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US 10,245,863 B2Granted
Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsMasachika Nagase, Hisayuki Akahane, Toshio Miyake, Eiji Taketsugu
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Abstract
Of at least three drive sources provided inside a printer body, a carriage-driving motor and a transport motor are disposed on one side with respect to a center portion in a width direction that intersects a medium transport direction while a sheet-feed motor is disposed on the other side with respect to the center portion in the width direction. The battery that provides electric power to the three drive sources is disposed such that the center of gravity of the battery is on the other side with respect to the center portion in the width direction.
Claims10
A recording apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body including a recording device therein, the recording device performing recording onto a medium to be transported;
- at least three drive sources provided inside the apparatus body;
- a battery provided inside the apparatus body and supplying electric power to the three drive sources;
- a locking mechanism disposed inside the apparatus body;
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- a battery accommodation portion provided inside the apparatus body and accommodating the battery, wherein,
- of the three drive sources, a first drive source and a second drive source are disposed on one side of the apparatus body with respect to a center portion of the apparatus body in a width direction that intersects a medium transport direction, and a third drive source is disposed on the other side of the apparatus body with respect to the center portion in the width direction,
- the battery has a center of gravity that is on the other side with respect to the center portion in the width direction,
- the battery includes a second contact point that is electrically coupled to a first contact point provided inside the apparatus body and that is formed such that the battery can be inserted into and removed from the battery accommodation portion,
- the locking mechanism fastens the battery to the apparatus body with the first contact point and the second contact point being connected to each other,
- the locking mechanism includes a lock pin that assumes an advancing state in which the lock pin advances in a direction intersecting an insertion direction of the battery or a retracting state in which the lock pin is further away from the battery than in the advancing state and the locking mechanism also includes an urging device that urges the lock pin toward the advancing state,
- the locking mechanism is formed such that the lock pin enters a locking state by engaging with an engagement portion provided in the battery when the lock pin is in the advancing state and enters an unlocking state when the lock pin is in the retracting state, and
- an urging force of the urging device is such that the battery is not dislodged due to weight when the apparatus body is inclined such that a direction in which the battery may be dislodged is aligned with a gravity direction.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body including a recording device therein, the recording device performing recording onto a medium to be transported;
- a feed device provided inside the apparatus body and feeding the medium toward the recording device from a position at which the medium is set;
- a locking mechanism disposed inside the apparatus body;
- a battery provided inside the apparatus body;
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- a battery accommodation portion provided inside the apparatus body and accommodating the battery, wherein,
- at least a portion of the battery accommodation portion is located below the feed device,
- the battery includes a second contact point that is electrically coupled to a first contact point provided inside the apparatus body and that is formed such that the battery can be inserted into and removed from the battery accommodation portion,
- the locking mechanism fastens the battery to the apparatus body with the first contact point and the second contact point being connected to each other,
- the locking mechanism includes a lock pin that assumes an advancing state in which the lock pin advances in a direction intersecting an insertion direction of the battery or a retracting state in which the lock pin is further away from the battery than in the advancing state and the locking mechanism also includes an urging device that urges the lock pin toward the advancing state,
- the locking mechanism is formed such that the lock pin enters a locking state by engaging with an engagement portion provided in the battery when the lock pin is in the advancing state and enters an unlocking state when the lock pin is in the retracting state, and
- an urging force of the urging device is such that the battery is not dislodged due to weight when the apparatus body is inclined such that a direction in which the battery may be dislodged is aligned with a gravity direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.