Patent ID: 8820917
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus, comprising: a support portion configured to support a recording medium; a recording portion configured to record an image on the recording medium supported by the support portion; a first casing configured to hold the support portion; a second casing connected to the first casing through a shaft and pivotable relative to the first casing about the shaft, the second casing being configured to be selectively positioned by a pivotal movement thereof at one of: the second casing being configured to hold the recording portion such that the support portion and the recording portion are opposed to each other when the second casing is positioned at the close position; a positioning mechanism comprising a guide pin that extends in a prescribed direction and a guide hole which move relative to each other in association with the pivotal movement of the second casing, the positioning mechanism being configured to define a relative position of the recording portion and the support portion by engagement of the guide pin and the guide hole when the second casing is positioned at the close position, the guide pin and the guide hole disengaging from each other when the second casing is positioned at the separate position; and a movable member disposed at one end of the guide hole in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both of the prescribed direction and an extension direction in which the shaft extends, the movable member being configured to move in a direction away from the other end of the guide hole in the orthogonal direction, whereby the movable member is retracted from a moving region of the guide pin that moves relative to the guide hole in association with the pivotal movement of the second casing, wherein the movable member is configured to bias the guide pin that is in engagement with the guide hole in a direction toward the other end of the guide hole such that the guide pin contacts the other end of the guide hole, whereby the relative position of the recording portion and the support portion in the orthogonal direction is defined, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises two pairs of the guide pin and the guide hole, the two pairs being disposed so as to have mutually different distances from the shaft in the orthogonal direction, and wherein the movable member is disposed in the guide hole belonging to only one of the two pairs disposed so as to have a larger distance from the shaft.