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US 8,025,392 B2Granted
Recording apparatus having a movable blocking plate for trapping foreign substances
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinya Yamamoto
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Abstract
A recording apparatus with a conveying mechanism and a blocking member are described. The blocking member reduces foreign substances from soiling a unit or member located adjacent to or below the conveying mechanism. The conveying mechanism may be moved to a position permitting access to remove paper jams while the blocking member is located to permit the conveying mechanism to move to the position while continuing to reduce foreign substances from soiling the unit or member.
Claims18
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a conveying mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to convey a recording medium in a recording medium conveying direction, the conveying mechanism including a supporting member configured to support the recording medium;
- a recording unit disposed in the housing and configured to record an image on the recording medium conveyed by the conveying mechanism;
- a blocking member disposed below the conveying mechanism and vertically overlapping at least a part of the supporting member to receive foreign substances falling from the conveying mechanism;
- and
- an auxiliary unit located below the blocking member and configured to be attached to and detached from the housing;
- wherein when the auxiliary unit is attached to the housing, the auxiliary unit occupies a first space, and
- wherein when at least a part of the auxiliary unit is detached from the housing, the auxiliary unit releases at least a second space included in the first space, such that, at least a part of the blocking member is allowed to move away from the conveying mechanism into the second space.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- a housing:
- a conveying mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to convey a recording medium, wherein the conveying mechanism includes a supporting member for supporting the recording medium and is configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- a recording unit disposed in the housing and configured to record an image on the recording medium;
- and
- a blocking member disposed below the conveying mechanism and vertically overlapping at least a part of the supporting member to receive foreign substances falling from the conveying mechanism, wherein the blocking member is configured to move between an upper position and a lower position,
- wherein the recording unit records an image on the recording medium when the conveying mechanism is in the first position and the blocking member is in the upper position,
- wherein when the conveying mechanism moves between the first position and the second position, the blocking member is configured to move integrally with the conveying mechanism, and
- wherein when the conveying mechanism is in the first position, the blocking member is configured to move, separately from the conveying mechanism, between the upper position and the lower position.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- a housing:
- a conveying mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to convey a recording medium, wherein the conveying mechanism includes a supporting member for supporting the recording medium and is configured to pivot, about a first pivot axis, between a first position and a second position;
- a recording unit disposed in the housing and configured to record an image on the recording medium;
- and
- a blocking member disposed below the conveying mechanism and vertically overlapping at least a part of the supporting member to receive foreign substances falling from the conveying mechanism, wherein the blocking member is configured to pivot, about a second pivot axis spaced apart from the first pivot axis, between an upper position and a lower position,
- wherein the recording unit records an image on the recording medium when the conveying mechanism is in the first position and the blocking member is in the upper position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.