Recording apparatus with display panel and operation panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9415609-B2
Application number	US-201514680737-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	Apr 14, 2014
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on a medium, a carriage that reciprocates in a predetermined direction, and an operation panel that has a predetermined operation function. The carriage and the operation panel are adjacent to each other. The operation panel overlaps at least a portion of the carriage in a height direction of the recording apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage that includes a recording head which performs recording on a medium, and that reciprocates in a predetermined direction;
a display panel that has a predetermined display function and tilts between a state where the display panel is retracted and a state where the display panel is lifted up;
a medium setting unit that has an opening into which a transported medium is inserted, and
wherein the display panel is disposed between a moving region of the carriage and the opening of the medium setting unit, and
wherein the display panel overlaps at least a portion of the carriage in a height direction of the recording apparatus when the display panel is retracted.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least a portion of the carriage overlaps the display panel in a depth direction from a front surface side to a rear surface side of the recording apparatus.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a stepped portion that is formed in the carriage,
wherein the stepped portion and the display panel are adjacent to each other, and the display panel overlaps the stepped portion in at least any one of the height direction of the recording apparatus and the depth direction from the front surface side to the rear surface side of the recording apparatus.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display panel overlaps a portion of the opening in the state where the display panel is retracted.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:
an opening/closing unit that opens and closes a reciprocating movement region of the carriage,
wherein the display panel and the opening/closing unit are arranged so as to be connected to each other in a depth direction of the recording apparatus.

6. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage that includes a recording head which performs recording on a medium, and that reciprocates in a predetermined direction;
an operation panel that has a predetermined operation function and tilts between a state where a display panel is retracted and a state where the display panel is lifted up,
a medium setting unit that has an opening into which a transported medium is inserted, and wherein the operation panel is disposed between a moving region of the carriage and the opening of the medium setting unit, and
wherein the operation panel overlaps at least a portion of the carriage in a height direction of the recording apparatus when the display panel is retracted.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein at least a portion of the carriage overlaps the operation panel in a depth direction from a front surface side to a rear surface side of the recording apparatus.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a stepped portion that is formed in the carriage,
wherein the stepped portion and the operation panel are adjacent to each other, and the operation panel overlaps the stepped portion in at least any one of the height direction of the recording apparatus and the depth direction from the front surface side to the rear surface side of the recording apparatus.

9. The recording apparatus according to claim 6 , comprising:
an opening/closing unit that opens and closes a reciprocating movement region of the carriage,
wherein the operation panel and the opening/closing unit are arranged so as to be connected to each other in a depth direction of the recording apparatus.

10. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage that includes a recording head which performs recording on a medium, and that reciprocates in a predetermined direction;
a display panel that has a predetermined display function;
a medium setting unit that has an opening into which a transported medium is inserted; and
a first edge guide unit that guides an edge portion of the medium set by the medium setting unit,
wherein the carriage and the display panel are adjacent to each other, and the display panel overlaps at least a portion of the carriage in a height direction of the recording apparatus, and
wherein the first edge guide unit is movable in a region where the display panel and the opening do not overlap each other.

11. The recording apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the display panel has a tilted surface opposing a placement surface on which the medium is placed in the medium setting unit.

12. The recording apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a first opening/closing unit that opens and closes the opening of at least the medium setting unit, and that supports the medium set by the medium setting unit in an open state,
wherein a medium support surface of the first opening/closing unit in the open state extends along a tilt of the tilted surface of the display panel.

13. The recording apparatus according to claim 12 , comprising:
a second opening/closing unit that opens and closes a reciprocating movement region of the carriage,
wherein the display panel and the second opening/closing unit are arranged so as to be connected to each other in a depth direction of the recording apparatus.

14. The recording apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein a roll-shaped medium can be fed to the opening in a state where the display panel overlaps the opening.

15. The recording apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a second edge guide unit that opposes the first edge guide unit,
wherein the first edge guide unit is disposed on the right side when viewed from a downstream side in a transport direction of the medium, and
wherein a distance between the edge guide units is changed by operating the first edge guide unit.

16. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage that includes a recording head which performs recording on a medium, and that reciprocates in a predetermined direction;
an operation panel that has a predetermined display function;
a medium setting unit that has an opening into which a transported medium is inserted; and
a first edge guide unit that guides an edge portion of the medium set by the medium setting unit,
wherein the carriage and the operation panel are adjacent to each other, and the operation panel overlaps at least a portion of the carriage in a height direction of the recording apparatus, and
wherein the first edge guide unit is movable in a region where the operation panel and the opening do not overlap each other.

17. The recording apparatus according to claim 16 ,
wherein the operation panel has a tilted surface opposing a placement surface on which the medium is placed in the medium setting unit.

18. The recording apparatus according to claim 17 , further comprising:
a first opening/closing unit that opens and closes the opening of at least the medium setting unit, and that supports the medium set by the medium setting unit in an open state,
wherein a medium support surface of the first opening/closing unit in the open state extends along a tilt of the tilted surface of the operation panel.

19. The recording apparatus according to claim 18 , comprising:
a second opening/closing unit that opens and closes a reciprocating movement region of the carriage,
wherein the operation panel and the second opening/closing unit are arranged so as to be connected to each other in a depth direction of the recording apparatus.

20. The recording apparatus according to claim 16 ,
wherein a roll-shaped medium can be fed to the openi

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Shirota Kenichi
• Takeuchi Atsuhiko
• Oki Narihiro
• Kanemaru Shinji

Classifications

• B41J3/46 Primary

  Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication · CPC title

• B41J29/38

  Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism · CPC title

• B41J29/02

  Framework · CPC title

• B41J29/13

  Cases or covers · CPC title

• B41J3/36

  for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} · CPC title