JPH0423744A - recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention can be applied to a recording device that records an image on a recording medium by printing, copying, printing, etc., such as a printer, a copying machine, or a facsimile.

Specifically, the present invention relates to a recording apparatus that includes a paper feed tray, sets a recording medium on the paper feed tray, supplies the recording medium, and records an image on the recording medium.

Previously, this type of recording device, such as a laser printer,
As shown in FIG. 5, the paper feed tray 2 is detachably attached to the printer body 1, and the recording medium 3 is inserted into the printer body 1 as shown by arrow A in the figure. The paper feed tray 2 is attached to the printer main body 1 with the front end 2a facing downward and the rear end 2b facing upward, as shown in Figure 1, in order to facilitate feeding of the recording medium 3. Furthermore, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, there was a configuration in which the front end 4a of the paper feed tray 4 was bent downward with respect to the rear end 4b, and the paper feed tray 4 was attached to the printer body 1. .

However, when the above-mentioned conventional recording device is mounted on a rack and used, the recording medium 3
When setting paper in paper feed trays 2 and 4, I had to stand up each time, which was extremely troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable an operator to easily set a recording medium in a paper feed tray while sitting in a recording apparatus mounted on a rack as described above. .

Therefore, in the present invention as claimed in claim 1, as shown in the illustrated embodiment below, a recording medium such as paper 20 is set in the paper feed tray 19, and the uppermost recording medium is In a recording apparatus that records an image on a recording medium by sequentially supplying the recording medium from the recording medium, the paper feed tray 19 is provided so as to be freely drawn out from the recording medium supply position, and when the paper feed tray 19 is pulled out, the rear end 19a is used as a fulcrum. It is characterized in that the front end 19b is provided so as to be freely rotatable downward.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, the recording apparatus according to the first aspect is further provided with a rotation stopper 22 against which the paper feed tray 19 is stopped.

Function: When the recording apparatus according to the present invention according to claim 1 is mounted on the rack 10, when setting a recording medium such as paper 20 on the paper feed tray 19, the paper feed tray 19 is It is pulled out from the recording medium supply position, and the front end 19b is rotated downward using the rear end 19a as a fulcrum.

Further, in the recording apparatus according to the present invention according to claim 2, the paper feed tray 19 pulled out from the recording medium supply position
is stopped by hitting the rotation stopper 22.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the state of use of a laser printer which is an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 in the figure is a rack. The rack 10 is composed of a desk-shaped host mounting table part 10a provided at the lower part thereof, and a frame-shaped printer mounting table part 10b formed at the upper part.

The host computer 11 is placed on the host mounting table section 10a. The host computer 11 has a keyboard 12 and a floppy disk 13.

and a display device 14 on the floppy deck 13. Then, the laser printer 15 that performs recording based on the signal from the host computer 11 is placed on the printer mounting table 10b. The laser printer 1
5 consists of a paper feeder fl16 and a printer main body 17 installed on the paper feeder 16. Then, a paper feed roller 18 provided on the lower right side of the printer main body 17 in FIG. do. Then, recording is performed on the paper 20 through an electrophotographic process such as charging, optical writing, development, and transfer.

By the way, the paper feed system mentioned above! 16, as shown in FIG. 1 in detail, a drawer opening 21a for the paper feed tray 19 is provided on the right side of the main body case 21 in the figure. The drawer 2
A rotation stopper 22 is provided near 1a. The rotation stopper 22 extends downwardly in the figure. Furthermore, in the main body case 21.

Long guide members 2 shown by chain lines on both sides of the paper feed tray 19
3 will be provided. The guide members 23 are provided with guide elongated holes 23a in the length direction thereof. Then, pins 24 erected on both sides of the rear end 19a of the paper feed tray 19 are engaged with the guide elongated hole 23a. Thus, the paper feed tray 19 is arranged so as to be freely drawn out from the illustrated recording medium supply position through the draw-out opening 21a. Then, this paper feed tray 19 is
When pulled out as shown in the figure, it is held rotatably about the pin 24 as a fulcrum. Further, a handle 25 is provided at the front end 19b of the paper feed tray 19.

Now, when setting the paper 20 in the paper feed tray 19, the operator, while sitting, holds the handle 25 and pulls out the paper feed tray 19 from the recording medium supply position shown in FIG. 1 in the direction of the arrow in the figure. . Further, the paper feed tray 19 is rotated with the handle 25 side downward as shown by the arrow in the figure, using the pin 24 as a fulcrum to bring it into the state shown in FIG. 3. Then, it is stopped by hitting the rotation stopper 22, for example, at the illustrated angular position. Then, the state shown in FIG. 4 is reached, and the operator can set the paper 2o on the paper feed tray 19 by extending his hand while sitting.

In the illustrated embodiment described above, the paper feeding device 16 is configured separately from the printer main body 17, but it may be configured to be incorporated into a recording device main body such as the printer main body.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when used mounted on a rack, the operator can easily open the paper feed tray while sitting by pulling out the paper feed tray and rotating it downward. The recording medium can be set in the .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of a recording device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a cutaway manner, FIG. 2 is a usage state diagram of the recording device mounted on a rack together with a host computer, and FIG.
The figure is a side view of the recording apparatus with the paper feed tray pulled out, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the paper set state when the recording apparatus is in use. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a laser printer as an example of a conventional recording device, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional paper feed tray. 19... Paper feed tray 20... Paper (recording medium) 19a...
・・Paper feed tray rear end 19b ・・・Paper feed tray front end 22・・・・・Rotation stopper Nakao Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a recording apparatus that sets recording media in a paper feed tray and records images on the recording media by feeding them sequentially from the highest recording medium, the paper feed tray is used to supply the recording media. A recording device which is provided so that it can be freely pulled out from a position, and whose front end is rotatable downward using its rear end as a fulcrum when its paper feed tray is pulled out. 2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation stopper that stops the paper feed tray against it.