Patent ID: 7515520
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that performs recording on a recording medium; a transporting unit that is disposed upstream of the recording unit and transports the recording medium downstream; a first guide member and a second guide member disposed facing the first guide member, the first and second guide members having an upstream section of a transport path of the recording medium disposed therebetween; and an optical sensor including a light-emitting portion and a light-receiving portion, the optical sensor having an optical axis that traverses the transport path of the recording medium between the first and second guide members, wherein at least one of the light-emitting portion and the light-receiving portion projects from an outer side of the transport path towards the first guide member, and wherein the first guide member has a cutout having an opening that faces the second guide member, the cutout having the light-emitting portion or the light-receiving portion disposed therein, the opening of the cutout being covered with a sheet member except for an area where the optical axis of the optical sensor extends.