Lightweight recording apparatus using operative portions for structural support

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• a movable original carriage for carrying an original to be copied;
• a guiding unit for guiding movement of said original carriage;
• a bottom plate constituting a bottom portion of said recording apparatus;
• a first unit fixed to said bottom plate and contributable to a recording operation of said recording apparatus;
• a second unit fixed to said bottom plate and contributable to the recording operation;
• wherein said guiding unit is fixed adjacent its one end to said first unit and is fixed adjacent its other end to said second unit, and said guiding unit is fixed to said first and second units adjacent corners of the bottom plate.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• a bottom plate constituting a bottom portion of said recording apparatus;
• a first unit fixed to said bottom plate and contributable to a recording operation of said recording apparatus;
• a second unit fixed to said bottom plate and contributable to the recording operation;
• a third unit fixed to said bottom plate and contributable to the recording operation;
• a fourth unit contributable to the recording operation, which is elongated and which is fixed adjacent its one longitudinal end to said first unit and is fixed adjacent its other end to said second unit;
• and
• a fifth unit contributable to the recording operation which is elongated and which is fixed adjacent its one end to said second unit and is fixed adjacent its other end to said third unit wherein said first unit and said fourth unit, said second unit and said fourth unit, said second unit and said fifth unit, and said third unit and said fifth unit are fixed, respectively, adjacent different corners of said bottom plate, respectively.

A recording apparatus, comprising:

• a movable original carriage for supporting an original to be copied;
• a bottom plate to which units contributable to a recording operation of said recording apparatus are fixed;
• first and second projections projecting from said bottom plate and molded integrally with said bottom plate;
• and
• a guiding unit for guiding movement of the movable original carriage, the guiding unit being elongated and being fixed adjacent its one end of said first projection and being fixed adjacent its other end to said second projection, said guiding unit being disposed at an upper portion of the recording apparatus.