Recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021155021-A1
Application number	US-202017103071-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 24, 2020
Priority date	Nov 27, 2019
Publication date	May 27, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes: an apparatus main body that includes a recording unit; a medium-receiving tray that is configured to be switched between a first state and a second state; and a motor, in which the medium-receiving tray includes a first tray, a second tray that is configured to be displaced with respect to the first tray and that is positioned further than the first tray from the apparatus main body when the medium-receiving tray is in the second state, a pinion gear engaged with a first rack formed in the first tray in a displacement direction of the second tray and with a second rack formed in the second tray in the displacement direction, and a displacement section that supports the pinion gear and that is displaced in the displacement direction in response to receiving power from the motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A recording apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body that includes a recording unit that performs recording on a medium; a medium-receiving tray that is configured to be switched between a first state in which the medium-receiving tray is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second state in which the medium-receiving tray is projected from a front surface of the apparatus main body and that receives the medium which is discharged; and a motor that is a power source for switching a state of the medium-receiving tray, wherein the medium-receiving tray includes a first tray, a second tray that is configured to be displaced with respect to the first tray and that is positioned further than the first tray from the apparatus main body when the medium-receiving tray is in the second state, a pinion gear engaged with a first rack formed in the first tray in a displacement direction of the second tray and with a second rack formed in the second tray in the displacement direction, and a displacement section that supports the pinion gear and that is displaced in the displacement direction in response to receiving power from the motor.

2 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the displacement section includes a rack forming section in which a third rack is formed in the displacement direction, and a gear support section that is positioned further than the rack forming section in a discharging direction of the medium and that supports the pinion gear, and the rack forming section is provided close to a side of the first tray in a width direction that is a direction intersecting the displacement direction.

3 . The recording apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first tray includes a first portion, and a second portion that is positioned further than the first portion from the apparatus main body in the discharging direction of the medium and that is higher than the first portion, and a portion of the second tray and the gear support section are configured to be arranged in a space under the second portion.

4 . The recording apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the gear support section is formed into a tray shape and is held between the first tray and the second tray.

5 . The recording apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the gear support section is formed into a tray shape and is held between the first tray and the second tray.

6 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the second tray and the displacement section are supported by the first tray.

7 . The recording apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the second tray and the displacement section are supported by the first tray.

8 . The recording apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the second tray and the displacement section are supported by the first tray.

9 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first tray is displaced in the displacement direction in response to receiving the power from the motor.

10 . The recording apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the first tray is displaced in the displacement direction in response to receiving the power from the motor.

11 . The recording apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the first tray is displaced in the displacement direction in response to receiving the power from the motor.

12 . The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the pinion gear is a compound gear in which a first pinion gear section engaged with the first rack and a second pinion gear section engaged with the second rack are integrally formed, and the second pinion gear section is larger than the first pinion gear section in diameter and number of teeth.

13 . The recording apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the pinion gear is a compound gear in which a first pinion gear section engaged with the first rack and a second pinion gear section engaged with the second rack are integrally formed, and the second pinion gear section is larger than the first pinion gear section in diameter and number of teeth.

14 . The recording apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the pinion gear is a compound gear in which a first pinion gear section engaged with the first rack and a second pinion gear section engaged with the second rack are integrally formed, and the second pinion gear section is larger than the first pinion gear section in diameter and number of teeth.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Iwata Morio
• Yoshino Satoshi

Classifications

• B65H2405/1122

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• B65H2405/11164

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• B41J15/04

  Supporting, feeding, or guiding devices; Mountings for web rolls or spindles · CPC title

• B65H19/30

  Lifting, transporting, or removing the web roll; Inserting core · CPC title

• B65H18/10 Primary

  Mechanisms in which power is applied to web-roll spindle · CPC title