JP7226066B2 - recording device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus having a document reading mechanism for reading a document.

2. Description of the Related Art A recording apparatus having a document reading function for reading a document in addition to a recording function for recording on a medium has been conventionally known, and is sometimes called a multifunction machine. An example of such a recording apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-200010.

JP-A-2002-247284

An image forming apparatus, which is an example of a multifunction machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, includes a recording system as a recording device and a reading system for reading a document image on a document. The reading system has an auxiliary recording paper tray that supports the recording sheet in an inclined posture, and the reading system has an auxiliary document tray that supports the original in an inclined posture before being read.
In the image forming apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200000, the auxiliary recording tray is configured to be able to be pulled out, but the auxiliary document tray is not configured to be able to be pulled out. From the viewpoint of reducing the installation space when the device is not in use, it is preferable that both trays are configured so that they can be switched between the deployed state and the non-developed state. required, and the operation becomes complicated.

A recording apparatus according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems has an apparatus main unit having recording means for recording on a recording medium, reading means for reading a document, and document conveying means for conveying the document to the reading means. and a document reading mechanism provided on the upper part of the device main body, wherein the device main body is openable and closable, supports the recording medium in an inclined posture when opened, and closes the document. A recording medium support tray covering at least a part of the reading mechanism section is provided, the document reading mechanism section includes a document support tray forming a document support surface for supporting the document, and the document support tray is in an unfolded state. and a non-developed state in which the area of the document support surface is small can be switched from the developed state, and when the recording medium support tray is opened from a closed state in conjunction with opening and closing of the recording medium support tray. The undeveloped state is switched to the undeveloped state, and when the recording medium support tray is closed from the open state, the undeveloped state is switched to the non-developed state.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the printer with the opening/closing cover closed; FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the printer with the opening/closing cover opened; FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the printer with the opening/closing cover closed; FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the printer while the open/close cover is in the middle of being opened or closed. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the printer with the access cover open. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 5; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ejection tray in an undeveloped state as seen from the rear side; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the unfolded discharge tray viewed from the rear side; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a guide portion formed on a holding frame;

The present invention will be briefly described below.
A recording apparatus according to a first aspect includes a main unit including recording means for recording on a recording medium, reading means for reading a document, and document conveying means for conveying the document to the reading means, a document reading mechanism provided in an upper portion of the apparatus main body, wherein the apparatus main body is openable and closable, supports the recording medium in an inclined posture when opened, and closes the document reading mechanism; a recording medium support tray that covers at least a part of the document reading mechanism section; the document reading mechanism section includes a document support tray that forms a document support surface that supports the document; It is possible to switch from a developed state to a non-developed state in which the area of the document support surface is small, and in conjunction with opening and closing of the recording medium support tray, when the recording medium support tray is opened from a closed state, the non-developed state is changed. The expanded state is switched to the expanded state, and when the recording medium support tray is closed from the open state, the expanded state is switched to the non-expanded state.

According to this aspect, the recording medium support tray provided in the apparatus main body can be opened and closed, and the document support tray provided in the document reading mechanism can be switched between the expanded state and the non-developed state. Therefore, it contributes to the reduction of the installation space when the device is not in use. When the recording medium support tray is opened from the closed state, the document support tray switches from the non-expanded state to the expanded state to support the recording medium. When the tray is closed from the opened state, the unfolded state is switched to the non-developed state. Therefore, it is not necessary to independently operate the document support tray, and an easy-to-use apparatus can be provided.

According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the document is read by the reading means while being conveyed in the document reading mechanism from the front surface to the rear surface of the apparatus main body. The recording medium is ejected from the front surface to the rear surface, and is recorded by the recording means while being conveyed from the rear surface to the front surface of the apparatus main unit. The recording medium support tray supports the recording medium before being fed, and the document support tray supports the document that has been read and discharged.
According to this aspect, operability is improved when various operations are performed from the front of the device main body.

A third aspect is characterized in that, in the second aspect, the recording medium support tray supports a part of the document discharged to the document support tray in the document reading mechanism section.

According to this aspect, the recording medium support tray supports a part of the document discharged to the document support tray in the document reading mechanism section. The ejected document can be properly supported.

A fourth aspect is characterized in that, in the second or third aspect, the document reading mechanism section and the recording medium support tray are provided toward the rear of the apparatus.
According to this aspect, in the configuration in which the document reading mechanism section and the recording medium support tray are provided near the rear of the apparatus, the effects of the above-described second or third aspect can be obtained.

A fifth aspect is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the upper surface of the apparatus main body supports the document conveyed by the document conveying means.
According to this aspect, since the upper surface of the apparatus main body supports the document conveyed by the document conveying means, the cost and size of the apparatus can be reduced.

A sixth aspect is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the recording medium support tray covers the entire area of the document reading mechanism section.
According to this aspect, since the recording medium support tray covers the entire area of the document reading mechanism, it is possible to more reliably prevent dust from entering the document reading mechanism.

According to a seventh aspect, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the document support tray is pressed toward the unfolded state by a pressing means, and when the recording medium support tray is closed from the open state, contacting the document support tray in the unfolded state, pressing down the document support tray toward the non-developed state against the pressing force of the pressing means, and opening the recording medium support tray from the closed state; At this time, the document support tray releases contact with the recording medium support tray and is displaced from the non-expanded state to the expanded state by the pressing force of the pressing means.
According to this aspect, the configuration in which the document support tray is displaced in conjunction with the opening and closing of the recording medium support tray can be configured in a simple structure and at a low cost.

An eighth aspect is characterized in that, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, at least one of the recording medium support tray and the document support tray is configured such that the tray length can be expanded and contracted.
According to this aspect, since at least one of the recording medium support tray and the document support tray is configured such that the tray length can be expanded and contracted, the recording medium or the document can be supported more appropriately.

The present invention will be specifically described below.
In each drawing, the X-axis direction is the width direction of the device, the -X direction is the right direction as seen from the user when the front of the device faces the user, and the +X direction is the left direction. The X-axis direction is a direction intersecting the paper transport direction in an area facing the recording head 22 in the apparatus main body 2, which will be described later, that is, the paper width direction.
The Y-axis direction is the depth direction of the apparatus, the +Y direction is the direction from the rear surface to the front surface of the apparatus, and the -Y direction is the direction from the front surface to the rear surface of the apparatus. In this embodiment, of the plurality of side surfaces forming the periphery of the apparatus, the side on which the tilt panel 6 is provided is the front of the apparatus, and the opposite side is the rear of the apparatus. The +Y direction of the Y-axis direction is the paper transport direction in a region facing the recording head 22 in the apparatus main body 2, which will be described later.
The Z-axis direction is the vertical direction, the +Z direction is the vertically upward direction, and the −Z direction is the vertically downward direction.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, an inkjet printer 1, which is an example of a recording apparatus, is a so-called multi-function machine comprising a reading mechanism section 3 for reading a document on the upper part of a main body section 2 of the apparatus. Hereinafter, the inkjet printer 1 will be abbreviated as the printer 1 .
The device main unit 2 has a function of recording on recording paper, which is an example of a recording medium, and the reading mechanism unit 3 has a function of reading a document.

The apparatus main body 2 includes a tilt panel 6 having a power button 8 for turning on/off the power of the printer 1 and an operation unit 7 for performing other various operations on the front side of the apparatus. The tilt panel 6 can be tilted by rotating around a rotating shaft 6a (see FIG. 3).
A front cover 9 is provided on the front of the device. By rotating the front cover 9 around a rotating shaft 9a (see FIG. 3), the closed state as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the recording are performed. and an open state (not shown) in which the ejection path of the recording paper ejected is opened.

The front side of the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2 is constituted by an opening/closing cover 4 . The opening/closing cover 4 rotates around a rotation shaft (not shown) to be closed as shown in FIGS. can take By opening the opening/closing cover 4, it becomes possible to remove jammed recording paper or to replenish the ink tank 21, which will be described later, with ink.
The opening/closing cover 4 is integrally provided with a front cover portion 4b. The upper surface 4a of the opening/closing cover 4 and the front cover portion 4b form a substantially right angle. and the surface of the tilt panel 6 are flush with each other.

A front cover 9 is provided under the tilt panel 6 and the front cover portion 4b so as to be openable and closable, and FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the front cover 9 is closed. As shown in the drawing, when the front cover 9 is closed, the surface of the front cover 9, the surface of the front cover portion 4b, and the surface of the tilt panel 6 are flush with each other to form a vertical plane.
By opening the front cover 9, a discharge tray 29 (FIG. 3) for receiving recording paper discharged toward the front of the apparatus can be pulled out.

An opening/closing cover 10 as a recording medium support tray is provided on the rear side of the upper surface of the apparatus. The opening/closing cover 10 rotates around a rotating shaft 10c (see FIGS. 3, 4, and 5) to switch between the closed state shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and the open state shown in FIGS. can take
When the opening/closing cover 10 is opened, the reading mechanism section 3 is exposed as shown in FIG. 2, and the document can be read. Also, when the opening/closing cover 10 is opened, the recording paper can be set on the supporting member 12, which will be described later. Arrow A in FIG. 2 indicates the direction in which the recording paper is set.

The transport path of the recording paper in the apparatus main body 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG.
A support member 12 is provided at the rear of the device, and the recording paper before being fed is supported on the support member 12 and a paper support surface 10a constituted by the rear surface of the opening/closing cover 10 in the opened state as shown in FIG. supported in an inclined position by
The support member 12 is configured to be swingable about a swing shaft (not shown), and by swinging, advances and retreats the supported recording paper with respect to the feeding roller 13 .

The feeding roller 13 is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), and feeds the recording paper downstream by rotating. A separation roller 14 provided with rotational resistance is provided at a position facing the feeding roller 13. By forming a nip area between the separation roller 14 and the feeding roller 13, the recording paper is piled up. sending is prevented.
In FIG. 5, the two-dot chain line indicated by Pd indicates the transport locus of the recording paper fed and transported by the feeding roller 13. As shown in FIG.

The recording paper fed by the feed roller 13 reaches the transport roller pair 17 . The conveying roller pair 17 is composed of a driving roller 18 driven by a driving source (not shown) and a driven roller 19 that is driven to rotate. That is, it is sent to the recording area and recorded.

A carriage 20 having a recording head 22 reciprocates in the X-axis direction by a power source (not shown) while being guided by a main frame 24 extending in the X-axis direction. The recording head 22 ejects ink onto the recording paper as the carriage 20 moves.
An ink tank 21 is mounted on the carriage 20 , and ink is supplied from the ink tank 21 to the recording head 22 .
In this embodiment, the ink tank 21 is provided with an ink supply port (not shown), and the ink tank 21 can be replenished with ink through the ink supply port.

The main frame 24 is made of a metal plate material, and includes a vertical portion 24a that forms a frame surface that intersects the horizontal direction in a side view, a first horizontal portion 24b that is formed by bending an upper portion of the vertical portion 24a, and a second horizontal portion 24c formed by bending the lower portion of the vertical portion 24a. The vertical portion 24a is along the vertical plane in this embodiment. The first horizontal portion 24b and the second horizontal portion 24c are along the horizontal plane in this embodiment.
In the main frame 24, the +Y direction end of the first horizontal portion 24b is bent in the -Z direction, the +Y direction end of the second horizontal portion 24c is bent in the +Z direction, and the upper end is -Y direction. It is slightly bent in the direction, and is in a state in which a rectangular space is formed as a whole when viewed from the side. A portion of the carriage 20 enters this space, and the portion that has entered is guided in the X-axis direction by the main frame 24 .

A support rib 31 is provided at a position facing the recording head 22 , and the recording paper on which recording is performed by the recording head 22 is supported by the support rib 31 .
A discharge roller pair 26 is provided downstream of the support member 12 in the transport direction, as shown in FIG. The discharge roller pair 26 is composed of a drive roller 27 driven by a drive source (not shown) and a driven roller 28 that rotates. The recording paper is nipped by these rollers and discharged toward the front of the apparatus. , is supported by the eject tray 29 in the pulled out state.

The configuration of the apparatus main body 2 has been described above. Hereinafter, the reading mechanism section 3 provided on the upper portion of the apparatus main body 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
The reading mechanism section 3 is entirely composed of an entrance tray 40 , an upper unit 36 , a lower unit 37 and a discharge tray 53 .

A document to be read is supported by the entrance tray 40 at its leading end and supported at the upper surface 4a (see FIG. 2) of the opening/closing cover 4 (see FIG. 2) at the trailing end. The arrow B in FIG. 2 indicates the direction in which the document to be read is set. Reference Gp in FIG. 2 denotes a set document supported by the inlet tray 40 and the upper surface 4a of the apparatus main body 2. As shown in FIG. Reference numerals 38a and 38b in FIG. 2 denote edge guides for guiding the side edges of the set document.
Returning to FIG. 6, the document transport direction during document reading in the reading mechanism section 3 is approximately the -Y direction, and a transport roller pair 41 is provided downstream of the entrance tray 40 in the document transport direction. The conveying roller pair 41 is composed of a driving roller 42 driven by a driving source (not shown) and a driven roller 43 that rotates. be done.

A reading glass 58 is provided downstream of the conveying roller pair 41 in the document conveying direction, and a sensor module 55 as reading means is provided below the reading glass 58 . The sensor module 55 extends in the X-axis direction and is pressed against the lower surface of the reading glass 58 from the lower side of the reading lath 58 by a pressing spring 57 . An optical reduction method (CCD method) or a contact sensor method (CIS method) can be used for the sensor module 55, and the contact sensor method (CIS method) is used in this embodiment. Reference numeral 56 is a circuit board provided with a light receiving element (not shown) and a light emitting element (not shown).
The sensor module 55 is held by a holding frame 54 , which constitutes the base of the lower unit 37 and forms the bottom surface of the lower unit 37 .

A pressing member 45 is provided on the reading glass 58 . The pressing member 45 is pressed against the reading glass 58 by a compression spring 46 . A document transported by the transport roller pair 41 is read by the sensor module 55 while being sandwiched between the pressing member 45 and the reading glass 58 .
The driven roller 43 , pressing member 45 , compression spring 46 and driven roller 50 are provided on a holding frame 51 that constitutes the base of the upper unit 36 .

A discharge roller pair 48 for discharging the read document is provided downstream of the reading glass 58 . The discharge roller pair 48 is composed of a drive roller 49 driven by a drive source (not shown) and a driven roller 50 that rotates. discharged towards. Reference Gr indicates the passage locus of the document that is set, read, and discharged.

The discharge tray 53 as a document support tray is provided so as to be able to switch between the undeveloped state shown in FIG. 3 and the developed state shown in FIGS. 53a (see FIG. 2) can be deployed. The sub-tray 53a rotates clockwise and counterclockwise in FIG. 5 around the rotary shaft 53c, thereby switching between the unfolded state indicated by the solid line in FIG. can take
When the long document is ejected, the leading end of the document climbs over the ejection tray 53 and is supported by the sheet supporting surface 10a of the opening/closing cover 10 positioned behind the ejection tray 53. FIG.
A solid line denoted by Gh in FIG. 6 indicates the document supported by the discharge tray 53 . Reference numeral 53b denotes a document supporting surface.

The driven roller 43 , pressing member 45 , compression spring 46 , driven roller 50 and holding frame 51 described above constitute the upper unit 36 . The upper unit 36 is rotatable with respect to the lower unit 37 about a rotation shaft (not shown), and when opened, the document nipped by the transport roller pair 41 and discharge roller pair 48 can be released.
Further, the driving roller 42 , the sensor module 55 , the driving roller 49 and the holding frame 54 described above constitute the lower unit 37 .

In this embodiment, part of the reading mechanism section 3 overlaps the feed roller 13 in the Y-axis direction and overlaps the main frame 24 in the Z-axis direction.
In FIG. 6, the position Y1 is the −Y direction end position of the outer peripheral surface of the feeding roller 13, and the position Y2 is the +Y direction end position of the outer peripheral surface of the feeding roller 13. FIG. A position Z1 is the highest position in the +Z direction on the main frame 24, more specifically, the position of the upper surface of the first horizontal portion 24b. As is clear from FIG. 6, between the position Y1 and the position Y2 in the Y-axis direction, a part of the reading mechanism section 3, particularly the holding frame 54, and the entire sensor module 55 are arranged. It is The entire reading glass 58 is also arranged between the positions Y1 and Y2.
Further, a part of the reading mechanism section 3, particularly the holding frame 54, is arranged below the position Z1 in the Z-axis direction, and a circuit board 56 constituting the sensor module 55 is arranged.

In this embodiment, a portion of the holding frame 54 overlaps the feeding roller 13 in the Y-axis direction and overlaps the main frame 24 in the Z-axis direction.
With such a configuration, the size in the Y-axis direction of the entire printer 1 can be suppressed, and the size in the Z-axis direction can also be suppressed, so that the demand for miniaturization can be met.
In this specification, two parts overlap in the Y-axis direction means that the two parts are located in the same region in the Y-axis direction. Similarly, two parts overlapping in the Z-axis direction means that the two parts are located in the same region in the Z-axis direction.
From a different point of view, two portions overlapping in the Y-axis direction means that the two portions overlap when viewed in the Z-axis direction. Also, two parts overlapping in the Z-axis direction means that the two parts overlap when viewed from the Y-axis direction.

Further, in this embodiment, a part of the holding frame 54 in the Z-axis direction is positioned below the position Z2, which is the highest position in the +Z direction on the carriage 20 . As a result, the size of the entire device in the Z-axis direction can be further reduced.

Next, the discharge tray 53 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. FIG. The discharge tray 53 is held by guide portions 54a and 54b formed on a holding frame 54 as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, and is guided obliquely up and down.
Two coil springs 60 are provided as pressing means between the holding frame 54 and the discharge tray 53, and the coil springs 60 press the discharge tray 53 so as to protrude upward. Incidentally, in this embodiment, the coil spring 60 is a tension spring. Therefore, when no external force is applied to the discharge tray 53, the discharge tray 53 maintains the unfolded state as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows a state in which an external force is applied to the discharge tray 53 to maintain the non-deployed state.

The ejection tray 53 is provided at a position where it can be pressed by the pressing surface 10b of the opening/closing cover 10. When the opening/closing cover 10 is closed, the ejection tray 53 is pushed down by the pressing surface 10b as shown in FIG. , the discharge tray 53 is maintained in a non-deployed state.
When the opening/closing cover 10 is opened from this state, as shown in the changes from FIGS. As indicated by the arrow d in FIG. 4, it is displaced obliquely upward, that is, switched from the non-deployed state to the deployed state.

Conversely, when the opening/closing cover 10 is opened and the discharge tray 53 is in the unfolded state shown in FIG. As indicated by e, it is pushed down obliquely and switched from the deployed state to the non-developed state.
In the present embodiment, the sub-tray 53a provided on the discharge tray 53 is configured to be rotated and unfolded by the user's operation, but may be configured to be automatically unfolded by spring force of a torsion spring, for example. Further, the sub-tray 53a may be configured to be deployed by being pulled out from the discharge tray 53 instead of being deployed by rotating.

As described above, the apparatus main body 2 includes the opening/closing cover 10 that can be opened and closed, supports the recording paper in an inclined posture when opened, and covers at least a part of the reading mechanism 3 when closed. Section 3 includes a discharge tray 53 forming a document support surface 53b for supporting the document. The discharge tray 53 can be switched between the unfolded state shown in FIG. 5 and the non-unfolded state shown in FIG. When the opening/closing cover 10 is opened from the closed state, the non-deployed state is switched to the expanded state, and when the open/close cover 10 is closed from the open state, the expanded state is switched to the non-deployed state. Therefore, it is not necessary to operate the discharge tray 53 independently, and a user-friendly apparatus can be provided.

In the reading mechanism section 3, the conveying roller pair 41 conveys the document in the direction from the front to the back of the apparatus main body 2, that is, in the -Y direction, and the read document is conveyed in the -Y direction by the ejection roller pair 48. Ejected. In the device body 2, the recording paper is recorded by the recording head 22 while being conveyed in the direction from the back to the front of the device body 2, that is, in the +Y direction, and is discharged forward from the device front, that is, in the +Y direction. Configuration. This improves the operability when various operations are performed from the front of the device body 2 . The various operations here include, for example, setting a document in the reading mechanism section 3, taking out the document that has been read and discharged, setting recording paper in the device main body section 2, and discharging the document after recording. and taking out the recording paper that has been loaded.

Further, in this embodiment, the opening/closing cover 10 supports a part of the document discharged to the discharge tray 53 by the reading mechanism section 3 depending on the size of the document. Appropriately support the drafted manuscript.

Further, in this embodiment, the reading mechanism section 3 and the opening/closing cover 10 are provided near the rear of the device. As a result, an area for supporting the originals before feeding, specifically, an area for supporting the originals by the entrance tray 40 and the upper surface 4a of the opening/closing cover 4 can be secured, and the originals before being fed can be stably supported.
In addition, in the case of the reading mechanism section 3, for example, the position toward the rear of the apparatus means that the center position of the reading mechanism section 3 in the Y-axis direction is positioned behind the center position of the entire apparatus in the Y-axis direction. In this embodiment, the entire opening/closing cover 10 and the reading mechanism section 3 are positioned behind the central position of the entire apparatus in the Y-axis direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface 4a of the apparatus main body 2 constitutes an extension surface extending the document support surface of the entrance tray 40 in the +Y direction, which is the front of the apparatus, and supports the document transported by the transport roller pair 41. do. As a result, it is possible to reduce the cost and size of the device.

Further, in the present embodiment, the opening/closing cover 10 covers the entire reading mechanism section 3, so that dust and the like can be prevented from entering the reading mechanism section 3 more reliably.

Further, in this embodiment, the discharge tray 53 is pressed toward the unfolded state by the coil spring 60, and when the open/close cover 10 is closed from the open state, the open/close cover 10 abuts against the unfolded discharge tray 53, and the coil is The ejection tray 53 is pushed down toward the non-deployed state against the spring force of the spring 60 . When the opening/closing cover 10 is opened from the closed state, the discharge tray 53 releases contact with the opening/closing cover 10 and is displaced from the non-deployed state to the expanded state by the spring force of the coil spring 60 . With such a configuration, the configuration in which the ejection tray 53 is displaced in conjunction with the opening and closing of the opening/closing cover 10 can be constructed in a simple structure and at a low cost.

Further, in this embodiment, the tray length can be expanded and contracted by providing the sub-tray 53a to the discharge tray 53. As shown in FIG. This makes it possible to more appropriately support the discharged document. In addition to the discharge tray 53, or instead of the discharge tray 53, the opening/closing cover 10 may be configured to be extendable.

In the above-described embodiment, the opening/closing cover 10 as the recording medium support tray is a tray for supporting the recording paper before feeding. may be configured as a tray for receiving
In the above-described embodiment, the discharge tray 53 serving as a document support tray is a tray that supports documents that are read and discharged. However, it may be configured as a tray that supports documents before they are fed. .

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims, which are also included in the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Inkjet printer, 2... Apparatus main-body part, 3... Reading mechanism part, 4... Opening/closing cover, 4a... Upper surface, 4b... Front cover part, 6... Tilt panel, 7... Operation part, 8... Power button, 9... Front surface Cover 10 Open/close cover 10a Paper supporting surface 10b Pressing surface 10c Rotating shaft 12 Supporting member 13 Feeding roller 14 Separating roller 17 Conveying roller pair 18 Driving roller 19 driven roller 20 carriage 21 ink tank 22 recording head 24 main frame 24a vertical section 24b first horizontal section 24c second horizontal section 26 ejection roller pair 27 Drive roller 28 Driven roller 29 Discharge tray 36 Upper unit 37 Lower unit 38a, 38b Edge guide 40 Entrance tray 41 Conveying roller pair 42 Drive roller 43 Driven Rollers 45 Pressing member 46 Compression spring 48 Discharge roller pair 49 Drive roller 50 Driven roller 51 Holding frame 53 Discharge tray 53a Sub-tray 53b Document support surface 54 Holding frame 54a Guide portion 55 Sensor module 56 Circuit board 57 Pressure spring 58 Reading glass 60 Coil spring

Claims (7)

a device main body section having recording means for recording on a recording medium;
a document reading mechanism section provided on the upper part of the device main body, having reading means for reading a document and document conveying means for conveying the document to the reading means;
The device main body includes a recording medium support tray that can be opened and closed, supports the recording medium in an inclined posture when opened, and covers at least a part of the document reading mechanism when closed,
The document reading mechanism includes a document support tray forming a document support surface for supporting the document,
The document support tray is switchable between a developed state and a non-developed state in which the area of the document support surface is smaller than that of the developed state, and is interlocked with the opening and closing of the recording medium support tray to open the recording medium. When the support tray is opened from the closed state, the non-deployed state is switched to the expanded state, and when the recording medium support tray is closed from the open state, the expanded state is switched to the non-deployed state,
In the document reading mechanism section, the document is read by the reading means while being transported in a direction from the front to the back of the apparatus main body, and is discharged in the direction from the front to the back of the apparatus main body,
In the device main body, the recording medium is recorded by the recording means while being conveyed in a direction from the back to the front of the device main body, and discharged from the front of the device main body,
The recording medium support tray supports the recording medium before feeding,
The document support tray supports the document that is read and ejected.
A recording device characterized by: 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said recording medium support tray supports a part of said document discharged to said document support tray in said document reading mechanism section.
A recording device characterized by: 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document reading mechanism section and the recording medium support tray are provided near the rear of the apparatus.
A recording device characterized by: 4. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the upper surface of the apparatus main body supports the document conveyed by the document conveying means.
A recording device characterized by: 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recording medium support tray covers the entire area of the document reading mechanism.
A recording device characterized by: 6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document support tray is pressed toward the unfolded state by a pressing means,
When the recording medium support tray is closed from the open state, it abuts against the document support tray in the unfolded state, and moves the document support tray toward the undeveloped state against the pressing force of the pressing means. push down,
When the recording medium support tray is opened from the closed state, the original document support tray releases contact with the recording medium support tray and changes from the undeveloped state to the developed state by the pressing force of the pressing means. displace toward
A recording device characterized by: 7. The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein at least one of the recording medium support tray and the document support tray is configured such that the length of the tray can be expanded and contracted.
A recording device characterized by:

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