Patent ID: 7766476

Claim:
A recording paper magazine, comprising: a housing configured and arranged to receive a recording paper therein with a first open and close member that is openable and closeable with respect to outside of the housing for replacement of recording paper in a recording paper space of the housing, the housing including a casing defining a humectant space smaller than and separate from the recording paper space formed in the housing, and the casing being formed at a part of an upper portion of the housing so as to be placed above recording paper accommodated in the housing; and a humectant placed in the humectant space defined by the casing at the upper portion of the housing in order to moisturize a space in the housing, the casing having a second open-and-close member that is openable and closeable with respect to outside of the housing to access the humectant space without opening the first open and close member, the second open and close member being smaller than the first open and close member, and the casing further having an aerated structure at a part facing the recording paper space inside of the housing.