Recording device

A recording device comprising:

• a recording section that performs recording on a medium;
• a discharge section that nips and discharges the medium that was recorded on;
• a pivot shaft that pivots the discharge section between a nip position, where the medium is nippable, and a non-nip position, where the medium is not nippable;
• a contact member that is configured to swing around the pivot shaft and to contact the medium to be discharged;
• and
• a detection section that detects displacement of the contact member, wherein
• the pivot shaft has a protrusion that engages with the contact member,
• the contact member is provided with a swing restriction section that restricts range of swing by engaging with the protrusion,
• a position where the protrusion engages with the swing restriction section changes with pivoting of the pivot shaft, and
• a position where the contact member is swingable changes between when the discharge section is positioned in the nip position and when the discharge section is positioned in the non-nip position.