Recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286691-B2
Application number	US-201815918904-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2018
Priority date	Mar 24, 2017
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

There is provided a recording apparatus including: a recording unit that is configured to be capable of moving in a width direction of a medium and records an image on the medium; and a cutter unit that is configured to be connectable to the recording unit and cuts the medium by moving in the width direction, in which the recording unit has a first connection portion and a second connection portion for connecting with the cutter unit, and the cutter unit has a first engagement portion for engaging with the first connection portion and a second engagement portion for engaging with the second connection portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording unit that is configured to be capable of moving in a width direction of a medium and records an image on the medium; and
a cutter unit that is configured to be connectable to the recording unit and cuts the medium by moving in the width direction while introducing the medium into a medium path, the cutter unit extending down further than the medium path,
wherein the recording unit has a first connection portion and a second connection portion for connecting with the cutter unit, and
wherein the cutter unit has a first engagement portion for engaging with the first connection portion and a second engagement portion for engaging with the second connection portion.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support member that is disposed to face the recording unit and supports the medium; and
a driving unit that moves the recording unit in approaching and separating direction which is a direction different from the width direction so as to change a distance between the recording unit and the support member.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein a receiving section of the first connection portion with which the first engagement portion is in contact when the cutter unit moves in the width direction together with the recording unit has a width in the approaching and separating direction which is larger than that of the contact portion of the first engagement portion which is in contact with the receiving section.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second engagement portion has a protrusion piece which is inserted into the second connection portion when engaging with the second connection portion,
wherein the second connection portion has a receiving surface with which the protrusion piece is in contact when the cutter unit moves in the width direction together with the recording unit, and
wherein the protrusion piece and the receiving surface are disposed so as to overlap with each other in the approaching and separating direction.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cutter unit has a pressing member that presses the first engagement portion from the cutter unit side toward the recording unit side.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cutter unit has a holding body that holds a cutter blade for cutting the medium and a moving body that is movable in the width direction and to which the holding body is attached, and
wherein at least one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion is provided on the holding body.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
the cutting unit having a lower rotary cutter rotatably mounted within a lower portion of the cutting unit for cutting the medium with medium path from below.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 7 ,
The cutting unit having an upper rotary cutter rotatably mounted within an upper portion of the cutting unit for cutting the medium within the medium path from above.

9. The recording apparatus according to claim 8 , the lower portion of the cutting unit defining a lower surface of the medium path, the upper portion of the cutting unit defining an upper surface of the medium path.

10. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , the cutting unit having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the cutting unit defining a lower surface of the medium path, the upper portion of the cutting unit defining an upper surface of the medium path.

11. A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording unit that is configured to be capable of moving in a width direction of a medium and records an image on the medium; and
a cutter unit that is configured to be connectable to the recording unit and cuts the medium by moving in the width direction while introducing the medium into a medium path, the cutter unit extending down further than the medium path,
wherein the recording unit has a first connection portion and a second connection portion for connecting with the cutter unit, and
wherein the cutter unit has a first engagement portion for engaging with the first connection portion and a second engagement portion for engaging with the second connection portion,
the cutting unit being connectable to the recording unit by the recording unit moving towards the cutting unit in the width direction thereby engaging the first connection portion with the first engagement portion, and the second connection portion with the second engagement portion,
the cutting unit being disconnected from the recording unit by the connected recording unit and cutting unit moving in the width direction to thereby disengage the first connection portion from the first engagement portion, and the second connection portion from the second engagement portion.

12. A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording unit that is configured to be capable of moving in a width direction of a medium and records an image on the medium; and
a cutter unit that is configured to be connectable to the recording unit and cuts the medium by moving in the width direction,
wherein the recording unit has a first connection portion and a second connection portion for connecting with the cutter unit, and
wherein the cutter unit has a first engagement portion for engaging with the first connection portion and a second engagement portion for engaging with the second connection portion,
the cutting unit being connectable to the recording unit by the recording unit moving towards the cutting unit in the width direction thereby engaging the first connection portion with the first engagement portion, and the second connection portion with the second engagement portion,
the cutting unit being disconnected from the recording unit by the connected recording unit and cutting unit moving in the width direction to thereby disengage the first connection portion from the first engagement portion, and the second connection portion from the second engagement portion.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Chino Toru
• Matsunaga Hideki

Classifications

• B41J11/66

  Applications of cutting devices · CPC title

• B65H35/08

  from or with revolving, e.g. cylinder, cutters or perforators · CPC title

• B65H35/06

  from or with blade, e.g. shear-blade, cutters or perforators (from or with revolving blade B65H35/08) · CPC title

• B65H2403/41

  Rack-and-pinion, cogwheel in cog railway · CPC title

• B41J11/70

  cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed · CPC title