Recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9415616-B2
Application number	US-201514662935-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2015
Priority date	Mar 25, 2014
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a medium support unit which supports a medium in an inclined state, a medium feeding unit which sends out the medium which is supported by the medium support unit, a substrate which configures a control unit of the apparatus, and a battery accommodation unit which accommodates a battery which is a power source of the medium feeding unit and the control unit, in which the battery accommodation unit and the substrate are arranged on the lower side of the medium support unit, and the battery accommodation unit is arranged at a location which is separated from a place facing the substrate. At least a part of an arranging region of the battery accommodation unit, and at least a part of an arranging region of the substrate are in the same range in the height direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a housing which has a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface;
a medium supply unit which sends out a medium, and is arranged in the rear surface side of the housing;
a recording unit which performs recording on the medium sent from the medium supply unit;
a discharging unit which discharges the medium recorded by the recording unit, and is arranged in the front surface side of the housing;
a first substrate which configures a control unit of the apparatus, and is arranged along the rear surface of the housing; and
a battery accommodation unit which accommodates a battery which is a power source of the medium supply unit and the control unit, and is arranged in a corner portion constituted between the bottom surface and the rear surface of the housing,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is adjacent to the first substrate, and
wherein the battery accommodation unit and the first substrate overlaps each other in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the housing.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first substrate has a first notch portion, and wherein the battery accommodation unit is adjacent to the first notch portion of the first substrate.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is provided at a center portion in a medium width direction which is a direction intersecting a medium feeding direction.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a first motor and a second motor which are driven by the battery,
wherein the first motor and the second motor are provided on both sides of the battery accommodation unit in the medium width direction which is the direction intersecting the medium feeding direction.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first substrate has a first notch portion,
wherein at least one of the first motor and the second motor is adjacent to the first notch of the first substrate.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the medium supply unit comprises a medium support unit which supports the medium in an inclined state and a feeding roller which sends the medium supported by the medium support,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is arranged in a space which is formed on a lower side in a state in which the medium support unit is inclined, and
wherein the feeding roller is driven by the battery.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is formed integrally with the frame which forms the medium support unit.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second substrate which configures the control unit of the apparatus, and is arranged along the bottom of the housing,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is adjacent to the second substrate.

9. A recording apparatus comprising:
a housing which has a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface;
a medium supply unit which sends out a medium, and is arranged in the rear surface side of the housing;
a recording unit which performs recording on the medium sent from the medium supply unit;
a discharging unit which discharges the medium recorded by the recording unit, and is arranged in the front surface side of the housing;
a first substrate which configures a control unit of the apparatus, and is arranged along the rear surface of the housing;
a second substrate which configures the control unit of the apparatus, and is arranged along the bottom surface of the housing; and
a battery accommodation unit which accommodates a battery which is a power source of the control unit, and is arranged in a corner portion constituted between the bottom surface and the rear surface of the housing,
wherein the first substrate has a first notch portion,
wherein the second substrate has a first notch portion, and
wherein the battery accommodation unit is adjacent to both the first notch portion of the first substrate and the first notch portion of the second substrate.

10. A recording apparatus comprising:
a housing which has a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface;
a medium supply unit which sends out a medium, and is arranged in the rear surface side of the housing;
a recording unit which performs recording on the medium sent from the medium supply unit;
a discharging unit which discharges the medium recorded by the recording unit, and is arranged in the front surface side of the housing;
a second substrate which configures a control unit of the apparatus, and is arranged along the bottom surface of the housing; and
a battery accommodation unit which accommodates a battery which is a power source of the medium supply unit and the control unit, and is arranged in a corner portion constituted between the bottom surface and the rear surface of the housing,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is adjacent to the second substrate, and
wherein the battery accommodation unit and the second substrate overlaps each other in a direction from the rear surface to the front surface of the housing.

11. The recording apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the medium supply unit comprises a medium support unit which supports the medium in an inclined state and a feeding roller which sends the medium supported by the medium support,
wherein the battery accommodation unit is arranged in a space which is formed on a lower side in a state in which the medium support unit is inclined, and
wherein the feeding roller is driven by the battery.

12. The recording apparatus according to claim 11 ,
wherein the medium supply unit further comprises
a medium returning member which returns a tip end of a medium which is sent out from the medium support unit to the medium support unit side, a frame which forms the medium support unit and an opening which is formed on the frame, and exposes the medium returning member,
wherein the opening also functions as a heat radiating port from which heat generated from the second substrate is emitted.

13. The recording apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein heat generated from the second substrate is emitted from the opening through a heat radiating member which is provided at a location facing the opening with respect to the second substrate.

14. The recording apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a support member which is provided at a location in which it is possible to face the recording unit; and
a liquid holding unit which holds liquid ejected as waste liquid from the recording unit, wherein the liquid holding unit is arranged along the bottom where positioned at the discharging unit side than the second substrate.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Tsuyama Kazuhiko

Classifications

• B41J29/02 Primary

  Framework · CPC title

• B41J23/025

  using a single or common power source for two or more functions · CPC title

• B41J29/13

  Cases or covers · CPC title

• B41J13/103

  for the sheet feeding section · CPC title