Recording device

Abstract

To provide a recording device that allows for easy maintenance of the waste liquid container while keeping the overall size down. [Solution] The device comprises a transport unit 30 for transporting a medium 23, a liquid spray head 37 provided above the transport path 26 of the medium 23 for spraying liquid and recording on the medium 23, a storage unit 52 for housing a waste liquid container 51 capable of accumulating waste liquid discharged from the liquid spray head 37, and a device body 12. On the front of the device body 12, a front wall 13 and an operable operation panel are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction X, and the storage unit 52 is located between the front wall 13 and the liquid spray head 37 in the depth direction Y, and in a position that does not overlap with the operation panel in the width direction X.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a recording apparatus such as a printer.

Background Art

[0002] For example, as in Patent Document 1, there is a recording apparatus that ejects ink, which is an example of a liquid, from an inkjet head, which is an example of a liquid ejection head, for printing. The recording apparatus includes an operation panel, a cartridge holder that holds an ink cartridge, and a waste liquid absorption member, which is an example of a waste liquid container that absorbs waste liquid associated with maintenance. Since the operation panel and the cartridge holder are provided at a front position within the recording apparatus, an operator can easily perform work. However, the waste liquid absorption member is housed in an empty space at the rear within the recording apparatus.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] If the waste liquid container is provided at a rear position, it is difficult to perform maintenance on the waste liquid container. However, an operation panel is located at a front position of the recording apparatus. Therefore, if the waste liquid container is arranged side by side in the depth direction with the operation panel at a front position of the recording apparatus, the size of the recording apparatus in the depth direction will increase.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] A recording device that solves the above problems comprises a transport unit for transporting a medium, a liquid spray head provided above the transport path of the medium and spraying liquid to record on the medium, a storage unit for housing a waste liquid container capable of housing waste liquid discharged from the liquid spray head, and a device body, wherein a front wall and an operable operation panel are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction on the front of the device body, and the storage unit is located between the front wall and the liquid spray head in the depth direction and does not overlap with the operation panel in the width direction. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0006] [Figure 1] A perspective view of one embodiment of a recording device. [Figure 2] A perspective view of a recording device with the image reading device and control panel in the open position. [Figure 3] A schematic side cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the recording device. [Figure 4] A schematic front cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the recording device. [Figure 5] Schematic front view of the recording device. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0007] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the recording device will be described with reference to the drawings. The recording device is, for example, an inkjet printer that prints by spraying ink, which is an example of a liquid, onto a medium such as paper.

[0008] In the drawings, the direction of gravity is indicated by the Z-axis, assuming the recording device 11 is placed on a horizontal plane, and the directions along the horizontal plane are indicated by the X-axis and Y-axis. The X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis are orthogonal to each other. In the following explanation, the direction parallel to the X-axis is also called the width direction X, the direction parallel to the Y-axis is also called the depth direction Y, and the direction parallel to the Z-axis is also called the vertical direction Z.

[0009] As shown in Figure 1, the recording device 11 comprises a main body 12, a front wall 13 provided on the front of the main body 12, and an operation panel 14 provided on the front of the main body 12 and operable from the front of the main body 12. The front wall 13 and the operation panel 14 are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction X. For example, the operation panel 14 is a touch panel for performing various operations on the recording device 11. The operation panel 14 may have a display unit for displaying information about the recording device 11 and operable buttons.

[0010] The recording device 11 may include a front cover 16 that can be opened and closed on the front of the device body 12, a power button 17 on the front wall 13, and a window 19 located below the operation panel 14 that exposes a portion of the liquid container 18. The window 19 makes the liquid contained in the liquid container 18 visible from the front of the device body 12. The recording device 11 may include multiple liquid containers 18 and multiple window 19s. The liquid container 18 may have a front container 18a located at the front and partially exposed from the window 19, and a rear container 18b located behind the front container 18a and having a larger vertical dimension Z than the front container 18a.

[0011] As shown in Figure 2, the recording device 11 may include an inner lid 20 provided above the liquid container 18 and an image reading device 21 for reading an image of a document (not shown). The image reading device 21 may be mounted on the device body 12 so as to be openable and closable relative to the device body 12. The operation panel 14 in this embodiment is provided on the image reading device 21 and moves together with the image reading device 21. Specifically, the image reading device 21 and the operation panel 14 are provided so as to be movable between the closed position shown in Figure 1 and the open position shown in Figure 2.

[0012] The image reading device 21 and operation panel 14, when in the closed position, move to the open position by rotating around an axis (not shown) located behind the image reading device 21 and parallel to the X-axis. When the image reading device 21 is in the closed position, it blocks the device body 12 from above. When the image reading device 21 is in the open position, it opens the inside of the device body 12 upwards.

[0013] When the image reading device 21 is in the open position, the inner lid 20 can move from the closed position shown in Figure 2 to an open position (not shown). In the closed position, the inner lid 20 covers the top of the liquid container 18. In the open position, the inner lid 20 opens up all or part of the liquid container 18. This allows for replacement of the liquid container 18 or replenishment of liquid into the liquid container 18.

[0014] As shown in Figure 1, the control panel 14 in the closed position is aligned with the window section 19 and the front storage section 18a in the vertical direction Z. That is, the control panel 14 in the closed position is located above the window section 19 and the front storage section 18a. The control panel 14 in the closed position overlaps with the front storage section 18a in the width direction X and the depth direction Y, but does not overlap with the front storage section 18a in the vertical direction Z. The control panel 14 in the closed position is aligned with the rear storage section 18b in the depth direction Y. That is, the control panel 14 in the closed position is located in front of the rear storage section 18b, overlaps with the rear storage section 18b in the width direction X and the vertical direction Z, but does not overlap with the rear storage section 18b in the depth direction Y.

[0015] As shown in Figure 3, the recording device 11 may include a media storage section 24 capable of accommodating multiple media 23 in a stacked state, and a feeding section 25 for feeding the media 23 from the media storage section 24. The feeding section 25 may include a feeding roller 27 for sending the media 23 to a transport path 26 shown by a dashed line in Figure 3, and a separation section 28 for separating the media 23 one by one. The recording device 11 may include multiple media storage sections 24 and multiple feeding sections 25. The recording device 11 of this embodiment includes two media storage sections 24 and two feeding sections 25 arranged in the vertical direction Z.

[0016] The recording device 11 includes a transport unit 30 for transporting the medium 23. The recording device 11 may also include a support unit 31 for supporting the medium 23 being transported along the transport path 26, and an discharge tray 32 for supporting the medium 23 being discharged from the device body 12. The transport unit 30 transports the medium 23 supplied by the supply unit 25 along the transport path 26. The transport unit 30 transports the medium 23 supplied from the medium storage unit 24 located upstream in the transport direction to the discharge tray 32 located downstream in the transport direction. The transport direction is along the transport path 26.

[0017] The discharge tray 32 has a support surface 33 for supporting the medium 23 and a protrusion 34 that projects upward from the support surface 33 to support the medium 23. The discharge tray 32 may have a plurality of protrusions 34. The discharge tray 32 of this embodiment has two protrusions 34 that are spaced apart from each other in the width direction X. That is, the discharge tray 32 supports the central part of the medium 23 with the support surface 33 in the width direction X, and supports both side ends of the medium 23 with the protrusions 34. The discharge tray 32 supports the medium 23 in a curved manner so that both ends of the medium 23 in the width direction X are located above the center.

[0018] The recording device 11 includes a liquid injection head 37 that injects liquid from a nozzle 36 to record onto a medium 23. The liquid injection head 37 is located above the support unit 31. The upper surface of the support unit 31 forms part of the transport path 26. Therefore, the liquid injection head 37 is located above the transport path 26 of the medium 23. The liquid injection head 37 may be mounted on a carriage 38 that is movable in the width direction X. As the carriage 38 moves, the liquid injection head 37 reciprocates above the support unit 31 along the X axis. The recording device 11 may also include a liquid relay unit 39 provided on the carriage 38 and a tube 40 connecting the liquid relay unit 39 and the liquid container 18.

[0019] The recording device 11 may be provided above the conveyance path 26 and include a disk tray 43 that supports a disk 42 for storing information. The liquid ejection head 37 can record by ejecting liquid onto the label surface 44 of the disk 42 supported by the disk tray 43. The disk tray 43 is provided so as to be reciprocally movable along the Y-axis. When the liquid ejection head 37 records on the disk 42, the disk tray 43 moves between the liquid ejection head 37 and the support portion 31 to oppose the label surface 44 and the liquid ejection head 37. When the liquid ejection head 37 prints on the medium 23, the disk tray 43 retreats from the position below the liquid ejection head 37 to oppose the liquid ejection head 37 and the medium 23 supported by the support portion 31.

[0020] The medium storage unit 24, the discharge tray 32, and the disk tray 43 are stored behind the front cover 16 located at the closed position shown in FIG. 1, and can be pulled forward when the front cover 16 is located at the open position shown in FIG. 3.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid container 18 is located in front of the liquid ejection head 37 and the carriage 38 located at the home position HP shown by the solid line in FIG. 4. The liquid container 18 is located between the operation panel 14 located at the closed position in the depth direction Y and the liquid ejection head 37 and the carriage 38 located at the home position HP. The operation panel 14 located at the closed position, the rear storage portion 18b, the liquid ejection head 37 and the carriage 38 located at the home position HP are arranged in the depth direction Y.

[0022] The tube 40 has an upstream end connected to the liquid container 18 and a downstream end connected to the liquid relay portion 39. The liquid relay portion 39 sends the liquid supplied from the liquid container 18 through the tube 40 to the liquid ejection head 37. The liquid ejection head 37 ejects the liquid supplied from the liquid container 18 through the tube 40 and the liquid relay portion 39 and records on the medium 23 or the disk 42.

[0023] The recording device 11 may be a device that performs color printing by spraying multiple types of liquids, comprising a plurality of liquid containers 18 and a plurality of tubes 40 provided individually corresponding to the plurality of liquid containers 18. The recording device 11 may also be a device that performs monochrome printing by spraying one type of liquid, comprising one liquid container 18 and one tube 40. The liquid container 18 may be a cartridge that is detachably provided on the recording device 11, or it may be a tank that can be refilled with liquid.

[0024] The tube 40 has a curved section 46, an upstream section 47 between the curved section 46 and the liquid container 18, and a downstream section 48 between the curved section 46 and the liquid relay section 39. The curved section 46 is the part that deforms when the carriage 38 moves between the home position HP and the full position FP shown by the dashed line in Figure 4. The upstream section 47 remains in the same position regardless of the movement of the carriage 38, while the downstream section 48 moves along with the movement of the carriage 38. The downstream section 48 is located above the upstream section 47 and is in the same position as the upstream section 47 in the depth direction Y.

[0025] The recording device 11 may include a maintenance unit 50 for performing maintenance on the liquid spray head 37 located at the home position HP. The recording device 11 also includes a storage unit 52 for housing a waste liquid container 51 capable of containing waste liquid discharged from the liquid spray head 37. The storage unit 52 may detachably house the waste liquid container 51. The maintenance unit 50 may apply negative pressure or pressurized force to the liquid in the liquid spray head 37 to discharge the waste liquid from the nozzle 36. The waste liquid container 51 is connected to the maintenance unit 50 by a waste liquid flow path (not shown) and contains the waste liquid discharged by the maintenance unit 50. The waste liquid container 51 may contain the waste liquid sprayed by the liquid spray head 37 for maintenance.

[0026] As shown in Figure 3, the storage section 52 is located in the depth direction Y between the front wall 13 and the liquid spray head 37, and the waste liquid container 51 is stored in this position. That is, the waste liquid container 51 stored in the storage section 52 is also located in the depth direction Y between the front wall 13 and the liquid spray head 37. The storage section 52 may be located in the depth direction Y between the front wall 13 and the carriage 38 and above the transport path 26, and the waste liquid container 51 may be stored in this position. The storage section 52 may be located in the depth direction Y between the front wall 13 and the tube 40, and the waste liquid container 51 may be stored in this position.

[0027] As shown in Figure 4, the containment section 52 accommodates the waste liquid container 51 such that its lower end 51a is located below the lower end 46a of the curved section 46 and the upstream section 47. The containment section 52 accommodates the waste liquid container 51 such that its upper end 51b is located above the upper end 46b of the curved section 46 and the downstream section 48. In the vertical direction Z, the distance from the downstream section 48 to the upstream section 47 and the size of the curved section 46 may be smaller than the size of the waste liquid container 51. This reduces the risk of the tube 40 contacting the liquid container 18 even if the tube 40 deforms as the carriage 38 moves.

[0028] The storage section 52 is located in a position that does not overlap with the liquid storage body 18 in the width direction X, and a waste liquid storage body 51 may be stored in this position. The waste liquid storage body 51 stored in the storage section 52 may overlap with the liquid storage body 18 in the depth direction Y and the vertical direction Z.

[0029] The storage section 52 is located in a position that does not overlap with the liquid spray head 37 and carriage 38 located in the home position HP in the width direction X, and the waste liquid container 51 may be housed in this position. The storage section 52 is located above the discharge tray 32 and disc tray 43, and the waste liquid container 51 may be housed in this position. The storage section 52 is located above the protrusion 34, and the waste liquid container 51 may be housed in this position.

[0030] As shown in Figure 5, the storage section 52 is located in a position that does not overlap with the operation panel 14 in the width direction X, and the waste liquid container 51 is stored in this position. Alternatively, the storage section 52 may be located in a position that overlaps with the operation panel 14 in the depth direction Y, and the waste liquid container 51 may be stored in this position.

[0031] The operation of this embodiment will now be described. As shown in Figure 2, when performing maintenance on the liquid container 18, the worker positions the image reader 21 and the operation panel 14 in the open position. When the image reader 21 and the operation panel 14 are in the open position, the worker can access the waste liquid container 51 from above.

[0032] When replacing the waste liquid container 51, the operator first moves the waste liquid container 51 away from the home position HP along the X-axis. This allows the waste liquid container 51 to be removed upwards. When installing the waste liquid container 51, the operator places the waste liquid container 51 on the storage section 52 and moves it towards the home position HP along the X-axis. This places the waste liquid container 51 into the storage section 52, making it ready to collect the waste liquid discharged from the liquid spray head 37.

[0033] The effects of this embodiment will now be explained. (1) The storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 between the front wall 13 and the liquid spray head 37 in the depth direction Y. Therefore, the waste liquid container 51 can be easily maintained from the front of the main body of the device 12. The storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 in a position that does not overlap with the operation panel 14 in the width direction X. Therefore, the size of the main body of the device 12 in the depth direction Y can be reduced compared to, for example, when the waste liquid container 51 is aligned with the operation panel 14 in the depth direction Y. Thus, the waste liquid container 51 can be easily maintained while suppressing an increase in size.

[0034] (2) For example, if an external force is applied to the carriage 38, it may affect the movement of the carriage 38. In this regard, the storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 between the front wall 13 and the carriage 38 in the depth direction Y. Therefore, when maintaining the waste liquid container 51 from the front of the device body 12, the risk of the operator applying an external force to the carriage 38 can be reduced. The storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 above the transport path 26. Therefore, the waste liquid container 51 can be easily maintained from above the device body 12.

[0035] (3) For example, if an external force is applied to the tube 40, it may affect the supply of liquid from the liquid container 18 to the liquid relay section 39. In this respect, the container section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 between the front wall 13 and the tube 40 in the depth direction Y. Therefore, when maintaining the waste liquid container 51 from the front of the main body of the device 12, the risk of the worker applying an external force to the tube 40 can be reduced. The downstream section 48 of the tube 40 is located above the upstream section 47. Therefore, the size in the depth direction Y can be reduced compared to, for example, the case where the downstream section 48 and the upstream section 47 are aligned in the depth direction Y.

[0036] (4) The position in which the tube 40 curves changes as the carriage 38 moves. The lower end 51a of the waste liquid container 51 housed in the containment section 52 is located below the lower end 46a of the curved section 46. Therefore, the risk of the tube 40, which deforms as the carriage 38 moves, hitting the waste liquid container 51 can be reduced.

[0037] (5) The storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 in a position that does not overlap with the liquid container 18 in the width direction X. Therefore, the size of the device body 12 in the depth direction Y can be reduced compared to, for example, the case where the waste liquid container 51 is aligned with the liquid container 18 in the depth direction Y.

[0038] (6) For example, if the discharge tray 32 is smaller than the medium 23, the portion of the medium 23 supported by the discharge tray 32 that extends beyond the discharge tray 32 will sag and may fall out of the discharge tray 32 due to its own weight. In this regard, the discharge tray 32 has a protrusion 34 that projects upward from the support surface 33. That is, the discharge tray 32 can support the medium 23 by curving it between the support surface 33 and the protrusion 34. Therefore, sagging of the medium 23 can be suppressed and the risk of the medium 23 falling out of the discharge tray 32 can be reduced. The storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 at a position above the protrusion 34 of the discharge tray 32. Therefore, the waste liquid container 51 can be easily maintained from above the main body of the device 12.

[0039] (7) The storage section 52 houses the waste liquid container 51 above the disc tray 43. Therefore, the waste liquid container 51 can be easily maintained from above the main body 12 of the device. This embodiment can be implemented with the following modifications. This embodiment and the following modifications can be combined with each other to the extent that they do not contradict each other technically.

[0040] The storage section 52 is located in the same position as the disc tray 43 in the vertical direction Z, or at a position below the disc tray 43, and the waste liquid container 51 may be stored in this position. The containment section 52 is located in the same position as the protrusion 34 in the vertical direction Z, or at a position below the protrusion 34, and the waste liquid containment body 51 may be contained in this position.

[0041] The discharge tray 32 may have one protrusion 34. For example, the protrusion 34 may be located in the center in the width direction X. The discharge tray 32 may support the medium 23 in a curved manner such that the center in the width direction X is located above both ends. The discharge tray 32 may have three or more protrusions 34.

[0042] The containment section 52 is located in a position that overlaps with the liquid containment body 18 in the width direction X, and a waste liquid containment body 51 may be contained in this position. The liquid container 18 may be mounted on the carriage 38. In this case, the recording device 11 may be configured without the tube 40 and the liquid relay section 39.

[0043] The storage section 52 may accommodate the waste liquid container 51 such that the lower end 51a of the waste liquid container 51 is at the same position as the lower end 46a and the upstream section 47 of the curved section 46, or is located above the lower end 46a and the upstream section 47 of the curved section 46.

[0044] The tube 40 may have its upstream section 47 and downstream section 48 arranged side by side in the depth direction Y. The containment section 52 is located in a position that overlaps with the tube 40 in the depth direction Y, and a waste liquid containment body 51 may be housed in this position.

[0045] The liquid spray head 37 sprays liquid onto the medium 23 while moving relative to it, and records the data onto the medium 23. The liquid spray head 37 may be a line head that is elongated in the width direction of the medium 23. The liquid spray head 37 may not move and spray liquid onto the transported medium 23 or disk 42. The width direction X of the recording device 11 and the width direction of the medium 23 may be different.

[0046] The recording device 11 may be a liquid ejection device that performs recording by spraying or ejecting liquids other than ink. The state of the liquid ejected from the liquid ejection device as minute droplets may include granular, teardrop-shaped, or thread-like forms. The liquid referred to here may be any material that can be ejected from the liquid ejection device. For example, the liquid may be any state in which a substance is in the liquid phase, and may include highly or low viscosity liquids, sols, gel water, other inorganic solvents, organic solvents, solutions, liquid resins, liquid metals, and other fluids. The liquid may include not only liquids as a state of matter, but also functional materials consisting of particles of solids such as pigments and metal particles dissolved, dispersed, or mixed in a solvent. Typical examples of liquids include inks and liquid crystals as described in the above embodiments. Here, ink refers to general water-based inks and oil-based inks, as well as various liquid compositions such as gel inks and hot-melt inks. Specific examples of liquid spraying devices include devices that spray liquids containing materials such as electrode materials and colorants in the form of dispersion or solution, used in the manufacture of liquid crystal displays, electroluminescent displays, surface-emitting displays, and color filters. Liquid spraying devices may also be devices that spray bio-organic materials used in biochip manufacturing, devices that spray liquid samples used as precision pipettes, printing devices, microdispensers, etc. Liquid spraying devices may also be devices that spray lubricating oil with pinpoint accuracy onto precision machinery such as watches and cameras, or devices that spray transparent resin liquids such as ultraviolet-curing resins onto substrates to form minute hemispherical lenses, optical lenses, etc., used in optical communication elements. Liquid spraying devices may also be devices that spray etching solutions such as acids or alkalis to etch substrates.

[0047] The following describes the technical concepts and their effects that can be understood from the embodiments and modifications described above. (A) The recording device comprises a transport unit for transporting a medium, a liquid spray head provided above the transport path of the medium for spraying liquid to record onto the medium, a storage unit for housing a waste liquid container capable of housing waste liquid discharged from the liquid spray head, and a device body, wherein a front wall and an operable operation panel are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction on the front of the device body, and the storage unit is located between the front wall and the liquid spray head in the depth direction and in a position that does not overlap with the operation panel in the width direction.

[0048] In this configuration, the storage unit houses the waste liquid container between the front wall and the liquid injection head in the depth direction. Therefore, the waste liquid container can be easily maintained from the front of the device body. The storage unit houses the waste liquid container in a position that does not overlap with the control panel in the width direction. Therefore, the size of the device body in the depth direction can be reduced compared to, for example, a case where the waste liquid container is aligned with the control panel in the depth direction. Thus, the waste liquid container can be easily maintained while suppressing an increase in size.

[0049] (B) In the recording device, the liquid injection head is mounted on a carriage that is movable in the width direction, and the housing may be located between the front wall and the carriage in the depth direction and above the transport path.

[0050] For example, if an external force is applied to the carriage, it may affect the carriage's movement. In this configuration, however, the storage unit houses the waste liquid container between the front wall and the carriage in the depth direction. Therefore, when maintaining the waste liquid container from the front of the device, the risk of the operator applying external force to the carriage can be reduced. The storage unit houses the waste liquid container above the transport path. Therefore, the waste liquid container can be easily maintained from above the device.

[0051] (C) The recording device further comprises a liquid relay unit provided on the carriage and a tube connecting the liquid relay unit and a liquid container, wherein the tube has a curved portion, an upstream portion between the curved portion and the liquid container, and a downstream portion between the curved portion and the liquid relay unit, the downstream portion being located above the upstream portion, and the container may be located between the front wall and the tube in the depth direction.

[0052] For example, if an external force is applied to the tube, it may affect the supply of liquid from the liquid container to the liquid transfer section. In this configuration, however, the container houses the waste liquid container between the front wall and the tube in the depth direction. Therefore, when maintaining the waste liquid container from the front of the device, the risk of the worker applying external force to the tube can be reduced. The downstream end of the tube is located above the upstream end. Therefore, the size in the depth direction can be reduced compared to, for example, a case where the downstream and upstream ends are aligned in the depth direction.

[0053] (D) In ​​the recording device, the storage section may house the waste liquid container such that the lower end of the waste liquid container is located below the lower end of the curved section. The position of the tube's curvature changes as the carriage moves. With this configuration, the lower end of the waste liquid container housed in the containment section is located below the lower end of the curved section. Therefore, the risk of the tube, which deforms as the carriage moves, coming into contact with the waste liquid container can be reduced.

[0054] (E) In the recording device, the storage section may be positioned so as not to overlap in the width direction with the liquid storage body provided below the operation panel. In this configuration, the storage section accommodates the waste liquid container in a position that does not overlap with the liquid container in the width direction. Therefore, the size of the device body in the depth direction can be reduced compared to, for example, a case where the waste liquid container is aligned with the liquid container in the depth direction.

[0055] (F) The recording device further comprises an output tray for supporting the medium discharged from the main body of the device, the output tray having a support surface for supporting the medium and a protrusion that projects upward from the support surface for supporting the medium, and the storage portion may be located above the protrusion.

[0056] For example, if the discharge tray is smaller than the medium, the portion of the medium supported by the discharge tray will sag beyond the tray and may fall out due to its own weight. However, with this configuration, the discharge tray has a protrusion that extends upward from the support surface. That is, the discharge tray can support the medium by curving it between the support surface and the protrusion. Therefore, sagging of the medium can be suppressed, and the risk of the medium falling out of the discharge tray can be reduced. The storage section houses the waste liquid container at a position above the protrusion of the discharge tray. Therefore, the waste liquid container can be easily maintained from above the main body of the device.

[0057] (G) The recording device further comprises a disc tray that supports a disc for storing information, the liquid spray head is capable of recording on the label surface of the disc supported by the disc tray, and the storage unit may be located above the disc tray.

[0058] In this configuration, the waste liquid container is housed above the disc tray. Therefore, the waste liquid container can be easily maintained from above the main body of the device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 11...Recording device, 12...Device body, 13...Front wall, 14...Operation panel, 16...Front cover, 17...Power button, 18...Liquid container, 18a...Front storage section, 18b...Rear storage section, 19...Window section, 20...Inner cover, 21...Image reading device, 23...Media, 24...Media storage section, 25...Feeding section, 26...Transportation path, 27...Feeding roller, 28...Separation section, 30...Transportation section, 31...Support section, 32...Discharge tray, 33...Support surface, 34...Protrusion, 3 6...Nozzle, 37...Liquid spray head, 38...Carriage, 39...Liquid relay section, 40...Tube, 42...Disc, 43...Disc tray, 44...Label surface, 46...Curved section, 46a...Bottom end, 46b...Top end, 47...Upstream section, 48...Downstream section, 50...Maintenance section, 51...Waste liquid container, 51a...Bottom end, 51b...Top end, 52...Container section, FP...Full position, HP...Home position, X...Width direction, Y...Depth direction, Z...Vertical direction.

Claims

1. A transport unit that transports the media, A liquid spray head is provided above the transport path of the medium and sprays liquid to record onto the medium, A storage section for housing a waste liquid container capable of containing the waste liquid discharged from the liquid injection head, The main body of the device, In a mounting position that is pulled forward in the depth direction from the position where it is housed in the main body of the device, there is an discharge tray that supports the medium discharged from the main body of the device, An operable control panel is provided on the front of the main body of the device, Equipped with, The liquid injection head is mounted on a carriage that is movable in the width direction, The discharge tray has a support surface for supporting the medium and a protrusion that extends upward from the support surface to support the medium. The storage section is located in the vertical direction above the protrusion of the discharge tray in the position described above. The recording device is characterized in that the storage section is located between the front surface and the liquid injection head, which are located behind the protrusion of the discharge tray in the aforementioned position in the depth direction, and which do not overlap with the operation panel in the width direction.

2. A transport unit that transports the media, A liquid spray head is provided above the transport path of the medium and sprays liquid to record onto the medium, A storage section for housing a waste liquid container capable of containing the waste liquid discharged from the liquid injection head, The main body of the device, In a mounting position that is pulled forward in the depth direction from the position where it is housed in the main body of the device, there is an discharge tray that supports the medium discharged from the main body of the device, An operable control panel is provided on the front of the main body of the device, Equipped with, The discharge tray has a support surface for supporting the medium and a protrusion that extends upward from the support surface to support the medium. The storage section is located in the vertical direction above the protrusion of the discharge tray in the position described above. The recording device is characterized in that the storage section is located between the front surface and the liquid spray head, which are located behind the protrusion of the discharge tray in the aforementioned position in the depth direction, and in a position that does not overlap with the operation panel in the width direction.

3. The recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage section is located between the protrusion and the carriage in the depth direction and above the transport path.

4. The liquid injection head is mounted on a carriage that is movable in the width direction, The recording device according to claim 2, characterized in that the housing portion is located between the protrusion and the carriage in the depth direction.

5. A liquid relay unit provided on the carriage, A tube connecting the liquid relay unit and the liquid container, Furthermore, The tube has a curved section, an upstream section between the curved section and the liquid container, and a downstream section between the curved section and the liquid relay section. The downstream section is located above the upstream section. The recording device according to any one of claims 1, 3, or 4, characterized in that the housing portion is located between the protrusion and the tube in the depth direction.

6. The recording device according to claim 5, characterized in that the storage section houses the waste liquid container such that the lower end of the waste liquid container is located below the lower end of the curved section.

7. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the storage section is located in a position that does not overlap in the width direction with the liquid storage body provided below the operation panel.

8. It also includes a disc tray to support the discs that store information, The liquid spray head is capable of recording on the label surface of the disc supported by the disc tray. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the storage section is located above the disc tray.

9. The recording device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that two of the protrusions are provided spaced apart from each other in the width direction.

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