Patent ID: 8833932
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
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, a positioning mechanism comprising a guide pin that is formed at one of the recording portion and the support portion and that extends in a prescribed direction different from a direction in which the shaft extends and a guide hole that is formed at the other of the recording portion and the support portion, the guide pin and the guide hole configured to 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 positioning mechanism being configured such that the guide pin and the guide hole do not engage each other when the second casing is positioned at the separate position; a restricting mechanism configured such that, when the second casing is positioned at the close position, the restricting mechanism is selectively placed in one of: a restricted state in which the pivotal movement of the second housing is restricted; and a non-restricted state in which the pivotal movement of the second housing is not restricted; and an interlocking mechanism configured to move one of the guide pin and the guide hole in the prescribed direction in conjunction with the restricting mechanism, such that the guide pin and the guide hole are selectively placed in one of: