Recording apparatus and image reading apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11418662-B2
Application number	US-202117445119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2021
Priority date	Aug 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes an apparatus body, a recording section configured to perform recording on a medium, a support tray configured to support the medium on which recording was performed, and a light emitter configured to illuminate a portion of the support tray exposed to the outside of the apparatus body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a recording section configured to perform recording on a medium;
a support tray configured to support the medium on which recording was performed;
a light emitter configured to illuminate a portion of the support tray exposed to an outside of the apparatus body;
a controller configured to control the light emitter; and
a display section configured to display information, wherein
in response to switching to a standby mode to wait for a user operation, the controller causes the light emitter to emit light,
in response to the controller receiving an instruction to execute recording on the medium, switching to the standby mode is performed and the light emitter emits light, and
in response to switching to the standby mode, the controller causes the display section to display a message prompting a user to set the medium on the support tray.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
by receiving power from a power supply, the support tray is configured to change a position between a first position in which the support tray is accommodated in the apparatus body and a second position in which the support tray is advanced from the apparatus body,
in the first position, an end of a support surface of the support tray for supporting the medium is outside an illumination area of the light emitter, and
in response to switching to the standby mode, the controller causes the support tray to change the position to a position in which the end of the support surface is within the illumination area.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in response to starting recording on the medium, the controller switches the support tray to the first position.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the support tray supports the medium via a medium support tray for supporting the medium.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in response to completing recording on the medium, the controller switches off the light emitter.

6. An image reading apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a reading section configured to read a document;
a support tray configured to support the document which reading was performed;
a light emitter configured to illuminate a portion of the support tray exposed to an outside of the apparatus body;
a controller configured to control the light emitter; and
a display section configured to display information, wherein
in response to switching to a standby mode to wait for a user operation, the controller causes the light emitter to emit light,
in response to the controller receiving an instruction to execute recording on the medium, switching to the standby mode is performed and the light emitter emits light, and
in response to switching to the standby mode, the controller causes the display section to display a message prompting a user to set the medium on the support tray.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Saito Kazuo
• Yoshino Satoshi
• Furusawa Takuro

Classifications

• B41J2/01

  Ink jet · CPC title

• H04N1/00649

  Control or synchronising different handling operations (H04N1/00657 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/0049 Primary

  providing a visual indication to the user, e.g. using a lamp (H04N1/00408 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00082 Primary

  Adjusting or controlling (interrupting an operation H04N1/00915; inhibiting an operation H04N1/00925) · CPC title

• H04N1/00408

  Display of information to the user, e.g. menus · CPC title