Abstract:
A liquid ejecting head is adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium. A transporter is adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via a transporting path. A tray guide is disposed in a front side of the liquid ejecting apparatus, and having a supporting face adapted to support the tray thereon. The tray guide is movable between a first position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a second position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path. The supporting face is kept being parallel to the transporting path when the tray guide is moved between the first position and the second position.

Description:
The present application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/236,944 filed on Sep. 27, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,740,348, entitled “Liquid Ejecting Apparatus,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a liquid ejecting apparatus which ejects liquid toward a target medium, and more particularly, to a liquid ejecting apparatus, configured to transport a tray in which the target medium such as an optical disc or the like can be set. 
     Here, the term “liquid ejecting apparatus” is used for referring not only to a recording apparatus, such as a printer, a copier, and a facsimile machine, having an ink jet recording head for ejecting ink from the recording head so as to perform recording on a recording medium but also to an apparatus that causes liquid to adhere onto a medium, corresponding to the recording medium in the above-described recording apparatus, by ejecting liquid selected depending on the use of the apparatus in place of ink onto the medium from a liquid ejecting head corresponding to the above-described ink jet recording head. 
     As the liquid ejecting head, the following heads can be considered other than the above-described recording head: a color-material ejecting head used for manufacturing a color filter for a liquid crystal display or the like, an electrode-material (conductive paste) ejecting head used for forming an electrode in an organic electroluminescent (EL) display or a field-emission display (FED), a bioorganic compound ejecting head used for manufacturing a bio-chip, and a sample spraying head as a precision pipette. 
     As examples of the recording apparatus and the liquid ejecting apparatus, an ink jet recording apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as a “printer”) which directly ejects ink on a labeled surface of an optical disc, for example, a compact disc, thereby performing recording is used. That is, after the optical disc as a target medium is set on a tray formed of a plate body, the tray is transported into a medium transporting path by a transporting roller, and then recording is performed. 
     In such a printer, a guide member (attachment: hereinafter, referred to as “tray guide”) for guiding the tray toward the front of the apparatus is detachably provided. Then, at the time of performing recording on the optical disc, the tray guide is installed, and the tray is sent from the tray guide inside the apparatus. Accordingly, the tray is transported to a recording start position by the transporting roller while being supported on the tray guide (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-211757A). 
     Further, an ejecting roller provided on a downstream of a recording head generally has a driving roller that is driven to be rotated and a follower roller that is brought into contact with the driving roller to be rotated by the driving roller. As the follower roller, a spur roller which has a serrated circumference is used in order to prevent dot omission or ink transport. However, there is an optical disc which has a data area just below a labeled surface, and thus, if the spur roller is pressed into contact with the labeled surface of such an optical disc, data of the optical disc may be destroyed. For this reason, in a recording apparatus which can perform recording on the optical disc, the follower roller and the driving roller are spaced apart from each other. 
     As an example of such a configuration, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-130774A, a recording apparatus is disclosed in which a stacker for stacking sheets of paper to be ejected is displaceably provided between a first position and a second position so as to be used as a tray guide. According to this configuration, in connection with the position switching operation of the stacker, the follower roller can be displaced correspondingly, and the operation of the user can be simplified. In addition, the tray guide is integrally provided in the recording apparatus, and thus the tray guide does not need to be separately managed, thereby implementing a user-friendly apparatus. 
     Moreover, although the follower roller (the spur roller) is spaced apart from the driving roller, if the tray is elevated from a tray supporting face in the tray guide, the optical disc set on the tray may be brought into contact with the follower roller, and a data area of the optical disc may be damaged. 
     Accordingly, in order to prevent such a problem, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-211757A, a tray is disclosed in which the distance from a set region of the optical disc in the tray to a leading end of the tray is made large. In this case, when the tray is sent in the transporting path from the downstream of the follower roller toward the upstream, the optical disc and the follower roller do not face each other until the leading end of the tray is nipped by the transporting rollers on the upstream of the recording head. According to this configuration, in a state in which the leading end of the tray is not nipped by the transporting rollers, that is, in a state in which the tray is easily elevated from the tray guide, the optical disc and the follower roller do not face each other, and thus the optical disc can be prevented from being brought into contact with the follower roller. 
     However, in the conventional configurations described above, the following four problems occur. 
     First, in order to switch the stacker described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-130774A from the second position (a position for stacking sheets of paper) to the first position (a position for guiding the tray), the stacker in a substantially horizontal posture is rotated to be in a vertical posture once, is lifted upward, and then is rotated to be in the substantially horizontal posture again. The switching operation from the first position to the second position is performed in reverse order. However, it may be hard for the user to understand such an operation. Further, in order to rotate and moves vertically the stacker, a space of the recording apparatus in its heightwise direction needs to be provided. 
     Second, if the size of the tray is made such that the optical disc set on the tray is not brought into contact with the follower roller, as described above, the size of the printer in its depthwise direction is made large or the leading end of the tray projects to the rear side of the printer at the time of performing recording on the optical disc, which causes a problem in that the installment space in the rear side of the printer needs to be made large. 
     In addition, recently, for the sake of enhancing a throughput, the recording head tends to be made large. In this case, however, the medium transporting path from the transporting roller to the ejecting roller is elongated, and the length of the tray needs to be further lengthened accordingly, such that the above-described problem occurs more drastically. In addition, even when the follower roller is spaced apart from the driving roller and the follower roller is caused to slide along paper ejecting direction, the medium transporting path from the transporting roller to the ejecting roller is elongated, and thus the above-described problem occurs more drastically. 
     Third, in a state in which the tray is supported by the tray guide, if the position switching operation of the tray guide is executed, the optical disc set on the tray may be brought into contact with the spur roller, and thus the data area may be damaged. Further, if larger force than is necessary is applied and a compulsive position switching operation is performed, the optical disc set on the tray or the tray itself may be damaged. 
     Fourth, in order to cause the follower roller and the driving roller to be spaced apart from each other, a roller supporting frame for supporting the rotary shaft of the follower roller can be configured to slide in the medium transporting direction. With such a configuration, the size of the apparatus in its heightwise direction can be reduced, without needing the vertical space of the apparatus. 
     However, since the roller supporting frame has a shape which is long in a widthwise direction of the target medium, if the roller supporting frame is configured to slide in a direction perpendicular to the widthwise direction, that is, in the medium transporting direction, the posture of the roller supporting frame may be easily inclined at the time of the sliding operation, and thus a smooth sliding operation may not be performed. In addition, the sliding operation may be difficult. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a liquid ejecting apparatus in which a switching operation of a tray guide between positions is simplified, thereby further enhancing operability and reducing a size of the apparatus in its heightwise direction. 
     It is also an object of the invention to prevent a liquid ejecting apparatus from being enlarged or an installment space of the apparatus from being expanded, and to reliably prevent a target medium from being brought into contact with a follower roller of an ejecting roller. 
     It is also an object of the invention to provide a liquid ejecting apparatus which can prevent an optical disc set on a tray or a tray from being damaged, even when an erroneous operation is performed, in a state in which the tray is supported by a tray guide. 
     It is also an object of the invention to provide a liquid ejecting apparatus in which a roller supporting frame is allowed to stably slide when the roller supporting frame is configured to slide in a medium transporting direction. 
     In order to achieve the above objects, according to the invention, there is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: 
     a liquid ejecting head, adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium; 
     a transporter, adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via a transporting path; and 
     a tray guide, disposed in a front side of the liquid ejecting apparatus, and having a supporting face adapted to support the tray thereon, the tray guide being movable between a first position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a second position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path, 
     wherein the supporting face is kept being parallel to the transporting path when the tray guide is moved between the first position and the second position. 
     With this configuration, the displacement movement of the tray guide can be simplified, operability of the tray guide can be enhanced, and the size of the apparatus in its heightwise direction can be reduced. 
     The tray guide may be moved between the first position and the second position while being slid in a direction that the transporting path extends. 
     The tray guide may be situated above the transporting path when the tray guide is placed in the second position. In this case, a path for ejecting the medium, such as normal paper or the like, can be prevented from being complicated, without being influenced by the tray guide when such a medium is ejected. 
     The supporting face may extend horizontally. In this case, the size of the apparatus in its heightwise direction can be further reduced, without needing a space in the heightwise direction of the liquid ejecting apparatus. 
     The liquid ejecting apparatus may further comprise a tray guide retainer operable to retain the tray guide at either the first position or the second position and to guide the movement of the tray guide between the first position and the second position. The tray guide may be moved to the second position by pushing the tray guide retained in the first position toward a rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus. The guide member may release the tray guide when the tray guide retained in the second position is pushed toward the rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus. 
     In this case, the tray guide can be switched from the second position to the first position by performing a push-on operation, and thus an operation is simple and intelligible, thereby implementing a user-friendly apparatus. 
     Here, the tray guide retainer may comprise: 
     a first guide pin, project outward from each of both widthwise ends of the tray guide; 
     a guide member, disposed adjacent to each of both widthwise ends of the tray guide, and formed with a first groove extending in a direction that the tray guide moves and adapted to movably receive the first guide pin; 
     an urging member, urging the first guide pin in such a direction that the tray guide is moved to the first position; and 
     a cam unit, fitted with the first guide pin such that the first guide pin is retained at a third position corresponding to the second position of the guide tray, and such that the first guide pin is released from the third position when the tray guide retained in the second position is pushed toward the rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus. 
     In this case, when being displaced from the second position to the first position, the tray guide receives urging force of the urging member, and thus the operation when the tray guide is switched from the second position to the first position can be easily performed with a small load. 
     Here, the cam unit may comprise: a rotatable cam, formed with a slot to which the first guide pin is idly fitted, and a cam groove having a bottom formed with a stepped portion; and a pin member, configured to be movable along the cam groove while being urged toward the bottom of the cam groove. The pin member may be anchored by the stepped portion when the tray guide is retained in the second position. 
     In this case, the configuration for switching the position of the tray guide by a so-called push-on operation can be easily obtained with a simple structure. 
     Meanwhile, the liquid ejecting apparatus may further comprise an ejector, adapted to eject the target medium to the outside of the liquid ejecting apparatus. The ejector may comprise: a first roller and a second roller, adapted to nip the target medium therebetween; and a frame member, supporting the second roller, and interlocked with the tray guide so as to be movable between a fourth position allowing the second roller to be brought into contact with the first roller and a fifth position separating the second roller from the first roller. The frame member may be moved from the fourth position to the fifth position when the tray guide is moved from the second position to the first position. The frame member may be moved from the fifth position to the fourth position when the tray guide is moved from the first position to the second position. 
     In this case, when liquid is ejected onto the medium, such as an optical disc or the like, a data area can be reliably prevented from being broken since the second roller is pressed into contact with a surface of the medium, onto which liquid is to be ejected. Further, a user does not need to perform a special operation, thereby implementing a user-friendly apparatus. 
     Here, the tray guide retainer may comprise: a second guide pin, projected outward from each of both widthwise ends of the frame member; a second groove, formed in the guide member so as to extend in a direction that the frame member moves, and adapted to movably receive the second guide pin; and a link member, linking the first guide pin and the second guide pin so as to interlock the frame member with the tray guide. 
     In this case, the tray guide and the frame member can be connected to each other while ensuring a degree of freedom in operation. 
     Here, the link member may be formed with a third groove adapted to movably receive the first guide pin and a fourth groove adapted to movably receive the second guide pin. The third groove may be an L-shaped groove having a first portion extending parallel with the transporting path and a second portion extending the direction that the frame member moves. The fourth groove may extend in the direction that the frame member moves. 
     In this case, the tray guide and the frame member are connected one to one by the third and fourth guide grooves formed in the link member. Further, with the third guide groove, a latch stroke of the cam can be ensured, when the tray guide is retained at the second position or when the retained state of the tray guide at the second position is released. That is, only the tray guide can be displaced, without displacing the frame member. 
     Meanwhile, the tray guide may comprise: a shaft member, extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction that the transporting path extends; and a pinion gear, provided on each of ends of the shaft member. The tray guide retainer may comprise racks each of which is adapted to mesh with the pinion gear and extends in a direction parallel to the direction that the transporting path extends. 
     In this case, the tray guide can maintain a stable posture so as not to obliquely move at the time of the sliding operation. 
     The tray guide may have a back face opposite to the supporting face and adapted to face an ejecting path through which the target medium is ejected to the outside of the liquid ejecting apparatus, when the tray guide is placed in the second position. The back face may be formed with ribs extending in a direction that the target medium is ejected and adapted to guide side edges of the target medium. 
     In this case, when the target medium is ejected, there is no case in which the side edges of the target medium is caught on the tray guide, and thus the target medium can be smoothly ejected. 
     The liquid ejecting apparatus may further comprise a scanner unit disposed above the transporting path. 
     According to the invention, there is also provided a liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: 
     a liquid ejecting head, adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium; 
     an ejector, adapted to eject the target medium to the outside of the liquid ejecting apparatus via a transporting path, the ejector comprising a first roller and a second roller which are adapted to nip the target medium therebetween, and are configured such that the second roller is movable between a first position being brought into contact with the first roller and a second position being separated from the first roller; 
     a transporter, adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via the transporting path; 
     a tray guide, disposed in a downstream part of the transporting path relative to the ejector, and having a supporting face adapted to support the tray thereon; and 
     at least one regulator, disposed between the second roller and an end of the tray guide closer to the ejector, and operable to regulate a position of the tray in a direction orthogonal to the transporting path when the second roller is placed in the second position. 
     With this configuration, the target medium set on the tray can be reliably prevented from being brought into contact with the second roller. Further, the length of the tray does not need to be made large, and thus the liquid ejecting apparatus can be prevented from being enlarged or the installment space of the rear side of the liquid ejecting apparatus can be prevented from being expanded. 
     The second roller may be escaped from the transporting path when the second roller is placed in the second position. The regulator may project into the transporting path when the second roller is placed in the second position. 
     In this case, the regulator can be configured with a simple structure at low cost, and the target medium can be reliably prevented from being brought into contact with the second roller. 
     A plurality of regulators may be arranged in a widthwise direction of the tray guide. In this case, the target medium can be more reliably prevented from being brought into contact with the second roller. 
     The regulator may be arranged so as not to face the target medium mounted on the tray. In this case, the regulator is disposed at the position away from the target medium set on the tray. Therefore, the target medium can be prevented from being brought into contact with the second roller, such that there is no case in which the target medium is damaged. 
     The regulator may be retracted from the transporting path when the second roller is placed in the first position. In this case, when liquid is ejected onto the target medium such as normal paper or the like, there is no case in which the regulator interrupts the ejection of the target medium. 
     The tray guide may be movable between a third position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a fourth position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path. The second roller may be moved from the first position to the second position when the tray guide is moved from the fourth position to the third position. The second roller may be moved from the second position to the first position when the tray guide is moved from the third position to the fourth position. 
     In this case, it is not necessary to remove the tray guide from the liquid ejecting apparatus and to manage separately, thereby implementing a user-friendly apparatus. 
     In addition, since the regulator is moved in accordance with the movement of the tray guide, operability can be enhanced. Further, since the regulator reliably projects into the transporting path when the tray is subjected to the transportation, the contact between the second roller and the tray can be reliably avoided. 
     According to the invention, there is also provided a liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: 
     a liquid ejecting head, adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium; 
     a transporter, adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via a transporting path; and 
     a tray guide, disposed in a front side of the liquid ejecting apparatus, and having a supporting face adapted to support the tray thereon, the tray guide being movable between a first position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a second position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path; and 
     a locker, operable to lock the tray guide at the first position. 
     With this configuration, even when the position switching operation of the tray guide is executed in a state in which the tray is supported, by locking the tray guide at the first position, the position of the tray guide does not change, and thus the target medium or the tray can be protected. 
     The locker may automatically lock the tray guide when the tray is mounted on the tray guide placed in the first position. 
     In this case, even when the position switching operation of the tray guide is executed in a state in which the tray is supported, the position of the tray guide does not change, and thus the target medium or the tray can be protected. Further, the tray guide is locked at the first position with no additional operation so that, a user-friendly apparatus can be implemented. 
     Here, the locker may comprise: 
     a locking member, comprising a first projection extending in a first direction and a second projection extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the locking member slidably provided on the tray guide such that the first projection is retractably projected into the supporting face; 
     an urging member, urging the locking member toward the supporting face; and 
     a frame member, disposed adjacent to a side end of the tray guide and formed with a first hole. 
     The first projection may be retracted from the supporting face by the tray mounted on the tray guide so that the locking member is slid against an urging force of the urging member, thereby inserting the second projection into the first hole. In this case, the locker can be configured with a simple structure at low cost. 
     The tray guide may be formed with a second hole opposing the first hole. The locking member may comprise a third projection being inserted into the second hole. 
     In this case, the tray guide and the frame member engage with each other to be close to each other. As a result, the tray guide can be tightly, not unsteadily, locked at the first position. 
     According to the invention, there is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: 
     a liquid ejecting head, adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium; 
     an ejector, adapted to eject the target medium to the outside of the liquid ejecting apparatus via a transporting path, the ejector comprising:
         a first roller and a second roller, adapted to nip the target medium therebetween; and   a frame member, supporting the second roller, and slidable between a first position allowing the second roller to be brought into contact with the first roller and a second position separating the second roller from the first roller; and   a plurality of urging members, arranged symmetrically with a longitudinal center of the frame member and urging the frame member toward the first position.       

     With this configuration, even when the sliding operation is obliquely performed, the frame member returns to the original posture by the urging members. As a result, the frame member can smoothly perform the sliding operation while maintaining the stable posture. 
     The urging members may be arranged at both longitudinal end portions of the frame member. In this case, the posture of the frame member can be more reliably stabilized. 
     The liquid ejecting apparatus may further comprise: 
     a transporter, adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via the transporting path; and 
     a tray guide, disposed in a downstream part of the transporting path relative to the ejector, and having a supporting face adapted to support the tray thereon, the tray guide being movable between a third position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a fourth position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path, 
     The urging members may be provided on the tray guide such that the frame member is urged when the tray guide is placed in the fourth position. 
     In this case, when the tray guide is switched from the fourth position to the third position, the urging force operates to urge the tray guide toward the third position. Therefore, the position switching operation of the tray guide can be easily performed with small force. 
     Each of the urging members may comprise: a lever member, being slidable in a direction that the frame member slides; and a coiled spring, urging the lever member toward the frame member. 
     In this case, the urging members can be configured with a simple structure at low cost. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the presently preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a printer according to one embodiment of the invention, showing a state that an upper housing is escaped; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic side section view of the printer; 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a part of a front section of the printer; 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarged perspective view of a right side of the front section; 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged perspective view of a left side of the front section; 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view showing a disassembled state of the left side of the front section; 
         FIGS. 7 to 11  are enlarged perspective views showing respective parts shown in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 12  is a perspective view of an inner side of a guide member shown in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a plan view of an outer side of the guide member; 
         FIG. 14  is a plan view of a link member shown in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 15  is a plan view of a heart cam shown in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIGS. 16 to 20  are views showing movements of the parts shown in  FIG. 6  when the position of a tray guide in the printer is switched, 
         FIGS. 21 and 22  are views showing the positions of the tray guide relative to the upper housing; 
         FIG. 23  is a perspective view of a back side of the tray guide; 
         FIG. 24  is an enlarged perspective view of an urging member and a latchet lever in the tray guide; 
         FIG. 25  is a perspective view showing a locker for the tray guide; 
         FIGS. 26 and 27  are enlarged perspective views for explaining a locking operation of the locker; 
         FIGS. 28A and 28B  are enlarged perspective views of the locker; 
         FIG. 29  is a perspective view showing a height regulator for the tray guide; and 
         FIGS. 30 and 31  are views for explaining a regulating operation of the height regulator. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of the invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     First, the overall configuration of an ink jet printer  1  (hereinafter, referred to as “printer”), which is an example of “a recording apparatus”, or “a liquid ejecting apparatus” according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 3 . 
     The printer  1  has a scanner unit (not shown) in its upper portion, that is, serves as a scanner-integrated-type printer, such that an image read by the scanner unit can be recorded by a recording apparatus described below (hereinafter, the description of the scanner unit will be omitted). Accordingly, as described below, the printer  1  is studied in order to suppress the size of the apparatus in the heightwise direction to be small. Further, the printer  1  has an interface (not shown), which can be connected to an external host computer, and a slot (not shown) into which a recording medium, such as a memory card or the like, is installed. Then, the printer  1  also serves as a so-called stand-alone printer in which image data or the like held in the recording medium is directly read, and image data is directly recorded in the recording medium by the recording apparatus described below. 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the printer  1  is configured to transport a tray T on which an optical disc D as a “target medium” to which liquid is to be ejected can be set. The tray T is formed of a plate body, and is guided by a tray guide  40  to a transporting path (hereinafter, referred to as “medium transporting path”) for transporting paper P which is an example of the target medium. Then, while the tray T is transported on the medium transporting path by a transporter  2 , ink jet recording is performed directly on a labeled surface of the optical disc D. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the tray guide  40  has a tray supporting face  40   a  for supporting the tray T and is provided to be displaced between a first position at which the tray T is guided to the medium transporting path (indicated by a phantom line and reference numeral  40 ″ in  FIG. 2 ) and a second position at which the tray T is escaped from the medium transporting path (indicated by a solid line  FIG. 2 ). In the present embodiment, the tray T is configured to be substantially transported horizontally with respect to a depthwise direction of the printer  1  (a front-rear direction: a lateral direction in  FIG. 2 ). Therefore, the tray supporting face  40   a  has a substantially horizontal face at the first position. Further, as described below in detail, when the medium transporting path is laterally viewed, the tray guide  40  is configured to be displaced between the first position and the second position while maintaining a posture along a transporting direction of the tray T. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, a photo-stand paper (paper which is processed to be mounted on a mounting surface on a standing posture after printing, like a photograph layout: not shown) can be guided from the tray guide  40  to the medium transporting path, like the tray T, and the photo-stand paper has the same size as that of the tray T in the widthwise direction. Therefore, in the tray supporting face  40   a  of the tray guide  40 , a so-called edge guide to be displaced in the widthwise direction does not need to be provided. 
     Next, in  FIGS. 1 and 3 , reference numeral  51  denotes a tray guide retainer that holds the tray guide  40  at the first position and the second position and guides the tray guide  40  from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position. Further, reference numeral  50  denotes a tray guide retainer that holds the tray guide  40  at the first position and guides the tray guide  40  from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position. The descriptions of the tray guide retainers  50  and  51  will be described below in detail. 
     Subsequently, the medium transporting path of the printer  1  will be described in detail primarily with reference to  FIG. 2 . In the embodiment of the present invention, the medium transporting path is defined as a path from a driving roller  21  to be described below toward the downstream side (the right side of  FIG. 2 ), that is, a substantially linear medium transporting path. Further, a path from the driving roller  21  toward the upstream side is referred to as “medium feeding path” so as to be distinguished from the medium transporting path. 
     The printer  1  has a automatic sheet feeder (ASF)  11  for setting paper P 1  on an oblique posture in the rear side thereof and has paper feeding tray  31  for setting paper P 2  on a horizontal posture in the bottom portion thereof. Hereinafter, when the paper P 1  and the paper P 2  do not need to be distinguished from each other, the paper P 1  and the paper P 2  are simply referred to as “paper P”. 
     The automatic sheet feeder  11  has a hopper  12 , a feeding roller  13 , and a separating roller  14 . The hopper  12  is provided to support the paper P 1  on the oblique posture and pivots to switch between a state that presses the paper P 1  into contact with the feeding roller  13  and a state that moves the paper P 1  away from the feeding roller  13 . The feeding roller  13  is D-shaped in side view, and rotates so as to feed the uppermost paper P 1  pressed into contact with the feeding roller  13  toward the downstream side. The separating roller  14  is provided to be pressed into contact with the feeding roller  13 , and predetermined rotation-resistive force is transmitted thereto. When double feeding of the paper P 1  does not occur and the paper P 1  is fed one by one, the separating roller  14  is rotated by the feeding roller  13 . When plural sheets of paper P 1  exist between the separating roller  14  and the feeding roller  13 , a frictional coefficient between the sheets of paper is low, and thus the rotation of the separating roller  14  stops. With the operation of the separating roller  14 , subsequent sheets of paper P 1 , which are attracted by the uppermost paper P 1  to be double-fed, do not progress from the feeding roller  13  toward the downstream side and remain in a vicinity of a point at which the separating roller is pressed into contact with the feeding roller  13 , such that double feeding of the paper is prevented. 
     On the downstream side of the automatic sheet feeder  11 , the transporter  2  that has a driving roller  20  and a follower roller  21 , and transports the paper P or the tray T to a region opposite to an ink jet recording head  18  is provided. The driving roller  20  is formed of a shaft body, which is elongated in a primary scanning direction, and is driven to be rotated by a driving motor (not shown). The follower roller  21  is rotatably supported by follower roller holders  19 , which are provided in parallel over the primary scanning direction, and is pressed into contact with the driving roller  20  to be rotated by the driving roller  20 . The paper P fed from the automatic sheet feeder  11  or the paper feeding tray  31  in the bottom portion of the printer  1  is nipped by the driving roller  20  and the follower roller  21 , and is transported to the region opposite to the ink jet recording head  18  on the downstream side by the rotation of the driving roller  20 . 
     On the downstream side of the driving roller  20  and the follower roller  21 , the ink jet recording head  18  and a platen  27  constituting a recording section are provided to vertically face each other. The ink jet recording head  18  is provided in the bottom portion of a carriage  15 , and ink droplets are ejected onto the paper P or the optical disc D, together with a reciprocating operation of the carriage  15  in the primary scanning direction, such that recording is executed on a recording surface of the paper P or the optical disc D. The carriage  15  is provided to be guided in the primary scanning direction by a main guide shaft  17  and an auxiliary guide shaft  16 , which extend in the primary scanning direction, and is driven to reciprocate by a driving motor (not shown). 
     Moreover, the printer  1  according to the present embodiment is configured to supply ink from an ink cartridge provided in a side bottom portion (not shown) in front of the apparatus separately from the carriage  15 , not on the carriage  15 , to the ink jet recording head  18  via an ink supply tube (not shown). 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the platen  27  has a shape which extends in the primary scanning direction. The platen  27  has ribs that extend in the medium transporting direction and are provided by suitable gaps in the primary scanning direction. The platen  27  supports the paper P so as to define the distance between the paper P and the ink jet recording head  18 . Further, in the platen  27 , a concave portion  27   a  is formed at a position opposite to the ink jet recording head  18  (ink ejection nozzles). 
     In the concave portion  27   a  that is formed to extend in the primary scanning direction, island portions  27   b  are locally disposed over the primary scanning direction. With this configuration, ink ejected onto the front end and the rear end of the paper P, and portions distant from both side ends of the paper P having a predetermined size is discarded into the concave portion  27   a , such that marginless printing is performed. In the concave portion  27   a , an ink absorber (not shown) is provided to absorb ink to be discarded, and, in the bottom portion of the concave portion  27   a , a hole (not shown) to be connected to the bottom face of the platen  27  is formed. Then, ink is guided to a waste liquid collector  28 , which is provided in a lower portion of the platen  27 , by the hole. 
     Next, on the downstream side of the ink jet recording head  18 , an ejector  9  that has a first driving roller  23 , a first follower roller  24 , a second driving roller  25 , and a second follower roller  26 , is provided. The first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25  are driven to be rotated by a driving motor (not shown). Further, the first follower roller  24  is brought into contact with the first driving roller  23  to be rotated by the first driving roller  23 , and the second follower roller  26  is brought into contact with the second driving roller  25  to be rotated by the second driving roller  25 . Then, the paper P on which recording was performed is nipped by these rollers and is ejected to a stacker  30 . 
     Here, the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are rotatably provided in a roller supporting frame  36  ( FIG. 3 ), which is formed of a metal plate material and has a shape extending in the primary scanning direction. In addition, the roller supporting frame  36  is configured to be displaced between a contact position that brings the first follower roller  24  into contact with the first driving roller  23  and brings the second follower roller  26  into contact with the second driving roller  25 , and a release position that moves the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  away from the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively. 
     That is, as the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  to be brought into contact with the printing surface of the paper P, a spur roller having a serrated circumference is used in order to prevent dot omission or ink transport. However, since the optical disc D has a data area just below the labeled surface (the printing surface), if the first follower roller  24  or the second follower roller  26 , which has the spur roller, is brought into contact with the labeled surface of the optical disc D, the data area of the optical disc D may be damaged. Therefore, at the time of performing printing on the optical disc D, the roller supporting frame  36  is displaced to the release position, such that the data area of the optical disc D is not damaged (the detailed description thereof will be described below). 
     Moreover, hereinafter, the term “release position” is used to include a position of the roller supporting frame  36  when the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  move away from the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively, and positions of the first follower roller  24  and the second driving roller  25  at that time. Similarly, the term “contact position” is used to include a position of the roller supporting frame  36  when the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are brought into contact with the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively, and positions of the first follower roller  24  and the second driving roller  25  at that time. 
     In a front end of an upper portion of the feeding tray  31  provided in the bottom portion of the apparatus, a pickup roller  33  is provided. The pickup roller  33  is supported by a pivotable support member  32  around a pivot shaft  32   a  and is driven to be rotated by a driving motor (not shown). Then, with the pivot operation of the support member  32 , the displacement is performed between a position to be brought into contact with the paper P 2  set on the paper feeding tray  31  and a position to be moved away from the paper P 2 , and the rotation is done in a state of being brought into contact with the paper P 2 , such that the uppermost paper P 2  is fed toward the rear side of the apparatus (a left direction of  FIG. 2 ). 
     On the front end side of the feeding tray  31 , an inverting roller  34  that is driven to be rotated by a driving motor (not shown) is provided, and a curved inversion feeding path of the paper P 2  is formed around the inverting roller  34 . At a position opposite to the inverting roller  34 , a nipping roller  35  is displaceably provided between a position to be pressed into contact with the inverting roller  34  and a position to be moved away from the inverting roller  34 . The paper P 2  to be fed by the pickup roller  33  subsequently passes through a point that the inverting roller  34  is pressed into contact with the nipping roller  35 , such that double feeding is prevented. Further, feeding force by the rotation of the inverting roller  34  is transmitted, and thus the paper P 2  is further fed to the downstream side. Then, the paper P 2  passes through the curved inversion feeding path around the inverting roller  34 , is nipped by the driving roller  20  and the follower roller  21 , like the paper P 1  to be fed by the automatic sheet feeder  11 , and is transported to the downstream side. 
     Next, the configurations of the tray guide retainers  50  and  51  will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 4 to 24 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the tray guide retainer  50  is provided on the left side of the tray guide  40 , and the tray guide retainer  51  is provided on the right side of the tray guide  40 . The tray guide retainer  50  has the guide member  52  that is provided upright on the left side of the tray guide  40 , and the tray guide retainer  51  has a guide member  53  that is provided upright on the right side of the tray guide  40 . With the guide members  52  and  53 , the tray guide  40  is guided from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position. Further, similarly, the roller supporting frame  36  is guided from the contact position to the release position and from the release position to the contact position. 
     Here, the tray guide retainer  50  has a cam unit  60 , as shown in  FIG. 5 , in addition to the configuration of the tray guide retainer  51 . The cam unit  60  holds the tray guide  40  at the second position and, when the tray guide  40  held at the second position is pressed toward the rear side of the printer  1 , releases the held state at the second position. Therefore, hereinafter, the configuration of the tray guide retainer  50  will be described in detail. Moreover, the configuration of the tray guide retainer  51  has the same configuration of the tray guide retainer  50 , except that the cam unit  60  is not provided. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5 to 11 , the tray guide retainer  50  has a first guide pin  41 , a shaft  43 , a pinion gear  44 , the guide member  52 , a link member  54 , a frame  55 , a frame guide  56 , the cam unit  60 , a position detector  57 , and a torsional coiled spring  58 . Further, the cam unit  60  has a heart cam  61 , a rod  62 , a rod guide  63 , a spring  64 , and a slider  65 . 
     Moreover, on both sides of the roller supporting frame  36 , second guide pins  36   b  ( FIG. 10 ), each of which projects outward (projects in the same direction as the projecting direction of the corresponding first guide pin  41  to be described below), are provided on the downstream side of the roller supporting frame  36 . On the upstream side thereof, projections  36   a  are formed to project in the same direction as those of the second guide pins  36   b . The second guide pins  36   b  and the projections  36   a  define a sliding path of the roller supporting frame  36 . 
     Hereinafter, the individual parts will be separately described. As shown in  FIG. 11 , the first guide pins  41  are provided so as to project outward from both sides of the tray guide  40 , that is, in a direction (the widthwise direction of the tray guide  40 : the direction perpendicular to the paper in  FIG. 2 ) perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray guide  40  (the longitudinal direction of the tray guide  40 ), which slides in the transporting direction of the tray T (the lateral direction in  FIG. 2 ). In the assembled state of the tray guide retainer  50 , the first guide pin  41  is idly inserted into a first guide groove  52   c , which is formed in the guide member  52 . 
     The shaft  43  is rotatably supported to extend in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray guide  40  (the widthwise direction of the tray guide  40 ). Both ends of the shaft  43  are formed to project outward from both sides of the tray guide  40 , like the first guide pins  41 . Moreover, in the present embodiment, the end of the shaft  43  is idly inserted into a first guide groove  52   d  formed in the guide member  52 , and has the same function as that of the first guide pin  41 . 
     The pinion gear  44  is fitted to the end of the shaft  43  and, in the assembled state of the tray guide retainer  50 , is interlocked with a rack  52   e  (see  FIG. 12 ) formed in the guide member  52  so as to be rotated by the sliding operation of the tray guide  40 . 
     In  FIG. 10 , the guide members  52  are provided upright on both sides of the tray guide  40 . Each guide member  52  has a plate shape, and is fixed to the frame  55  such that its plate surface is horizontal to the sliding direction of the tray guide  40  and is perpendicular to the tray supporting face  40   a . In the guide member  52 , the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  (see  FIG. 13 ), which extend in the displacement direction of the tray guide  40  (including a component of the transporting direction of the tray T and a component of a direction to approach or move away from the medium transporting path (the vertical direction of  FIG. 2 ), are formed, and a second guide groove  52   b , which extends in the displacement direction of the roller supporting frame  36  (including a component of the transporting direction of the tray T and a component of a direction to approach or move away from the medium transporting path (the vertical direction of  FIG. 2 ), is formed. Further, on a face opposite to the side face of the tray guide  40 , the rack  52   e  is formed to extend in the displacement direction of the tray guide  40  ( FIG. 12 ). In addition, on an outer face, a shaft  52   a  is formed to project outward (in the same direction as the projecting direction of the first guide pin  41 ). 
     In the assembled state of the tray guide retainer  50 , the first guide pin  41  is idly inserted into the first guide groove  52   c , the shaft  43  is idly inserted into the first guide groove  52   d , and the second guide pin  36   b  formed in the roller supporting frame  36  is idly inserted into the second guide groove  52   b . Then, as shown in  FIG. 13 , according to the displacement operations of the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36 , the first guide pin  41  moves in the first guide groove  52   c , the shaft  43  moves in the first guide groove  52   d , and the second guide pin  36   b  moves in the second guide groove  52   b . Accordingly, the sliding paths of the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  are defined. 
     The link member  54  has a plate shape, like the guide member  52 , and is interposed between the guide member  52  and the frame  55 . Further, in the guide member  52 , guide portions  52   g  and  52   f  are formed to extend in the transporting direction of the tray T. Then, the link member  54  is fitted between the guide portions  52   g  and  52   f  so as to slide while being guided in the transporting direction of the tray T. Moreover, in the guide member  52 , reference numerals  52   h  and  52   j  denote stopper portions, and the stopper portions  52   h  and  52   j  regulate the slide range of the link member  54 . 
     In addition, in the link member  54 , a third guide groove  54   d  and a fourth guide groove  54   a  are formed. Here, the third guide groove  54   d  is a guide groove that has a slot  54   b  extending in the operating direction of the tray guide  40  (the position switching direction; in the present embodiment, the direction in which the tray guide  40  is pressed toward the rear side of the printer  1 , that is, the horizontal direction) when the tray guide  40  is held at the second position and when the held state at the second position is released, and a slot  54   c  extending in a direction to approach or move away from the medium transporting path (in the present embodiment, the vertical direction). The third guide groove  54   d  has an L shape, which is formed by crossing the slots  54   b  and  54   c  to each other. Further, the fourth guide groove  54   a  is a guide groove which extends in a direction in which the first follower roller  24  (the second follower roller  26 ) approaches or moves away from the first driving roller  23  (the second driving roller  25 ). 
     In the assembled state of the tray guide retainer  50 , the first guide pin  41  is idly inserted into the third guide groove  54   d , and the second guide pin  36   b  is idly inserted into the fourth guide groove  54   a . Accordingly, the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  are connected to each other via the link members  54 , and the roller supporting frame  36  is displaced, together with the tray guide  40 . Moreover, at the time of the displacement operations of the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36 , the first guide pin  41  and the second guide pin  36   b  moves in the first guide groove  52   c  and the second guide groove  52   b , respectively, as described above with reference to  FIG. 13 , and moves in the third guide groove  54   d  and the fourth guide groove  54   a , respectively, as shown in  FIG. 14 . 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 9 , as described above, the guide member  52  is fitted to the frame  55 , which is provided upright in parallel with the guide member  52  and the link member  54 . Further, in the frame  55 , a shaft  66  is provided to project outward from the frame  55 , and the heart cam  61  to be described below is rotatably supported by the shaft  66 . In addition, the frame guide  66  is fitted to the frame  55  at a position opposite to the side end of the roller supporting frame  36 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . In the frame guide  56 , a guide groove  56   a  is formed, and, in the assembled state of the tray guide retainer  50 , the projection  36   a  formed at the side end of the roller supporting frame  36  is idly inserted into the guide groove  56   a . Accordingly, the roller supporting frame  36  are guided to the guide groove  56   a  and the second guide groove  52   b , which is formed in the guide member  52 , such that the sliding path of the roller supporting frame  36  is defined. 
     Moreover, in the roller supporting frame  36 , the torsional coiled springs  37  are provided in order to prevent elevation of the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  from the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively (see  FIGS. 4 and 5 ). With the torsional coiled springs  37 , the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are urged to be brought into contact with the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively. Here, the torsional coiled springs  37  are arranged at both ends of the roller supporting frame  36  in its longitudinal direction and are fitted to a main frame  10  (see  FIG. 1 ) to be fixed. On the other hand, since the roller supporting frame  36  slides in the medium transporting direction, one ends  37   a  of the torsional coiled springs  37  for urging the roller supporting frame  36  are configured to slide on guide rails  38  fitted to the roller supporting frame  36  according to the sliding operation of the roller supporting frame  36 . Accordingly, it is configured such that urging force by the torsional coiled springs  37  does not interrupt the sliding operation of the roller supporting frame  36 . 
     Subsequently, referring to  FIG. 8 , the heart cam  61  has a slot  61   b , into which the end of the shaft  43  is idly inserted, a shaft hole  61   c , into which the shaft  52   a  formed in the guide member  52  is fitted, and a cam groove  61   a , which substantially has a heart shape in plan view and which is formed to have a vertical interval. The heart cam  61  is rotatably fitted to the shaft  52   a  of the guide member  52 . In the heart cam  61 , the end of the shaft  43  provided in the tray guide  40  is idly inserted into the shaft hole  61   b , and thus the heart cam  61  is rotated around the shaft  52   a  according to the sliding operation of the tray guide  40 . 
     Then, at a position opposite to the heart cam  61 , a rod  62  having a shaft hole  62   c , into which the shaft  66  provided in the frame  55  is fitted, is provided. The rod  62  is provided to be pivotable about the shaft  66 , and has a positioning pin  62   a , which is urged in a direction to be pressed into contact with a bottom face of the cam groove  61   a . Further, the rod  62  has a projection  62   b , which projects in a direction opposite to the projecting direction of the positioning pin  62   a . At a position opposite to the projection  62   b , a rod guide  63  is provided. The rod guide  63  has a slot (not shown), which is formed to follow the trace of the projection  62   b  according to the pivot movement of the rod  62 . The projection  62   b  is idly inserted into the groove via the spring  64  and the slider  65 . Accordingly, the positioning pin  62   a  is urged toward the bottom face of the cam groove  61   a , and then the positioning pin  62   a  is pressed into contact with the cam groove  61   a  and moves in the cam groove  61   a  according to the rotation operation of the heart cam  61 . 
     Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 7 , the position detector  57  is fitted to the rod guide  63 . The position detector  57  has a pivotable lever  57   a  and, when the lever  57   a  is brought into contact with a detection face  61   d  formed on the circumference of the heart cam  61 , is configured to detect the posture of the heart cam  61 , that is, whether the tray guide  40  is at the first position or the second position. 
     The cam unit  60  having such a configuration is operable to hold the first guide pin  41 , when the first guide pin  41  is idly inserted into the slot  61   a  formed in the heart cam  61 , so as to hold the tray guide  40  at the second position, and to release the held state when the tray guide  40  held at the second position is pressed toward the rear side of the printer  1 . Moreover, the detailed description of the operation of the cam unit  60  will be additionally given below. 
     In the shaft  52   a  formed in the guide member  52 , a torsional coiled spring  58  is provided, and one end of the torsional coiled spring  58  is anchored by the first guide pin  41 , and the other end thereof is anchored by a spring anchoring portion (not shown) formed in the frame  55 . Accordingly, the first guide pin  41  is urged in a right direction of  FIG. 13 , that is, in a direction in which the tray guide  40  is displaced from the second position to the first position. 
     The above description relates to the configuration of the tray guide retainer  50 , and, hereinafter, the operations of the respective parts of the tray guide retainer  50  described above will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 16 to 20  and other drawings. For simplicity, the guide member  52  is not shown, and the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  and the second guide groove  52   b  formed in the guide member  52  are shown in phantom lines. 
     First,  FIG. 16  shows a state in which the tray guide  40  is disposed at the first position (the position for guiding the tray T to the medium transporting path). In this state, by urging force of the torsional coil  58  acting on the first guide pin  41 , the first guide pin  41  and the shaft  43  are held in a state of being disposed in the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  on the front side of the printer  1  (the right end of  FIG. 16 ), respectively. Here, as shown in  FIG. 16 , the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  extend in the transporting direction of the tray T and are at high positions toward the rear side of the printer (the left side of  FIG. 16 ). That is, the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  have step shapes so as to move away from the medium transporting path. Accordingly, in a state in which the first guide pin  41  and the shaft  43  are disposed in the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  in front of the printer (the right end of  FIG. 16 ), the tray supporting face  40   a  of the tray guide  40  is disposed on an extension line of the medium transporting path, such that the tray T can be guided from the tray supporting face  40   a.    
     Further, in this state, the positioning pin  62   a  in the cam unit  60  is disposed at a lower position in the step shape formed in the bottom face of the heart-shaped cam groove  61   a . Then, the cam groove  61   a  will be described in detail with reference to  FIG. 15 . 
     The cam groove  61   a  has the bottom face in which plural steps (the vertical intervals: the direction perpendicular to the paper of  FIG. 15 ) are formed. As shown in  FIG. 15 , four regions A, B, C, and D are divided. Specifically, at a boundary of two certain regions, a step is formed, and, in the vicinity of each boundary, when the positioning pin  62   a  moves in an individual arrow direction of  FIG. 15 , the vertical interval is set such that the positioning pin  62   a  moves from the higher position to the lower position (goes down the step). Further, the planar shape (the heart shape) and the step shape of the cam groove  61   a  are configured such that the positioning pin  62   a  does not move in directions opposite to the arrow directions of  FIG. 15 , that is, from the region A to the region D, from the region D to the region C, from the region C to the region B, and from the region B to the region A. 
     Hereinafter, as an example, a case in which the positioning pin  62   a  moves from a position (d) of the region D to a position (a) of the region A will be specifically described. Since the positioning pin  62   a  receives urging force of the spring  64  ( FIG. 8 ) to be pressed into contact with the cam groove  61   a , and thus the positioning pin  62   a  moves (is fitted) from the high position to the low position at the time of moving from the position (d) of the region D to the position (a) of the region A. Here, since the shaft  43 , which is idly inserted into the slot  61   b , that is, the tray guide  40 , is urged to slide to the front side of the apparatus by the torsional coiled spring  58 , the heart cam  61  is inclined so as to be constantly rotated in a clockwise direction of  FIG. 15 . 
     However, at the step between the region D and the region A, the position (a) is at the lower position, and the positioning pin  62   a , which moves from the position (d) to the position (a), is pressed into contact with the stepped face between the region D and the region A by the rotation of the heart cam  61  in the clockwise direction of  FIG. 15 , and thus the positioning pin  62   a  is anchored by the step between the region D and the region A. That is, when the positioning pin  62   a  is anchored by the step between the region D and the region A, the heart cam  61  cannot be rotated in the clockwise direction of  FIG. 15 . Then, the heart cam  61  is positioned, and the tray guide  40  is held at the second position. 
     Hereinafter, similarly, the vertical intervals among the individual regions are set such that the positioning pin  62   a  moves only from the region A to the region B, from the region B to the region C, and from the region C to the region D. Moreover, in each of the regions B and C, the bottom face is formed with a smooth slope face such that the bottom face is made higher as goes toward in the arrow direction of  FIG. 15 . As such, the heart cam  61  (that is, the tray guide  40 ) tends to be positioned through the positioning pin  62   a.    
     Hereinafter, as shown in  FIG. 16 , the operation of the tray guide  40  from the first position will be described in sequence. As shown in  FIG. 16 , when the tray guide  40  is at the first position, the positioning pin  62   a  is disposed at the position (c) in the region C of the cam groove  61   a.    
     Further, at the first position, the first guide pin  41  and the shaft  43  provided in the tray guide  40  are disposed in the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d , which are formed so as to go obliquely upward from the rear side (the right side of  FIG. 16 ) of the apparatus to the front side (the left side of  FIG. 16 ) of the apparatus on the forefront side of the apparatus. Accordingly, the tray guide  40  is held at the first position, and simultaneously the tray guide  40  is displaced in the downward direction. Then, the tray supporting face  40   a  extends to the medium transporting path, that is, the tray T can be guided from the tray supporting face  40   a  to the medium transporting path. 
     In addition, the second guide pin  36   b  provided in the roller supporting frame  36  is disposed in the second guide groove  52   b , which is formed to go obliquely upward from the rear side of the apparatus to the front side of the apparatus, on the forefront side of the apparatus, and thus the roller supporting frame  36  is displaced upward, and the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are disposed at the release positions to move away from the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 . 
     If the tray guide  40  is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus in order to be displaced from the first position to the second position, as shown in the change from  FIG. 16  to  FIG. 17 , the first guide pin  41  and the shaft  43  move in the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d , respectively, and thus the tray guide  40  is displaced upward so as to move away from the medium transporting path. 
     Further, at this time, the first guide pin  41  is disposed in the vertically extending slot  54   c  of the third guide groove  54   d  formed in the link member  54 , and thus the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  substantially has the one-to-one relationship through the link member  54 . Therefore, according to the displacement operation of the tray guide  40 , the link member  54  and the second guide pin  36   b  (that is, the roller supporting frame  36 ) also moves toward the rear side of the apparatus. 
     Then, the second guide pin  36   b  moves in the second guide groove  52   b  toward the rear side of the apparatus, and thus the roller supporting frame  36  is displaced in the downward direction (in the direction to approach the medium transporting path). That is, the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are displaced to the contact positions to be brought into contact with the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively. In addition, at this time, in the cam unit  60 , the positioning pin  62   a  is displaced in the arrow direction of  FIG. 15  in the region C of the guide groove  61   a  according to the rotation of the heart cam  61 . 
     Next, in a process that the tray guide  40  is further pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus, as shown in the change from  FIG. 17  to  FIG. 18 , the first guide pin  41  moves from the vertically extending slot  54   c  to the horizontally extending slot  54   b . If doing so, at the time of the horizontal movement, the one-to-one relationship of the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  is released, and the movement of the roller supporting frame  36  toward the rear side of the apparatus is regulated by the stopper  39 , such that the position (the contact position) thereof is determined. Accordingly, after the first guide pin  41  moves from the vertically extending slot  54   c  to the horizontally extending slot  54   b , only the tray guide  40  is displaced toward the rear side of the apparatus. Moreover, through described below in detail, in this state, the roller supporting frame  36  is urged toward the stopper  39  by the latch lever  70  provided in the tray guide  40 , and is held at the contact position. Further, in the cam unit  60 , when the tray guide  40  is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus to the maximum, the positioning pin  62   a  moves from the region C to the region D in the cam groove  61   a.    
     Then, the tray guide  40  is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus to the maximum and, in this state, if the hand is escaped, the tray guide  40  returns to the front side of the apparatus by urging force of the torsional coiled spring  58 . However, as described above, if the positioning pin  62   a  of the cam unit  60  moves from the position (d) to the position (a) of  FIG. 15 , the positioning pin  62   a  is anchored by the step between the region D and the region A. Therefore, as shown in  FIG. 19 , the heart cam  61  is positioned, that is, the tray guide  40  is held at the second position. 
     At the second position ( FIG. 19 ), the first guide pin  41  and the shaft  43  provided in the tray guide  40  are disposed in the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  on the rear side of the apparatus, and thus the tray guide  40  is moved away from the medium transporting path upward. Further, the second guide pin  36   b  provided in the roller supporting frame  36  is disposed in the second guide groove  52   b  on the rearmost side of the apparatus, and the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are disposed at the contact positions to be brought into contact with the first driving roller  23  and the second driving roller  25 , respectively. 
     In order to release the held state of the tray guide  40  at the second position, the tray guide  40  is further pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus. By doing so, as shown in the change from  FIG. 19  to  FIG. 20 , the positioning pin  62   a  moves from the position (a) to the position (b) of  FIG. 15  in the cam groove  61   a . If the positioning pin  62   a  moves to the position (b), the positioning pin  62   a  can move to the next position (c) (a position of the positioning pin  62   a  at the first position), and thus, as described above, if the tray guide  40  at the second position is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus, the tray guide retainer  50  releases the held state of the tray guide  40 . After the held state at the second position is released, if the hand is separated from the tray guide  40 , the tray guide  40  moves toward the front side of the apparatus by urging force of the torsional coiled spring  58  and is at the first position again, as shown in  FIG. 16 . Further, at this time, the roller supporting frame  36  moves toward the front side of the apparatus again to be at the release position. 
     As described above, the tray guide  40  that has the tray supporting face  40   a  for supporting the tray T, and is displaced between the first position at which the tray T is guided from the tray supporting face  40   a  to the medium transporting path and the second position at which the tray T is escaped from the medium transporting path is displaced between the first position and the second position when the transporting path of the tray T is laterally viewed, while the tray supporting face  40   a  maintains the posture along the transporting direction of the tray T (the horizontal posture in the present embodiment), as shown in  FIGS. 16 to 20 . That is, the tray guide  40  slides in the depthwise direction of the printer  1  to be displaced between the first position and the second position. Therefore, the displacement movement of the tray guide  40  can be simplified, and thus operability of the tray guide  40  can be enhanced. Further, as for the operation of the tray guide  40 , a space in the heightwise direction of the apparatus does not need to be provided, and thus the size of the apparatus in the heightwise direction can be further reduced. 
     Further, at the second position, the tray guide  40  is escaped from the medium transporting path upward, and thus, at the time of ejecting the paper P, the path for ejecting the paper P can be prevented from being complicated, without being interrupted by the tray guide  40 . 
     In addition, the tray guide retainer  50  presses the tray guide  40  toward the rear side of the apparatus so as to hold the tray guide at the second position, and further presses the tray guide  40  at the second position toward the rear side of the apparatus so as to release the held state at the second position. That is, with the so-called push-on operation, position switching is performed, and thus the position switching operation is simple, which makes it easy for the user to understand the position switching operation. Therefore, a user-friendly apparatus can be obtained. In addition, at the time of the switching operation from the second position to the first position, only if the tray guide  40  is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus, and then the hand is separated, switching to the second position is performed by urging force of the torsional coiled spring  58 , such that the operation can be easily performed with a small load. 
     Further, according to the configuration of the tray guide retainer  50 , the first guide pin  41  provided in the tray guide  40  and the second guide pin  36   b  provided in the roller supporting frame  36  are connected to each other through the link members  54 , and thus the connection between them can be performed while ensuring the degree of freedom of the operation. In addition, since the first guide pin  41  is idly inserted into the third guide groove  54   d , which has the vertically extending slot  54   c  and the horizontally extending slot  54   b , a latch stroke can be ensured by the horizontally extending slot  54   b . Here, the “latch stroke” is a stroke of the tray guide  40  which is needed to trap the positioning pin  62   a  at the position (a) ( FIG. 15 ) in the cam groove  61   a  of the heart cam  61  (holds at the second position of the tray guide  40 ) and a stroke of the tray guide  40  which is needed to move the positioning pin  62   a  held at the position (a) to the position (b) (releases the held state at the second position of the tray guide  40 ), while the roller supporting frame  36  is held at the contact position. 
     Moreover, in the present embodiment, the tray supporting face  40   a  is horizontal at the first position and the second position, and the tray guide  40  is displaced between the first position and the second position while the tray supporting face  40   a  maintains the horizontal state. The term “horizontal state” of the tray supporting face  40   a  does not necessarily mean the complete horizontal state, in terms of saving the space of the apparatus in the heightwise direction. That is, the posture may be close to the complete horizontal state, and its range can be suitably designed by an ordinary skilled person according to the configuration of the apparatus or the like. 
     Subsequently, other parts of the tray guide  40  and the tray guide retainer  50  will be described. 
     As described above with reference to  FIGS. 4 and 5 , when the first guide pin  41  and the shaft  43  are guided in the first guide grooves  52   c  and  52   d  (and the first guide grooves  53   c  and  53   d ) formed in the guide member  52  (and the guide member  53 ), the tray guide  40  slides in the depthwise direction of the apparatus while the tray supporting face  40   a  maintains the horizontal posture. In this case, if the left and right sides do not slide in alignment, the tray guide  40  obliquely moves at the time of the sliding operation, and thus a smooth sliding operation may not be performed. Further, it may be difficult to perform the sliding operation. 
     Accordingly, the racks  52   e  and  53   e  are formed in the guide members  52  and  53  on the left and right sides, and the pinion gears  44  are fitted to both ends of the shaft  43 , which is rotatably supported by the tray guide  40 , so as to be interlocked with the racks  52   e  and  53   e , respectively. Therefore, at the time of the sliding operation of the tray guide  40 , the left and right sides are in alignment, and the oblique movement is prevented, such that a smooth sliding operation can be performed. 
     Further, at the time of the sliding operation of the roller supporting frame  36 , similarly, a problem of the oblique movement also occurs. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in  FIGS. 24 and 29 , urging members  69  are provided in the tray guide  40  so as to urge both side ends of the roller supporting frame  36  toward the contact position of the roller supporting frame  36 . As a result, the oblique movement caused by the sliding operation of the roller supporting frame  36  is prevented. 
     Hereinafter, the detailed descriptions will be given. As shown in  FIG. 24 , on the surface opposite to the tray supporting face  40   a  of the tray guide  40 , the urging members, each having the latch lever  70  and a compression spring  71 , are provided at positions corresponding to both longitudinal ends of the roller supporting frame  36  so as to urge both longitudinal ends of the roller supporting frame  36 . The latch lever  70  is provided to slide along the sliding direction (arrow direction) of the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  and to project toward the roller supporting frame  36 . Further, the compression spring  71  is provided to engage with the latch lever  70  so as to urge the latch lever  70  toward the roller supporting frame  36 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 16 , when the tray guide  40  is at the first position, and the roller supporting frame  36  is at the release position, the latch lever  70  is disposed obliquely away from the roller supporting frame  36  in the downward direction so as not to engage with the roller supporting frame  36 . However, as shown in the changes over  FIGS. 16 to 18 , when the tray guide  40  at the first position is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus, the latch lever  70  engages with in a process of switching to the second position, and then urges the downstream-side end of the roller supporting frame  36  to the contact position with the operation of the compression spring  71 . 
     Specifically, as shown in the changes over  FIGS. 16 to 18 , when the tray guide  40  at the first position is pressed toward the rear side of the apparatus, the first guide pin  41  is disposed in the vertically extending slot  54   c  in a process of switching to the second position, as described above. Accordingly, the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  are connected to each other in the one-to-one manner, and thus the roller supporting frame  36  slides. Then, if the first guide pin  41  moves to the horizontally extending slot  54   b , the latch lever  70  presses the roller supporting frame  36  toward the contact position, and then the roller supporting frame  36  moves to the second position. 
     Here, as shown in  FIG. 29 , the latch levers  70  urge both longitudinal ends of the roller supporting frame  36 , that is, urge the roller supporting frame  36  at symmetrical positions with respect to the longitudinal center of the roller supporting frame  36 . Accordingly, even when the roller supporting frame  36  obliquely moves at the time of the sliding operation, the roller supporting frame  36  returns to the original posture by urging force received from the latch levers  70 . Therefore, the roller supporting frame  36  can smoothly perform the sliding operation, without the oblique movement, while maintaining the stable posture. In particular, in the present embodiment, since both longitudinal ends of the roller supporting frame  36  are urged, the sliding operation can be performed more stably. 
     Further, in such a manner, the roller supporting frame  36  is pressed while being balanced by urging force, and thus, even when the tray guide  40  provided with the latch lever  70  obliquely moves to some extent, the sliding operation can be smoothly performed, without being influenced by the oblique movement. That is, even when the tray guide  40  and the roller supporting frame  36  are connected to each other via the link members  54  on the left and right sides in the one-to-one manner, there may be a case in which the roller supporting frame  36  does not receive uniform force from the left and right sides. In this case, however, the posture of the roller supporting frame  36  is balanced by urging force received from the latch levers  70 , such that the sliding operation can be smoothly performed, without the oblique movement. 
       FIGS. 21 and 22  are side views of the tray guide retainer  50  shown in  FIGS. 16 to 20 . Specifically, these figures show the relationship among other parts of the printer  1 , in particular, the relationship between an upper housing  8  and the stacker  30 . The upper housing  8  constitutes the appearance of the printer  1 . When the tray guide  40  is at the first position, the upper housing  8  constitute an opening, into with the tray T is inserted, together with the tray supporting face  40   a . Here, in a portion of the upper housing  8  facing the tray guide  40 , a stopper  8   a  is formed to droop toward the tray guide  40   a . The stopper  8   a  opens the transporting path R for transporting the tray T when the tray guide  40  is at the first position ( FIG. 21 ), but blocks the transporting path R, that is, shuts off the opening for inserting the tray T, when the tray guide  40  is at the second position ( FIG. 22 ). Accordingly, there is no case in which the tray T is erroneously sent in the apparatus when the tray guide  40  is at the second position, the tray T or the parts in the apparatus can be prevented from being damaged. 
     Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 22 , in a state in which the tray guide  40  is at the second position, a region  90  facing the surface (which is denoted by reference numeral  40   b  in  FIG. 23 ) opposite to the tray supporting face  40   a  is a discharge region of the paper P onto which recording was performed. On the surface  40   b  opposite to the tray supporting face  40   a , as shown in  FIG. 23 , a rib  42 , which extends in the ejecting direction of the paper P, is formed by a suitable gap in a direction perpendicular to the ejecting direction of the paper P (the widthwise direction of the paper P). The rib  42  is formed at a position corresponding to the side end of the paper P in relation to the size of the paper P in the widthwise direction, and then, when the paper P is ejected, the side end of the paper P can be smoothly ejected, not caught by the tray guide  40 . 
     Next, a locker  75  for locking the tray guide  40  at the second position will be described with reference to  FIGS. 25 to 28 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 25 , on the side of the tray supporting face  40   a  of the tray guide  40 , the locker  75  is provided so as to slide in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray guide  40  (the widthwise direction of the tray T). 
     Specifically, as shown in  FIG. 28  in detail, the locker  75  is provided in the tray guide  40  to substantially have an L shape, which is formed by an arm portion  75   d  extending in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray guide  40  and an arm portion  75   e  extending in a direction perpendicular to the tray supporting face  40   a . Further, at the front end of the arm portion  75   d , a tray engagement portion  75   a  is formed to engage with the side end of the tray T. In addition, at a lower end of the arm portion  75   e , a frame engagement portion  75   c  is formed to project toward the guide member  52 , which is provided to face the side end of the tray guide  40 . Further, a guide engagement portion  75   b  is formed to project in a direction opposite to the projecting direction of the frame engagement portion  75   c , that is, in a direction toward the tray guide  40 . 
     On the other hand, in the guide member  52 , a first hole  52   k  (see  FIGS. 25 and 26 ) are formed, and, on the tray guide  40 , a second hole  40   c , which can face the first hole  52   k  is formed, as shown in  FIGS. 26 and 27 . In a state in which the locker  75  is provided in the tray guide  40 , the guide engagement portion  75   b  is fitted into the second hole  40   c , and simultaneously, in a state in which the first hole  52   k  and the second hole  40   c  face each other, the frame engagement portion  75   c  can be fitted into the first hole  52   k . Moreover, the first hole  52   k  and the second hole  40   c  are formed to face each other when the tray guide  40  is at the first position. 
     Hereinafter, the operation of the locker  75  will be described. In a state in which the tray T is not set on the tray guide  40 , the tray engagement  75   a  of the locker  75  is urged by an urging member (not shown) so as to project with respect to the transporting path (the tray supporting face  40   a ) of the tray T, as shown in  FIG. 25 . 
     In this state, as shown in  FIG. 26 , the frame engagement portion  75   c  is moved away from the guide member  52 , and thus the tray guide  40  can slide with respect to the guide member  52 . 
     In this state, if the tray T is set on the tray guide  40 , the tray T engages with the tray engagement portion  75   a , and then the locker  75  slides in a direction distant from the side end of the tray T. By doing so, as shown in  FIG. 26 , the frame engagement portion  75   c  is fitted into the first hole  52   k  and the guide engagement portion  75   b  is fitted into the second hole  40   c . That is, the locker  75  passes through the first hole  52   k  and the second hole  40   c  to extend over the first hole  52   k  and the second hole  40   c  facing each other, such that the tray guide  40  cannot slide with respect to the guide member  52 . That is, since the tray guide  40  is locked at the first position, even when the position switching operation of the tray guide  40  is executed in a state in which the tray T is supported on the tray guide  40 , the position of the tray guide  40  does not change, and thus an inconsistency that compulsive force is applied to the tray T to be destroyed or the disc D set on the tray T is damaged can be prevented from occurring. 
     In particular, in the present embodiment, as the tray T is set on the tray guide  40  at the first position, the tray guide  40  is, so to speak, automatically locked. Therefore, the tray guide  40  can be retained at the first position with no additional special operation, and thus a user-friendly apparatus can be obtained. Further, the operation can be prevented from being forgotten, and thus the tray T or the disc D can be reliably protected. 
     Further, the locker  75  passes through the first hole  52   k  and the second hole  40   c  so as to extend over the first hole  52   k  and the second hole  40   c  facing each other, and then the tray guide  40  is retained at the first position. Therefore, the tray guide  40  and the guide member  52  can engage with each other at a position close to each other, and thus the tray guide  40  can be tightly, not unsteadily, retained at the first position. 
     In addition, in the present embodiment, the locker  75  is configured to press one side end of the tray T toward the other end. Therefore, when the tray T is set on the tray guide  40 , the tray T is pressed toward an edge guide (which is denoted by reference numeral  40   d  in  FIG. 29 ) of the other end side, and thus the oblique movement (skew) of the tray T can be prevented or reduced. 
     Moreover, in the present embodiment, the locker  75  is configured to regulate the sliding operation of the tray guide  40 , which slides along the transporting direction of the tray T. However, the present invention is not limited to the locker  75 . For example, any member may be used as long as the member can regulate the sliding operation of the tray guide  40  at the first position. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the sliding operation of the tray guide  40 , which slides along the transporting direction of the tray T, is regulated, and then the tray guide  40  is held at the first position. Alternatively, in a tray guide, which is configured to be switched between a first position (a position for transporting the tray T) and a second position (an acceptance position for opening the medium transporting path) through rotation, the same advantages as those in the above-described retainer can be obtained by regulating the rotation operation. 
     Next, a height regulator that regulates the heightwise position of the tray T from the tray supporting face  40   a  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 29 and 31 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 30 and 31 , the height regulator  72  substantially has an L shape when the transporting path of the tray T is laterally viewed, and is provided in the roller supporting frame  36  to pivot about a rotary shaft  72   a.    
     Further, the regulating member  72  is configured such that a regulating portion  72   b  having a shape protruding toward the transporting path of the tray T is provided to project from a hole formed in the roller supporting frame  36  below the roller supporting frame  36  (toward the medium transporting path), and is urged by a torsional coiled spring  73  to rotate in a direction not to project below the roller supporting frame  36 . 
     Further, in the vicinity of the downstream side of the second driving roller  25 , the main frame  10  is provided above the transporting path of the tray T (see  FIG. 1 ), and thus the regulating member  72  engages with the main frame  10  so as to be switched between a non-projection state of the regulating portion  72   b  from the roller supporting frame  36  shown in  FIG. 30  and a projection state shown in  FIG. 31 . 
     That is,  FIG. 30  shows a state in which the tray guide  40  is at the second position, and the roller supporting frame  36  is at the contact position. In this state, however, since the roller supporting frame  36  is obliquely moved away from the main frame  10  in the downward direction, the regulating portion  72   b  of the regulating member  72  becomes the non-projection state in which the regulating portion  72   b  does not project below the roller supporting frame  36  by urging force of the torsional coiled spring  73 . 
     On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 31 , when the tray guide  40  is at the first position, and the roller supporting frame  36  is at the release position, the roller supporting frame  36  is displaced upward to be close to the main frame  10 , and thus the regulating member  72  is pressed in the downward direction by the main frame  10 . Accordingly, the regulating portion  72   b  projects below the roller supporting frame  36 , that is, toward the transporting path of the tray T, and simultaneously becomes the projection state in which the regulating portion  72   b  slightly projects toward the transporting path of the tray T by the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26 . Moreover, in the projection state of the regulating member  72   b , the regulating member  72   b  is disposed between the upstream-side end (which is denoted by reference numeral E) of the tray supporting face  40   a  in the tray guide  40  and the second follower roller  26 . 
     With the regulating portion  72   b , when the roller supporting frame  36 , that is, the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26 , is at the contact position, the elevation of the tray T toward the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  is regulated. 
     Accordingly, the elevation of the tray T from the tray supporting face  40   a  can be reliably prevented, that is, the optical disc D can be prevented from being brought into contact with the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26 , without increasing the longitudinal size of the tray T. That is, the optical disc D can be reliably prevented from being brought into contact with the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26 , while preventing the installment space of the rear side of the apparatus from being increased. 
     In particular, in the present embodiment, the tray guide  40  slides horizontally along the transporting direction of the tray T. Accordingly, when the tray guide  40  is at the first position, the gap between the second follower roller  26  and the upstream-side end of the tray supporting face  40   a  may be easily made large. Therefore, for example, even when a cap is provided in the tray guide  40  so as to prevent the elevation of the tray T, the tray T may be easily elevated. However, since the regulating member  72  is provided between the second follower roller  26  and the upstream-side end of the tray supporting face  40   a , even when the tray guide  40  is configured to slide in the transporting direction of the tray T, the elevation of the tray T can be reliably prevented. 
     Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 31 , in a state in which the tray T is supported on the tray supporting face  40   a , a gap between the tray T and the regulating member  72  is formed such that the regulating member  72  is not brought into contact with the upper face of the tray T. Therefore, when the tray T is transported, a transport load does not occur. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the regulating member  72  is provided in the vicinity of the downstream side of the second follower roller  26 , and thus the following advantages are obtained. That is, after the tray T is set on the tray guide  40 , and the front end of the tray T is nipped by the driving roller  20  and the follower roller  21 , the tray T is difficult to be elevated from the tray supporting face  40   a . At this time, however, if the portion of the tray T protruding from the tray supporting face  40   a  toward the front side of the apparatus is compulsively pressed in the downward direction, the tray T is curved upward. 
     Here, if the regulating member  72  is provided on the upstream side of the first follower roller  24 , before the curved tray T comes into contact with the regulating member  72 , the optical disc D set on the tray T may be brought into contact with the first follower roller  24  or the second follower roller  26 . In the present embodiment, however, since the regulating member  72  is provided on the downstream side of the second follower roller  26 , even when the tray T is curved upward, the tray T or the optical disc D comes into contact with the regulating member  72 , before the optical disc D set on the tray T is brought into contact with the first follower roller  24  or the second follower roller  26 . Accordingly, the optical disc D set on the tray T can be reliably protected. 
     Further, in the present embodiment, the regulating member  72  is plurally provided in the widthwise direction of the tray T, as shown in  FIG. 29 , and thus the optical disc D can be more reliably prevented from being brought into contact with the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26 . Further, the posture of the tray T can be further stabilized. 
     In addition, in the present embodiment, since the regulating members  72  are provided at a position distant from the optical disc D set on the tray T, more specifically, at positions corresponding to peripheries of both side ends of the tray T. Therefore, the optical disc D can be prevented from being brought into contact with the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26 , without damaging the optical disc D set on the tray D. 
     In addition, as described above, the regulating member  72  is configured to project toward the transporting path of the tray T when the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are at the contact positions, and to be moved away from (not to project below the roller supporting frame  36 ) the transporting path of the tray T when the first follower roller  24  and the second follower roller  26  are at the release position. Therefore, when recording is performed on the paper P, the paper P can be smoothly ejected, without being interrupted by the regulating member  72 . 
     Although the invention is described in its preferred from with a certain degree of particularity, obviously many changes and variations are possible therein. It is therefore to be understood that the present invention may be practiced than as specifically described herein without departing from scope and spirit thereof.