Patent ID: 8845092
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head that has an ejection surface formed with ejection openings, through which the recording head ejects 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; an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the recording medium, on which an image is to be recorded by the recording head; a first discharging portion onto which the recording medium on which an image has been recorded by the recording head is discharged; a conveying mechanism including a conveying path, the conveying path extending from the accommodating portion through a recording position to the first discharging portion, the conveying mechanism being configured to convey the 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; a first casing that holds the accommodating portion and the conveying mechanism; and a second casing that holds the recording head, the first discharging portion and the first tank, the second casing being connected to the first casing so as to be rotatable relative to the first casing about a prescribed axis, the second casing being configured to move between a first position and a second position by rotating relative to the first casing, the recording head being located adjacent to the first casing when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head being further apart from the first casing when the second casing is in the second position than when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head opposing the supporting portion when the second casing is at the first position, wherein: the first casing has a frame having a main frame portion and a protruding frame portion, the main frame portion extending in a first direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the axis and being parallel with the ejection surface, the main frame portion having an edge portion in the first direction, the protruding frame portion protruding from the edge portion of the main frame portion in a direction perpendicular to the ejection surface, the frame supports the conveying mechanism, the protruding frame portion is provided with a rotational shaft, the rotational shaft defining the axis and connecting the first casing to the second casing in such a manner that the second casing is rotatable relative to the first casing.