Recording apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505224-B2
Application number	US-201615074888-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a housing body, an opening/closing member, attached to the housing body via a pivot shaft so as to be capable of rotating freely, that covers the surface of the housing body on one side thereof, and an ink tank having an injection port for filling an ink holding chamber with ink used in recording. Here, the ink tank is disposed so that one end thereof is positioned within the housing body on the opposite side of the housing body as the side in which the pivot shaft is provided, and has a stepped shape including a step portion, the step portion being provided on a side of the ink tank that is further from the pivot shaft. The injection port is provided in the step portion, and when the opening/closing member is opened and the ink is to be filled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage which includes a recording head performing a recording on a medium and is movable in movement area of the predetermined direction;
a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage;
a housing body including the carriage;
a bulge portion that bulges from a side surface of the housing body;
a transportation path that transports the medium to a discharge port;
an ink tank that is disposed within the housing body and includes an injection port for filling the ink;
a cover that can be opened/closed relative to the housing body,
wherein the ink tank is disposed on an opposite side of the housing body as a side in which the pivot shaft is provided;
wherein the ink tank is positioned outside the transportation path in the moving direction of the carriage;
wherein a part of the tank is positioned outside the carriage driving motor,
wherein a side surface of the cover and the bulge portion lie in the same plane, when the cover is in a closed state.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the part of the tank is located outside the carriage movement area.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the injection ports are located inside the front surface of the housing.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is projected from the discharge port.

5. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage which includes a recording head performing a recording on a medium and is movable in movement area of the predetermined direction;
a scanner attached to the housing body via a pivot shaft so as to be capable of pivoting freely; and
an ink tank that is disposed within the housing body and includes an injection port for filling the ink,
wherein the ink tank is disposed on an opposite side of the housing body as a side in which the pivot shaft is provided;
the injection port is provided in a location other than an upper surface of the ink tank;
a cover that can be opened/closed relative to the housing body and covering the injection port; and
wherein the injection port is exposed by opening the scanner and the cover.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the part of the tank is located outside the carriage movement area.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the injection ports are located inside the front surface of the housing.

8. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage which includes a recording head performing a recording on a medium and is movable in movement area of the predetermined direction;
a housing body including the carriage;
a bulge portion that bulges from a side surface of the housing body;
a cover that can be opened/closed relative to the housing body;
a panel unit including an operation button for performing various types of operations, the panel unit being disposed in the front portion of the housing body;
an ink tank that is disposed in the housing body, and includes a plurality of the injection ports for refilling the ink within the ink tank, and
the ink tank is located adjacent to the panel unit, and
wherein the injection ports are arranged parallel to the carriage moving direction, and are located below the lower end of the panel unit,
wherein a side surface of the cover and the bulge portion lie in the same plane, when the cover is in a closed state.

9. The recording apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the part of the tank is located outside the carriage movement area.

10. The recording apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the injection ports are located inside the front surface of the housing.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Kimura Naomi
• Kudo Shoma
• Suzuki Hidenao
• Kanaya Munehide

Classifications

• B41J2/20

  for preventing or detecting contamination of compounds · CPC title

• B41J25/001

  Mechanisms for bodily moving print heads or carriages parallel to the paper surface · CPC title

• B41J2/17553

  Outer structure · CPC title

• B41J2/1752

  Mounting within the printer · CPC title

• B41J2/17509 Primary

  Whilst mounted in the printer · CPC title