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US 2003/0193673 A1Published application
Recording apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKosuke Yamamoto
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKosuke Yamamoto
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A reliable detection of optically detecting the type of recording media is achieved. A part of a support member for supporting an optical sensor is pushed against the surface of a sheet by a spring so as to maintain the gap between the sensor and the sheet surface. With this arrangement, a recording apparatus which is free from wrong detection is achieved regardless of a gap-varying factor, that is, the remaining amount of sheets. Also, by arranging a part of a light-shielding hood so as to abut against the sheet, wrong detection due to disturbance light can be prevented.
A recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium, comprising:
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus which detects the type of recording media.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a general perspective view of a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an automatic sheet feeder (ASF) of the recording apparatus according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the ASF viewed from the arrow A indicated in FIG. 2.
Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a general perspective view of a recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.