Patent ID: 8821054
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer apparatus, comprising: a casing; a supply unit formed in the casing to supply recording media one at a time; a recording unit formed in the casing to record information to the recording media supplied from the supply unit; a storage unit formed in the casing to store the recording media recorded at the recording unit; and a positioning device formed in the casing, wherein at least one of the supply unit and the storage unit includes a tray to store a plurality of recording media in a stacked state, the tray having a bottom surface and two side surfaces intersecting with each other, and being detachably attached to the casing; wherein the casing includes a support surface for supporting the bottom surface of the tray, at least two wall surfaces intersecting with each other and opposing to the two side surfaces of the tray, a first lateral side and a second lateral side substantially perpendicular to each other to form a corner, and an opening defined by the support surface and the at least two wall surfaces to place the tray inside the casing, the opening being located at the corner expanding between the first lateral side and the second lateral side so that the tray is freely inserted into or removed from the supply unit or the storage unit not only with each horizontal direction to the first lateral side and the second lateral side, but also with any directions between the first lateral side and the second lateral side through the opening; and wherein the positioning device is disposed in at least one of the support surface and the wall surfaces of the casing for positioning the tray in a proper position inserted through the opening.