Medium holding device and recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018037038-A1
Application number	US-201715786868-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 18, 2017
Priority date	Mar 27, 2014
Publication date	Feb 8, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A medium holding device includes a large tray having a medium mounting surface; an intermediate tray having a medium mounting surface smaller than that of the large tray; a tray mounting section on which the large tray and the intermediate tray are selectively mounted; a frame body that holds a recording medium with the large tray if the large tray and the intermediate tray have separate configuration and the large tray is mounted on the tray mounting section; and a first attachment that is mounted on an inside of the frame body and holds the recording medium with the intermediate tray if the intermediate tray is mounted on the tray mounting section, and is separated from the frame body if the large tray is mounted on the tray mounting section.

First claim

1 - 9 . (canceled)

10 . A medium holding device comprising:
a tray mounting section on which a tray that supports a medium is mounted; and a holding frame that holds the medium mounted on the tray, wherein the holding frame includes a hook member configured to move between a hooked position in which locks the holding frame and a unhooked position in which releases the holding frame, and the hook member is biased to move to the hooked position.

11 . The medium holding device according to claim 10 , wherein the hook member is provided in a center of a front of the holding frame.

12 . The medium holding device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a base section that supports the tray mounting section, wherein the base section includes a base-side lock section provided in the center of the front of the holding frame, and the hook member engages with the base-side lock section in the hooked position.

13 . The medium holding device according to claim 10 , wherein the tray mounting section is configured to selectively mount thereon a first tray and a second tray as the tray, the first tray having a medium supporting surface and the second tray having a medium supporting surface smaller than that of the first tray.

14 . The medium holding device according to claim 13 , wherein the tray mounting section is configured so that an attachment is attached, the attachment fills a gap between the holding frame and the second tray in a case that the second tray is mounted on the tray mounting section.

15 . The medium holding device according to claim 14 , wherein the attachment is plate-shaped.

16 . A recording apparatus comprising:
the medium holding device according to claim 1 ; and a recording section that records an image to the medium held by the medium holding device.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Fujimori Naoyuki

Classifications

• B41J13/10

  Sheet holders, retainers {, movable guides}, or stationary guides · CPC title

• B41J11/02

  Platens · CPC title

• B41J11/06

  Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J11/58 Primary

  Supply holders for sheets or fan-folded webs, e.g. shelves, tables, scrolls, pile holders · CPC title

• B41J13/103

  for the sheet feeding section · CPC title