Recording apparatus

A printer includes: a restriction unit that is in a rotation allowing state in which opening of a scanner unit from a closed state is allowed when a panel unit is in a first posture and is in a restriction state in which opening of the scanner unit from the closed state is restricted when the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to a second posture; and a posture holding unit that is in a tiltable state in which the posture of the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to the second posture when the scanner unit is in a closed state and is in a posture holding state in which the posture of the panel unit is held in the first posture when the scanner unit is rotated from the closed state in an opening direction.

The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2019-054932, filed Mar. 22, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a recording apparatus having both a recording function for a medium and a reading function for reading a document.

2. Related Art

A recording apparatus represented by a printer is configured as a multifunction machine that is provided with a scanner unit above an apparatus body including a recording unit that performs recording on a medium, and has both a recording function for a medium and a reading function for reading a document.

As disclosed in JP-A-2018-052003 as an example, such a recording apparatus includes a manipulation panel having a display unit that displays predetermined information and a button unit that inputs predetermined information, in which the manipulation panel is configured to be tiltable such that a user easily manipulates the manipulation panel. The manipulation panel disclosed in JP-A-2018-052003 is provided on a side surface of the apparatus, and a tilting shaft is provided along an upper edge of the rectangular manipulation panel. The manipulation panel is configured to be in an inclined posture by rotating such that a manipulation surface faces the upper side.

Further, as disclosed in JP-A-2014-120864 as an example, the recording apparatus configured as a multifunction machine may be configured such that the scanner unit is rotatable to open and close an upper portion of the apparatus body, the inside of the apparatus body is opened by opening the scanner unit, and maintenance or the like is performed. In the multifunction machine disclosed in JP-A-2014-120864, a manipulation panel is provided at a free end side of the scanner unit that rotates with respect to the apparatus body. In the multifunction machine disclosed in JP-A-2014-120864, when the scanner unit rotates, the manipulation panel is displaced integrally with the scanner unit.

As in JP-A-2014-120864, when the manipulation panel provided in the scanner unit that rotates with respect to the apparatus body is configured to be tiltable by rotating such that the manipulation surface faces the upper side as in the manipulation panel disclosed in JP-A-2018-052003, the manipulation panel is tilted in a state in which the scanner unit is closed with respect to the apparatus body, and the scanner unit may be opened as it is. When the scanner unit is opened while the manipulation panel is tilted, it is difficult for the user to see the manipulation surface, and thus manipulability may be reduced.

SUMMARY

A recording apparatus according to the present disclosure that solves the above problems includes: a recording unit that performs recording on a medium; a housing including the recording unit therein; a scanner unit that includes a document stand on which a document is placed and a reading unit that reads the document placed on the document stand, is provided to be rotatable with respect to the housing, and is configured to open and close an upper portion of the housing through rotation; a panel unit that is provided in a free end of the scanner unit and is configured to be tilted between a first posture and a second posture in which the panel unit is more parallel to the document stand than the first posture; a restriction unit that is configured to switch between a restriction state in which rotation of the scanner unit in an opening direction from a closed state in which the scanner unit is closed with respect to the housing is restricted and a rotation allowing state in which the rotating of the scanner unit in the opening direction from the closed state is allowed, the restriction unit being in the rotation allowing state when the panel unit is in the first posture and being in the restriction state when the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to the second posture; and a posture holding unit that is configured to switch between a posture holding state in which a posture of the panel unit with respect to the scanner unit is held in the first posture and a tiltable state in which the posture of the panel unit with respect to the scanner unit is configured to be tilted from the first posture to the second posture, the posture holding unit being switched to the tiltable state when the scanner unit is in the closed state and being switched to the posture holding state when the scanner unit is rotated in the opening direction from the closed state.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be schematically described.

A recording apparatus according to a first aspect includes: a recording unit that performs recording on a medium; a housing including the recording unit therein; a scanner unit that includes a document stand on which a document is placed and a reading unit that reads the document placed on the document stand, is provided to be rotatable with respect to the housing, and is configured to open and close an upper portion of the housing through rotation; a panel unit that is provided in a free end of the scanner unit and is configured to be tilted between a first posture and a second posture in which the panel unit is more parallel to the document stand than the first posture; a restriction unit that is configured to switch between a restriction state in which rotating of the scanner unit in an opening direction from a closed state in which the scanner unit is closed with respect to the housing is restricted and a rotation allowing state in which the rotating of the scanner unit in the opening direction from the closed state is allowed, the restriction unit being in the rotation allowing state when the panel unit is in the first posture and being in the restriction state when the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to the second posture; and a posture holding unit that is configured to switch between a posture holding state in which a posture of the panel unit with respect to the scanner unit is held in the first posture and a tiltable state in which the posture of the panel unit with respect to the scanner unit is configured to be tilted from the first posture to the second posture, the posture holding unit being switched to the tiltable state when the scanner unit is in the closed state and being switched to the posture holding state when the scanner unit is rotated in the opening direction from the closed state.

According to this aspect, the restriction unit is provided which can switch between the restriction state in which the rotating of the scanner unit in the opening direction from the closed state in which the scanner unit is closed with respect to the housing is restricted and the rotation allowing state in which the rotating of the scanner unit in the opening direction from the closed state is allowed. The restriction unit is in the rotation allowing state when the panel unit is in the first posture and is in the restriction state when the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to the second posture. Thus, when the panel unit is in the first posture, the scanner unit can be rotated from the closed state, and when the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to the second posture, the rotating of the scanner unit from the closed state can be restricted. Therefore, the scanner unit is opened while the panel unit is tilted, so that a reduction in manipulability due to difficulty for the user to see a panel surface can be prevented.

Further, the posture holding unit is provided which can switch between the posture holding state in which the posture of the panel unit with respect to the scanner unit is held in the first posture and the tiltable state in which the posture of the panel unit with respect to the scanner unit can be tilted from the first posture to the second posture. The posture holding unit is switched to the tiltable state when the scanner unit is in the closed state and is switched to the posture holding state when the scanner unit is rotated in the opening direction from the closed state. Thus, when the scanner unit is opened, the panel unit is held in the first posture, so that good visibility and manipulability of the panel surface when the scanner unit is opened can be held.

A second aspect of the present disclosure provides the recording apparatus according to the first aspect, in which the restriction unit includes a hook portion that is provided in the panel unit and is displaced following rotation of the panel unit and a restriction portion that is provided in the housing and restricts the rotation of the scanner unit with respect to the housing by hooking the hook portion, and the restriction unit is in the rotation allowing state as the hook portion is detached from the restriction portion when the panel unit is in the first posture, and is in the restriction state as the hook portion is hooked by the restriction portion when the panel unit is tilted from the first posture to the second posture.

According to the present aspect, the restriction unit can be formed with a simple configuration.

A third aspect of the present disclosure provides the recording apparatus according to the first aspect or the second aspect, further including a scanner holding unit including an elastically deformable reception unit that is provided in one of the housing and the scanner unit, and a to-be-received unit that is provided in the other one of the housing and the scanner unit where the reception unit is not provided and is received by the reception unit while the reception unit is elastically deformed, in which as the to-be-received unit is received by the reception unit when the scanner unit is in the closed state, the scanner unit is held in the closed state against a force of tilting the panel unit from the first posture to the second posture.

According to this aspect, since the scanner holding unit is provided, it is possible to prevent the scanner unit from being opened by a force of tilting the panel unit from the first posture.

A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides the recording apparatus according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect, in which the posture holding unit includes a recess portion that is provided in the panel unit, a rotation member that includes a protrusion portion configured to be inserted and extracted into and from the recess portion through rotation with respect to the scanner unit, a pressing member that presses the rotation member in a direction in which the protrusion portion is inserted into the recess portion, and a contact portion that is provided in the housing and is configured to contact the rotation member in a state in which the scanner unit is closed, wherein when the scanner unit is in an open state, the protrusion portion is inserted into the recess portion by a pressing force of the pressing member, so that the panel unit is in the posture holding state, and when the scanner unit is closed from the open state, the contact portion rotates the rotation member against the pressing force of the pressing member and the protrusion portion is extracted from the recess portion, so that the panel unit is in the tiltable state.

According to this aspect, the posture holding unit that switches between the posture holding state and the tiltable state of the panel unit in conjunction with the opening and closing of the scanner unit can be formed with a simple configuration.

A fifth aspect of the present disclosure provides the recording apparatus according to any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect, in which the recording unit includes a recording head that ejects a liquid, and is configured to perform recording by ejecting the liquid from the recording head to the medium, and the housing includes a liquid storage unit therein that stores the liquid, and is configured such that when the scanner unit is in the open state, the liquid storage unit is configured to be replenished with the liquid.

According to this aspect, in addition to the same effects as those according to any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect, when the liquid storage unit is replenished with the liquid, the scanner unit can be opened with good manipulability.

A sixth aspect of the present disclosure provides the recording apparatus according to the fifth aspect, in which the recording unit includes a carriage which supports the recording head and on which the liquid storage unit is configured to be mounted.

According to this aspect, in the recording apparatus in which the liquid storage unit is mounted on the carriage that supports the recording head, the same effects as those according to the fifth aspect can be obtained.

First Embodiment

Hereinafter, an outline of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an ink jet printer1is described as an example of the recording apparatus. Hereinafter, the ink jet printer1is simply referred to as a printer1.

In an XYZ coordinate system illustrated in each drawing, an X-axis direction indicates an apparatus width direction, a Y-axis direction indicates an apparatus depth direction, and a Z-axis direction indicates an apparatus height direction. Further, the +Y direction indicates a forward direction with respect to the apparatus, and the −Y direction indicates a rearward direction with respect to the apparatus. Further, when viewed from the forward direction with respect to the apparatus, a leftward direction indicates the +X direction, and a rightward direction indicates the −X direction. Further, the +Z direction indicates an upward direction, and the −Z direction indicates a downward direction.

Further, in the printer1, a transport direction in which a medium is transported is referred to as a “downstream direction”, and a direction that is opposite thereto is referred to as an “upstream direction”.

Outline of Printer

The printer1illustrated inFIG. 1includes a housing2that includes a recording unit8that performs recording on a medium, and a scanner unit4that is provided on the housing2and reads an image of a document. That is, the printer1is configured as a multi-function machine having an image reading function in addition to a recording function.

In the printer1, examples of the medium on which the recording is performed include, in addition to a plain paper, a thick paper that is thicker than the plain paper, such as a postcard and a business card, a thin paper that is thinner than the plain paper, a glossy paper for photography, and the like. Further, the printer1is configured to also perform the recording on a label surface of a disc-type memory such as a CD and a DVD.

In the printer1, the recording unit8includes a recording head10that ejects an ink as a liquid, and a carriage20that supports the recording head10, and is configured to perform the recording by ejecting the ink from the recording head10toward the medium P.

The scanner unit4is provided to be rotatable with respect to the housing2and is configured to be able to open and close an upper portion of the housing2through rotation.FIG. 1illustrates a closed state in which the scanner unit4is closed with respect to the housing2, andFIG. 3illustrates an opened state in which the scanner unit4is completely opened with respect to the housing2.

InFIG. 1, a panel unit13including a manipulation unit6is provided in the +Y direction that is the forward direction of the printer1. The manipulation unit6can perform preview display of setting contents or an image in addition to various setting manipulations and execution manipulations for recording and image reading.

The panel unit13is provided in the scanner unit4, and is tilted from a state in which a manipulation surface6aas a panel surface faces the front side as illustrated inFIG. 1to a state in which the manipulation surface6afaces the upper side from the state ofFIG. 1as illustrated inFIG. 2.

Configurations of the scanner unit4and the panel unit13will be described in detail later.

A lower cover7is provided at a lower portion of a front surface2aof the housing2. The front surface2aof the housing2is not visible inFIG. 1but is illustrated inFIGS. 2 and 3.

By opening the lower cover7as indicated by a dotted line inFIG. 5, a medium tray11for storing the medium P before the recording and a discharge tray12for receiving the medium P discharged after the recording are exposed.

The discharge tray12can switch between a storage state in which the discharge tray12is stored in the housing2as indicated by a solid line inFIG. 5and a protrusion state in which the discharge tray12protrudes toward the front side of the housing2as indicated by a dotted line inFIG. 5, and can receive the medium P after recording in the protrusion state. The discharge tray12is configured to be switchable between the storage state and the protrusion state by a motor that is not illustrated.

The medium tray11can store a plurality of media P, and is detachable from the housing2. As illustrated inFIG. 5, the medium tray11can send the medium P to a medium transport path T, which will be described below, while being mounted on the housing2. Further, the medium tray11can be replenished with the medium P while being pulled out forward (in the +Y direction).

In Medium Transport Path in Printer

Next, the medium transport path T of the printer1will be described with reference toFIG. 5. The medium transport path T is a transport path for the medium P transported from the medium tray11provided at a lower portion of the printer1toward a recording area by the recording unit8.

The medium P set on the medium tray11is picked up by the feeding roller16and is sent out to the medium transport path T. In more detail, the feeding roller16that is rotationally driven by the drive source that is not illustrated is provided in a roller support member19that swings about a swing shaft19a,rotates while being in contact with the uppermost medium P of the plurality of media P stored in the medium tray11, and sends out the uppermost medium P from the medium tray11in the rearward direction with respect to the apparatus (in the −Y direction).

An intermediate roller17that is rotationally driven by the drive source that is not illustrated is provided downstream of the feeding roller16, and the medium P is curved and reversed by the intermediate roller17, and is sent in the forward direction with respect to the apparatus (in the +Y direction). Reference numerals18a,18b,18c,and18dare driven rollers that can be driven and rotated by the intermediate roller17, and the medium is nipped by the driven roller18aand the intermediate roller17, is nipped by the driven roller18band the intermediate roller17, is then nipped by the driven roller18cand the intermediate roller17, and is sent downstream. The driven roller18dwill be described later.

A transport roller pair21is provided downstream of the intermediate roller17, and the medium P is sent to a lower side of the recording head10by the transport roller pair21. InFIG. 5, in the transport roller pair21, a lower roller is rotationally driven by the drive source that is not illustrated, and an upper roller is driven and rotated by the lower roller.

The recording unit8is provided downstream of the transport roller pair21. In the recording unit8, the recording head10that ejects the ink is provided at the bottom of the carriage20. A liquid storage unit24for accommodating the ink supplied to the recording head10is mounted on the carriage20. In other words, the housing2includes the liquid storage unit24therein.

The carriage20is configured to reciprocate in the apparatus width direction (the X axis direction) by a drive source that is not illustrated.

A medium support member23that supports a medium transported through the medium transport path T is provided at a position facing the recording head10, and an interval between the medium and the recording head10is defined by the medium support member23. The interval between the medium and the recording head10is also referred to as a gap.

A discharge roller pair22is provided downstream of the medium support member23. Similar to the transport roller pair21, the discharge roller pair22is also configured such that a lower roller is rotationally driven by the drive source that is not illustrated, and an upper roller is driven and rotated by the lower roller. The medium P after recording by the recording unit8is discharged toward the discharge tray12in the protrusion state by the discharge roller pair22, as indicated by a dotted line inFIG. 5.

The printer1is configured to be able to perform double-sided recording in which recording is performed on a first surface of the medium P and a second surface opposite to the first surface. When performing the double-sided recording, after the recording on the first surface, the medium P is switched back and is sent in the −Y direction. The switched-back medium P can be nipped by the driven roller18dand the intermediate roller17and can be joined to the medium transport path T. The medium P is reversed by the intermediate roller17and is transported to the lower side of the recording head10in a state in which the second surface faces the recording head10, and the recording is performed on the second surface.

Further, the printer1is configured to be able to supply the medium P, on which the recording is performed, also from an upper supply port9provided at an upper portion in the rearward direction with respect to the apparatus. The upper supply port9is opened by opening a feeding port cover3. The medium P supplied from the upper supply port9enters the medium transport path T upstream of the transport roller pair21, and the recording on the medium P is performed by the recording head10.

In Scanner Unit

In the printer1, as illustrated inFIG. 3, the scanner unit4is provided to be rotatable with respect to the upper portion of the housing2. The scanner unit4has a rotary shaft in the rearward direction of the apparatus, that is, in the −Y direction, and is configured to be able to open and close an upper portion of the housing2by rotating with a front side of the apparatus, that is, the +Y direction, as a free end4a.

As illustrated inFIG. 5, the scanner unit4includes a scanner body30including a reading section31therein serving as a reading unit for reading a document, a document stand32on which a document is placed, and a document stand cover5that can open and close the document stand32. When the document stand cover5is opened as illustrated inFIG. 6, the document stand32is exposed. The reading section31reads a document placed on the document stand32. The document is placed on the document stand32in a state in which a reading surface faces the document stand32.

In the scanner unit4, the document stand32is disposed on the scanner body30as illustrated inFIGS. 5 and 6, and the outer periphery of four sides is pressed by a frame member38.

When the document stand cover5is closed, as illustrated inFIG. 6, a presser plate33that presses the document is provided on a surface facing the document stand32.

The panel unit13is provided in the scanner body30, and the document stand cover5can be opened and closed alone.

In Panel Unit

As described above, the panel unit13is provided to be rotatable with respect to the scanner body30of the scanner unit4. In more detail, the panel unit13is configured to be tiltable between a first posture illustrated inFIG. 1and a second posture in which the panel unit13is more parallel to the document stand32(seeFIG. 6) than the first posture as illustrated inFIG. 2. When the scanner unit4is closed, in the scanner unit4in the first posture, the manipulation surface6ais disposed along the side surface of the front side of the housing2, that is, the front surface2a(seeFIG. 2). When the panel unit13is tilted from the first posture (seeFIG. 1) to the second posture (seeFIG. 2), the panel unit13is tilted in a direction in which the manipulation surface6afaces the upper side.

In the present embodiment, the panel unit13is configured to be tiltable up to 80° in a direction in which the manipulation surface6afaces the upper side while a state of the first posture illustrated inFIG. 1is set as 0°.FIG. 2illustrates a state in which the panel unit13is tilted at an inclination angle of 80°.

Further, in the printer1, the panel unit13is provided at the free end4aof the scanner unit4. Accordingly, a rotation direction of the scanner unit4and a rotation direction of the panel unit13are the same, and operability of the printer1in a state in which the user looks at the panel unit13from the front side is improved.

Here, for example, as illustrated inFIG. 2, when the panel unit13is tilted in a state in which the scanner unit4is closed with respect to the housing2and the scanner unit4is opened as it is, it is difficult for the user to see the manipulation surface6a,and thus manipulability may be reduced.

In order to prevent this problem, the printer1according to the present embodiment includes a restriction unit40illustrated inFIGS. 10 and 11and a posture holding unit50illustrated inFIGS. 14 and 15.

The restriction unit40can switch between a restriction state in which rotating of the scanner unit4in an opening direction from a closed state in which the scanner unit4is closed with respect to the housing2is restricted and a rotation allowing state in which the rotating of the scanner unit4in the opening direction from the closed state is allowed. The restriction unit40is switched to the rotation allowing state when the panel unit13is in the first posture and is switched to the restriction state when the panel unit13is tilted from the first posture to the second posture.

The posture holding unit50can switch between a posture holding state in which the posture of the panel unit13with respect to the scanner unit4is held in the first posture and a tiltable state in which the posture of the panel unit13with respect to the scanner unit4can be tilted from the first posture to the second posture. The posture holding unit50is switched to the tiltable state when the scanner unit4is in the closed state and is switched to the posture holding state when the scanner unit4is rotated in the opening direction from the closed state.

In other words, only when the panel unit13is in the first posture illustrated inFIG. 1, the printer1includes the restriction unit40that enables the scanner unit4to rotate in the opening direction from the closed state as illustrated inFIG. 3and the posture holding unit50that holds the panel unit13in the first posture in the state ofFIG. 3in which the scanner unit4is opened.

As the restriction unit40is provided, the scanner unit4can be opened only when the panel unit13is in the first posture. Therefore, the scanner unit4is opened while the panel unit13is tilted, so that a reduction in the manipulability due to difficulty for the user to see the manipulation surface6acan be prevented.

Further, as the posture holding unit50is provided, the posture of the panel unit13is held in the first posture when the scanner unit4is opened, and good visibility and manipulability of the manipulation surface6aare maintained. Further, since the panel unit13can be tilted only when the scanner unit4is in the closed state, a possibility that the scanner unit4is inadvertently closed in an attempt to rotate the panel unit13in a state in which the scanner unit4is opened can be reduced.

Hereinafter, detailed configurations of the restriction unit40and the posture holding unit50will be described with reference to the drawings.

In Restriction Unit

In the present embodiment, the restriction unit40includes a hook portion41that is provided in the panel unit13as illustrated inFIGS. 8 and 9and is displaced following the rotation of the panel unit13and a restriction portion42that is provided on the front surface2aof the housing2as illustrated inFIG. 7and restricts the rotation of the scanner unit4with respect to the housing2by hooking the hook portion41as illustrated inFIG. 11. The hook portion41is provided on the rear surface of the panel unit13. Further, inFIG. 8, reference numeral13adenotes a bearing13athat receives a shaft portion that is provided in the scanner body30of the scanner unit4and is not illustrated. The shaft portion received by the bearing13aserves as a rotation center of the panel unit13. One hook portion41as the restriction unit40is provided at a position closer to a central portion C than to an end portion of the panel unit13in the width direction (the X axis direction). One restriction portion42is provided at a position corresponding to the hook portion41in the width direction of the housing2illustrated inFIG. 3.

As illustrated inFIGS. 9 and 10, the hook portion41extends from an upper portion of the panel unit13, and is formed to have an opening portion41aon a lower side thereof.

FIG. 10illustrates a state in which the scanner unit4is in the closed state and the panel unit13is in the first posture. At this time, the opening portion41aof the hook portion41is located below the restriction portion42. When the scanner unit4is rotated in the opening direction, the hook portion41is in a state in which the hook portion41does not interfere with the restriction portion42, that is, in a state in which the hook portion41is detached from the restriction portion42. Therefore, in this state, the scanner unit4can be opened.

FIG. 11illustrates a state in which the scanner unit4is in the closed state and the panel unit13is in a tilted posture in which the panel unit13is rotated from the first posture. When the panel unit13is tilted, the hook portion41is hooked by the restriction portion42as illustrated inFIG. 11, and when the scanner unit4is rotated in the opening direction, the hook portion41interferes with the restriction portion42, so that the rotation of the scanner unit4is restricted. Therefore, the scanner unit4cannot be opened.

That is, the restriction unit40is in the rotation allowing state in which when the panel unit13is in the first posture, the hook portion41is detached from the restriction portion42, so that the rotation of the scanner unit4is allowed, and is in the restriction state in which when the panel unit13is tilted from the first posture to the second posture, the hook portion41is hooked by the restriction portion42, so that the rotation of the scanner unit4is restricted.

With the above configuration, the restriction unit40can be formed with a simple configuration.

In Posture Holding Unit

The posture holding unit50includes a recess portion51illustrated inFIGS. 8 and 9, a rotation member52and a pressing member53illustrated inFIG. 13, and a contact portion54illustrated inFIG. 7.

As illustrated inFIGS. 8 and 9, the recess portion51is provided on the rear surface of the panel unit13to be opened in the +X direction.

The rotation member52illustrated inFIG. 13includes a rotary shaft52b(see alsoFIG. 12) that rotates with respect to the scanner body30of the scanner unit4and includes a protrusion portion52athat can be inserted and extracted into and from the recess portion51through rotation.FIGS. 14 and 16illustrate a state in which the protrusion portion52ais inserted into the recess portion51, andFIGS. 15 and 17illustrate a state in which the protrusion portion52ais extracted from the recess portion51. Further,FIG. 12illustrates a state in which in order to easily see the rotary shaft52bprovided in the scanner unit4, the frame member38and the document stand cover5are removed from the printer1.

The pressing member53illustrated inFIG. 13presses the rotation member52in an arrow +A direction in which the protrusion portion52ais inserted into the recess portion51as illustrated inFIG. 14. As an example, a torsion coil spring can be used as the pressing member53. As illustrated inFIG. 7, the contact portion54is provided at an upper portion of the front surface2aof the housing2and is disposed to be able to contact the rotation member52in a state in which the scanner unit4is closed.

Then, the posture holding unit50is in the posture holding state in which the protrusion portion52aof the rotation member52is inserted into the recess portion51by a pressing force of the pressing member53and the panel unit13is held in the first posture, when the scanner unit4is in an opened state, and is in the tiltable state in which the contact portion54comes into contact with the rotation member52, the rotation member52is rotated in an arrow −A direction illustrated inFIG. 14against the pressing force of the pressing member53, the protrusion portion52ais extracted from the recess portion51, and thus the panel unit13can be tilted, when the scanner unit4is closed from the opened state.

As illustrated inFIGS. 14 and 16, when the protrusion portion52aof the rotation member52is inserted into the recess portion51, if the panel unit13is to be rotated upward, the protrusion portion52ainterferes with a restriction surface51aof the recess portion51illustrated inFIG. 16, so that the rotation of the panel unit13is restricted. Therefore, the panel unit13can be held in the first posture.

As illustrated inFIGS. 15 and 17, when the protrusion portion52aof the rotation member52is extracted from the recess portion51, even if the panel unit13is rotated upward, the protrusion portion52aand the restriction surface51ado not interfere with each other, so that the panel unit13can be tilted. That is, the panel unit13is in the tiltable state.

With this configuration, the posture holding unit50that switches between the posture holding state and the tiltable state of the panel unit13in conjunction with the opening and closing of the scanner unit4can be formed with a simple configuration.

Further, the printer1is provided with a scanner holding unit60that holds the closed state of the scanner unit4as illustrated inFIGS. 18 and 19.

As illustrated inFIG. 19, the scanner holding unit60includes an elastically deformable reception unit61(see alsoFIG. 7) provided in the housing2and a to-be-received unit62provided in the scanner unit4and received by the reception unit61while elastically deforming the reception unit61. The scanner holding unit60is configured to, when the scanner unit4is in the closed state, hold the scanner unit4in the closed state against a force of tilting the panel unit13from the first posture as the to-be-received unit62is received by the reception unit61as illustrated inFIGS. 18 and 19.

When the panel unit13is provided in the scanner unit4, the scanner unit4may be opened by an upward force that attempts to tilt the panel unit13from the first posture. As the scanner holding unit60is provided, the scanner unit4can be prevented from being inadvertently opened when the panel unit13is tilted.

Further, the to-be-received unit62may be provided in one of the housing2and the scanner unit4in which the reception unit61is not provided. For example, the reception unit61may be provided in the scanner unit4and the to-be-received unit62may be provided in the housing2. Modification example of restriction unit or posture holding unit

Further, a plurality of the restriction units40can be provided in the width direction (the X axis direction). For example, two hook portions41can be provided to sandwich the central portion C of the panel unit13illustrated inFIG. 8in the width direction, and two restriction portions42can be provided at positions of the housing2, corresponding to the hook portions41, in the width direction. As the plurality of restriction units40are provided, the rotation of the scanner unit4can be more reliably suppressed.

Further, the restriction unit40is not limited to the configuration including the hook portion41and the restriction portion42. For example, the restriction unit can be configured to include a locking pin that moves forward and rearward with respect to a hole provided in the scanner unit, a solenoid that moves the locking pin forward and rearward, and a control unit that controls the solenoid. Further, the restriction unit can be configured to include an encoder that detects an opening angle of the panel unit. When the panel unit13is in the first posture, the control unit fits the locking pin in the hole of the scanner unit and locks the locking pin, so that the restriction unit40is in the restriction state. Further, when the panel unit13is in the tilted posture, the locking pin is removed from the hole and is unlocked, so that the restriction unit40is in the rotation allowing state.

Further, in the posture holding unit50, the pressing member53and the contact portion54are omitted, and the rotation member52is rotated by a motor that rotates the rotation member52and a control unit that controls the motor, so that the insertion and the extraction of the protrusion portion52ainto and from the recess portion51can be switched.

In Liquid Storage Unit

In the printer1, the liquid storage unit24mounted on the carriage20illustrated inFIG. 3can be replenished with the ink that has been reduced by the recording.

The printer1is configured such that the ink can be replenished in the liquid storage unit24in a state in which the scanner unit4is opened as illustrated inFIG. 3.

A plurality of the liquid storage units24corresponding to a plurality of colors are mounted on the carriage20. A cap26for closing an ink supply port25illustrated inFIG. 4is provided on each liquid storage unit24.FIG. 4illustrates a state in which the cap26of the leftmost liquid storage unit24is opened when the drawing is viewed from the front side. The cap26opens and closes the ink supply port25by rotating about the rearward direction with respect to the apparatus (the −Y direction). The ink can be filled into the liquid storage unit24from the ink supply port25.

InFIG. 3, the carriage20is located at a home position. The home position is provided at one end of a moving area of the carriage20, and is set at an end in the −X direction in the present embodiment.

An eaves member14is provided in front of the housing2in the −X direction, and when the carriage20is located at the home position, the liquid storage unit24with the cap26closed is located below the eaves member14. The carriage20can be located at the home position by the eaves member14with the cap26securely closed.

Since the eaves member14exists, the cap26of the liquid storage unit24cannot be opened when the carriage20is located at the hoe position. When the liquid storage unit24is replenished with the ink, for example, an ink replenishment mode is selected in the manipulation unit6, so that the carriage20can be moved to a position where the cap26is not covered by the eaves member14illustrated inFIG. 4.

In the present embodiment, in a state in which the scanner unit4is opened by the restriction unit40and the posture holding unit50described above, the panel unit13is held at an angle at which the user is easy to see the manipulation surface6aof the manipulation unit6. Therefore, when the liquid storage unit24is replenished with the ink, good manipulability can be ensured.

As illustrated inFIG. 3, a notch portion15is provided on the front surface2aof the housing2. A window portion27that can visually recognize the amount of the ink therein is provided on a side surface of the liquid storage unit24in the +Y direction. In the ink replenishment mode, the carriage20is moved to a position the carriage20overlaps the notch portion15in the X-axis direction as illustrated inFIG. 4. Accordingly, the ink can be replenished while checking the amount of the ink in the liquid storage unit24.

When the replenishment of the ink is completed, for example, the ink replenishment mode is terminated in the manipulation unit6, so that the carriage20can return to the home position. Further, it is detected that the scanner unit4is closed with respect to the housing2, and the carriage20returns to the home position using the detection result as a trigger.

Further, the scanner unit4is provided with a cover member29that closes the notch portion15in the closed state of the scanner unit4as illustrated inFIG. 18.FIG. 18illustrates a state in which the frame member38, the document stand cover5, and the panel unit13are removed from the printer1. As illustrated inFIG. 20, the cover member29is provided in the scanner unit4to be located on the rear side (the −Y direction) of the panel unit13.

As the cover member29is provided, the notch portion15is covered with the cover member29in the closed state of the scanner unit4, so that ink mist generated when the recording is performed in the printer1can be suppressed from adhering to the rear surface of the panel unit13.

Hereinabove, the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described. However, it is apparent that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure described in the appended claims, and the modifications are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.