Inkjet recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9308745-B2
Application number	US-201514620911-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2015
Priority date	Dec 28, 2010
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

An inkjet recording device includes a tray receiving a recording medium. A tray guide is movable between first and second positions. A first sensor outputs a first signal indicative of the position of the tray guide. A cleaning mechanism cleans a recording portion. First and second conveyor portions convey the tray. The second conveyor portion has a first and a second roller. A first drive source rotates in a forward and a reverse direction of rotation. A second drive source moves the second roller between a contacting state and a separated state. A second sensor outputs a second signal indicative of a driving amount of the first drive source. A control section controls the second drive source to move the second roller from the contacting state to the separated state under certain conditions. The conditions are based on the sensed driving amount and the sensed position of the tray guide.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An inkjet recording device comprising:
a tray configured to receive a recording medium;
a tray guide movable between:
a first position, in which the tray guide supports the tray such that the tray guide allows the tray to enter a conveying path, configured for passage of the tray; and
a second position, which is a different position from the first position with respect to a direction intersecting a direction that the conveying path extends;

a first…

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Oguchi Tomoya
• Arai Yusuke

Classifications

• B41J2002/16573

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B41J2/16517

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B41J2/175 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B41J13/103

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B41J29/38

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic