Patent ID: 9332661
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B41J,H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A recording device comprising: a body case member comprising an upper frame and a lower frame; an interface connector unit that is movable between a hidden position where the interface connector unit is hidden by the body case member and an exposed position where the interface connector unit is exposed from the body case member; a holding member that is displaceable between a holding position in which the interface connector unit is held at the hidden position by an external operation and a released position in which the interface connector unit is released from the holding position; and a resistance applying member which applies a resistance to displacement of the holding member; a rotatable arm having one end on which the interface connector unit is mounted and the other end supported by a support shaft that extends in a main scan direction of a print head of the recording device; and a stopper provided on the upper end of the lower frame, wherein the stopper abuts against the arm so as to regulate rotation of the arm, wherein the resistance applying member includes a rotary damper which applies the resistance to the rotatable arm in a direction opposite to a rotation direction during rotation of the rotatable arm.