 formed in a convex shape (protruding portion) is a concave portion 41 formed as a receiving portion for stacking recording media on the multi-tray 4. configured to enter the A part of the end guide rail 321 and the end guide 320 is inserted into the recess 41 regardless of whether the multi-tray 4 is at the preparation position or the mounting position.

A part of either the end guide rail 321 or the end guide 320 may enter the recess 41 . Alternatively, the multi-tray 4 may be mounted on the back side of the portion where the left side guide 331 and the right side guide 332 are provided. In this case, the side guide rail 335 , the left side guide 331 , the right side guide 332 , and part of the pinion gear 333 are configured to fit inside the recess 41 . In other words, at least one convex member arranged on the rear surface 319 of the stacking surface 311 is configured such that a portion of the convex member is inserted into the concave portion 41 . As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the feeding cassette 3 in the thickness direction.

(Third Embodiment)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Since the basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, only the characteristic configuration will be described below.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the feeding cassette 3 and the multi-tray 4 in this embodiment. The feeding cassette 3 of the present embodiment has an indicator hole 313 and a recognition code hole 314 which are through holes provided in the loading surface 311 . A display print 413 printed on the multi-tray 4 can be confirmed from the display hole 313 when the multi-tray 4 is attached to the rear surface. Also, the recognition code hole 314 allows the part recognition code 414 printed on the multi-tray 4 to be confirmed through the recognition code hole 314 when the multi-tray 4 is mounted on the back side.

Since the display print 413 of the multi-tray 4 can be confirmed from the display hole 313, the user can confirm the presence or absence of the multi-tray 4 without turning over the feeding cassette 3 in a state in which the feeding cassette 3 is pulled out from the apparatus main body. there is Also, the component recognition code 414 is a bar code that can be read by a dedicated reader. The part recognition code 414 is used to confirm that the desired multi-tray is installed without shortage in an assembly line for assembling various types of similar recording devices, cassettes, multi-trays, and the like. By reading the part recognition code 414 printed on the multi-tray 4 with a reading device in an arbitrary assembly process, the existence of the multi-tray 4 is confirmed and the data is recorded.

The display provided on the multi-tray 4 may be visually recognized through a hole provided in the feeding cassette 3 with the multi-tray 4 attached to the feeding cassette 3, and the display method is limited to printing. Instead, it may be a concave-convex shape formed by a mold, a punched hole shape, painting, or the like.

(Fourth embodiment)
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Since the basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, only the characteristic configuration will be described below.

FIG. 17(a) is a perspective view showing the feeding cassette 3 in this embodiment, and FIG. 17(b) is a perspective view showing the multi-tray 4 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, when the multi-tray 4 is mounted on the feeding cassette 3, it is mounted by moving the multi-tray 4 in the -Y direction. The hook portion of the mounting hook 341 provided on the feeding cassette 3 faces the +X direction +Y direction in the drawing (see FIG. 17A). Correspondingly, the multi-tray 4 is provided so as to slide in the -Y direction (see FIG. 17(b)).

18A and 18B are perspective views showing the feeding cassette 3 and the multi-tray 4 in this embodiment. FIG. 18(a) shows a state in which the multi-tray 4 is set at the ready position. By moving the multi-tray 4 in the direction of the arrow 435 (-Y direction) from this state, the multi-tray 4 is brought to the mounting position and is in the state of being mounted on the feeding cassette 3 as shown in FIG. 18(b). It should be noted that the same applies even if the +Y/−Y directions of the movement in the mounting operation and the shapes of the holes and claws involved in mounting are reversed.

(Fifth embodiment)
A fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Since the basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, only the characteristic configuration will be described below.

FIG. 19(a) is a perspective view showing the feeding cassette 3 in this embodiment, and FIG. 19(b) is a perspective view showing the multi-tray 4 in this embodiment. The multi-tray 4 in this embodiment is mounted so that the direction in which the multi-tray 4 is inserted into the recording apparatus during recording is the same as the direction in which the recording medium is fed by the feeding cassette 3. is configured to

FIG. 19C is a perspective view showing the feeding cassette 3 to which the multitray 4 is attached in this embodiment. The direction in which the multi-tray 4 is inserted into the recording apparatus during recording and the direction in which the recording medium is fed by the feed cassette 3 are both +Y directions.

The moving direction from the preparation position to the mounting position when mounting the multitray 4 on the feeding cassette 3 may be either the ±X direction or the ±Y direction.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 recording device 2 recording unit 3 feeding cassette 4 multi-tray 11 recording medium 41 concave portion 311 loading surface 339 loading surface 341 mounting hook 420 mounting hole 421 positioning hole

Claims (13)

a feed cassette that has a stacking surface for stacking recording sheets and is detachable from the main body of the apparatus;
a tray for mounting a recording medium on the mounting surface ;
recording means for recording on a recording sheet fed from the feeding cassette or a recording medium mounted on the tray;
A recording apparatus in which the tray can be mounted at a mounting position on a mounting surface opposite to the loading surface of the feeding cassette,
A positioning structure for determining the position of the tray with respect to the feeding cassette when the tray is placed on the mounting position of the feeding cassette from the normal direction of the mounting surface is formed in the feeding cassette and the tray. is,
The recording apparatus, wherein the tray is movable on the mounting surface from the mounting position to the mounting position in a state where movement is restricted by the positioning structure. a feed cassette that has a stacking surface for stacking recording sheets and is detachable from the main body of the apparatus;
a tray for mounting a recording medium in a concave portion of the mounting surface ;
recording means for recording on a recording sheet fed from the feeding cassette or a recording medium mounted on the tray;
A recording apparatus in which the tray can be mounted at a mounting position on a mounting surface opposite to the loading surface of the feeding cassette,
The feeding cassette has a plurality of protrusions protruding from the mounting surface,
the tray is placed on the mounting surface in a normal direction to the mounting surface and then moved on the mounting surface from the mounting position to the mounting position to be mounted on the feeding cassette;
A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a part of at least one of the projections is positioned in the recess when the tray is mounted on the mounting surface. 3. A recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tray is restricted from moving in the normal direction on the mounting surface by engagement between hooks and holes engageable with the hooks. 2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said positioning structure includes a boss and a holding member holding said boss. 5. A recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said holding member includes a positioning hole in which an elongated hole and a round hole are connected via a narrow groove. The tray has a recess for accommodating the recording medium mounted on the mounting surface ,
The feeding cassette has a plurality of protrusions protruding from the mounting surface,
5. A recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a part of at least one of said projections is located in said recess when said tray is mounted on said mounting surface. The projecting portion includes a first restricting member that restricts movement of the recording sheet in the direction of supplying the recording sheet, and a guide along which the first restricting member moves. 7. The recording apparatus according to Item 2 or 6 . 8. The tray according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mounting surface of the tray includes at least one display surface of an illustration for operation explanation, a display indicating a setting position, and a display indicating an insertion direction. recording device. the tray is within the range of the feed cassette at the loading position;
6. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the tray moves from the mounting position to the mounting position in a direction intersecting with a direction in which recording sheets are supplied in the feed cassette. recording device. 10. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the feeding cassette includes a second restricting member that restricts movement of the recording sheet in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the recording sheet is supplied. Recording device as described. 11. The feeding cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the feeding cassette has a through hole through which the presence or absence of the tray can be checked from the loading surface side when the tray is mounted. A recording device according to the paragraph. a feed cassette that has a stacking surface for stacking recording sheets and is detachable from the main body of the apparatus;
a tray for mounting a recording medium on the mounting surface;
recording means for recording on a recording sheet fed from the feeding cassette or a recording medium mounted on the tray;
A recording apparatus in which the tray can be mounted at a mounting position on a mounting surface opposite to the loading surface of the feeding cassette,
the tray is placed on the mounting surface in a normal direction to the mounting surface and then moved on the mounting surface from the mounting position to the mounting position to be mounted on the feeding cassette;
The feeding cassette has a through hole through which the presence or absence of the tray can be checked from the loading surface side when the tray is attached, and the display provided on the tray can be checked through the through hole. A recording device characterized by: 13. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12 , wherein the recording medium mounted on the tray includes an optical disc.

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