Recording apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKenichi Furuya, Sho Aruga, Kazuhisa Takeda, Kazuo Saito
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Abstract
A recording apparatus including a motor mounting frame in which, in an attached state, a drive shaft of a motor is projected to a front side with respect to a frame surface on the front side, and in the attached state, while a frame surface on a rear side and the motor oppose each other, the motor is attached to the motor mounting frame. The recording apparatus includes a frame attaching portion to which the motor mounting frame is attached. In the attached state, at least a portion of a fastening member that fixes the frame attaching portion is exposed when viewing the frame surface on the front side from the front, and the fastening member is at an attachable/detachable position.
Claims10
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a motor having a main body portion and a drive shaft;
- a motor accommodation portion disposed at an end portion of the recording apparatus and having a recessed portion that accommodates the main body of the motor, the motor accommodation portion including a frame attaching portion formed at a front end of the motor accommodation portion;
- and
- a motor mounting frame having a first frame surface and a second frame surface, the motor mounting frame being removably attached to the frame attaching portion by a fastening member,
- wherein:
- when the second frame surface of the motor mounting frame is removed from the frame attaching portion, the motor is in a detached state, such that the motor is removable from the motor accommodation portion,
- when the second frame surface of the motor mounting frame is attached to the frame attaching portion by the fastening member, the motor is in an attached state, such that the main body of the motor is contained in the recessed portion of the motor accommodation portion and not removable from the motor accommodation portion,
- when the motor is in the attached state,
- the first frame surface faces a front side,
- the second frame surface faces a rear side,
- the drive shaft of the motor projects towards the front side,
- the second frame surface and the main body portion oppose against each other,
- the motor mounting frame covers the motor accommodation portion, and
- at least a portion of the fastening member is exposed to a user when viewing the first frame surface from the front side, such that the fastening member can be attached or detached by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.