Recording apparatus with movable feed roller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9889998-B2
Application number	US-201615295642-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2016
Priority date	Oct 21, 2015
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a recording unit which performs recording on a recording medium, a tray which stores the recording medium, a tray storage portion which stores the tray, a feed roller which feeds the recording medium out from the tray, and a roller support member which supports the feed roller and causes the feed roller to be lifted and lowered in relation to the tray by changing posture, in which a cam shaft capable of rotating is provided in the tray storage portion, in which the cam shaft is provided with a first engaging portion which engages with the tray and a second engaging portion which engages with the roller support member, and in which the roller support member is configured to change posture due to the tray causing the cam shaft to rotate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording unit which performs recording on a recording medium;
a tray which stores the recording medium;
a tray storage portion which stores the tray;
a feed roller which feeds the recording medium out from the tray; and
a roller support member which supports the feed roller and causes the feed roller to be lifted and lowered in relation to the tray by changing posture,
wherein a cam shaft configured to rotate is provided in the tray storage portion,
wherein the cam shaft is provided with a first engaging portion which engages with the tray and a second engaging portion which engages with the roller support member and connects the cam shaft to the roller support member, and
wherein the roller support member is configured to change posture due to the tray causing the cam shaft to rotate.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the roller support member is configured to be rocked by a rocking shaft and to cause the feed roller to be lifted or lowered in relation to the tray by be rocked by the rocking shaft, and
wherein the cam shaft is a separate member from the rocking shaft.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the cam shaft is positioned on an insertion direction side of the tray in relation to the rocking shaft in the insertion-removal direction of the tray in relation to the tray storage portion.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a distance from an engagement position between the tray and the first engaging portion to a rotational center of the cam shaft is longer than a distance from an engagement position between the roller support member and the second engaging portion to the rotational center.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when the tray pushes the roller support member upward, a height direction displacement amount of the engagement position between the roller support member and the second engaging portion per predetermined rotational angle of the cam shaft is greater than a height direction displacement amount of the engagement position between the tray and the first engaging portion.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the trays are provided.

7. A recording apparatus comprising:
a recording unit which performs recording on a recording medium;
a bottom level side tray which stores the recording medium;
a top level side tray which is provided above the bottom level side tray and stores the recording medium;
a tray storage portion which stores the bottom level side tray and the top level side tray;
a feed roller which feeds the recording medium out from the top level side tray and the bottom level side tray; and
a roller support member which supports the feed roller and causes the feed roller to be lifted and lowered in relation to the bottom level side tray and the top level side tray by changing posture,
wherein a cam shaft configured to rotate is provided in the tray storage portion,
wherein the cam shaft is provided with a first engaging portion which engages with either or both of the bottom level side tray and the top level side tray and a second engaging portion which engages with the roller support member, and
wherein the roller support member is configured to change posture due to either or both of the bottom level side tray and the top level side tray causing the cam shaft to rotate.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the first engaging portion engages with the top level side tray,
wherein the cam shaft is provided with a third engaging portion which engages with the bottom level side tray, and
wherein both the bottom level side tray and the top level side tray are configured to cause the cam shaft to rotate.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Oki Narihiro
• Otsuka Kazuo

Classifications

• B65H2405/114

  Side, i.e. portion parallel to the feeding / delivering direction · CPC title

• B65H1/04 Primary

  adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile · CPC title

• B65H2801/12

  Single-function printing machines, typically table-top machines · CPC title

• B65H2403/513

  involving elongated cam, i.e. parallel to linear transport path · CPC title

• B65H3/0669

  Driving devices therefor · CPC title