Patent ID: 9193185
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a recording medium; a manual feed tray configured to be rotatable and to support a recording medium; a recording head that has an ejection surface formed with ejection openings, through which the recording head is configured to eject liquid, the recording head being configured to record an image on a recording medium by ejecting liquid from the ejection openings; a first tank configured to store liquid to be supplied to the recording head; a discharging portion configured to receive a discharged recording medium on which an image has been recorded by the recording head; a conveying mechanism including a conveying path, the conveying path extending from the accommodating portion through a recording position to the discharging portion, the conveying mechanism configured to convey a recording medium along the conveying path, the recording position being defined on a supporting portion that is configured to confront the recording head and support the recording medium, and the conveying mechanism further including: a first frame that holds the accommodating portion and the conveying mechanism; and a second frame that holds the recording head and the first tank, the second frame being connected to the first frame so as to be movable relative to the first frame, the second frame being configured to move between a first position and a second position by moving relative to the first frame, the recording head being located adjacent to the first frame when the second frame is in the first position, the recording head being further apart from the first frame when the second frame is in the second position than when the second frame is in the first position, and the recording head opposing the supporting portion when the second frame is at the first position, wherein the first frame holds an entire part of the conveying mechanism.