Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a recording mechanism unit including a recording means that performs recording on a recording medium;
• an opening/closing unit that is rotatably coupled to the recording mechanism unit in an upper portion of the recording mechanism unit and rotates to open and close the upper portion of the recording mechanism unit;
• an operation unit which receives an operation to the recording mechanism unit and which is arranged to face a circumferential edge of the opening/closing unit and is provided to be able to have a coupling state in which the operation unit and the opening/closing unit are coupled together and a released state in which the coupling state between the operation unit and the opening/closing unit is released, the opening/closing unit being capable of fully opening and closing when the operation unit is in the released state;
• a cable that connects a control unit that controls the recording mechanism unit with the operation unit;
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• a support means which is provided in the recording mechanism unit and which supports the operation unit that is in the released state and is connected to the control unit by the cable in a state in which a distance between the operation unit and the circumferential edge of the opening/closing unit is greater than that in the coupling state.