IP Library Granted Patent US 8,528,892
Granted Patent B2
US 8,528,892 · App. 13/343,917 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Recording apparatus

Inventors: Kazuhisa Nakamura (Nagano-ken, JP); Atsuhiko Takeuchi (Nagano-ken, JP); Kazumasa Harada (Nagano-ken, JP); Kensuke Tamai (Nagano-ken, JP); Kazutoshi Matsuzaki (Nagano-ken, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,528,892
App. No.
13/343,917
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A recording apparatus includes a lower tray that stores recording media therein, an upper tray that stores recording media therein and capable of being mounted on the lower tray, and an edge guide which is disposed on the lower tray and has a guide surface along which the sheet edge is guided, wherein the edge guide is configured such that, when the upper tray is not mounted on the lower tray, the guide surface extends to a space for storing recording media in the upper tray.

Claims (6)

1. A recording apparatus comprising:

a multiple-tray comprising an upper tray and a lower tray, wherein the upper tray is removable from the lower tray;

an edge guide which is disposed on the lower tray and has a guide surface along which a sheet edge is guided, the guide surface being formed by a plate member; and

a biasing member that biases the plate member in a rotation direction;

wherein, when the upper tray is removed from the lower tray, the plate member is rotated by the biasing member, causing the edge guide in the lower tray to extend to increase in height to accommodate more sheets.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plate member is rotatable about a rotation axis which intersects the guide surface, and the guide surface is configured to have a height that varies as the plate member rotates.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2012
From: NAKAMURA, KAZUHISA; TAKEUCHI, ATSUHIKO; HARADA, KAZUMASA; TAMAI, KENSUKE; MATSUZAKI, KAZUTOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-002751 · Jan 11, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120175838A1 · Jul 12, 2012