Recording device

Abstract

To provide a recording device that allows the user to check the remaining amount of media on the cassette. [Solution] The recording device comprises a cassette for containing a medium, a main body 13 on which the cassette is mounted, and a recording unit for recording images on the medium. The cassette has a housing for containing the medium and a hopper plate 28 attached to the housing. The main body has a housing 41 on which the cassette is mounted and a lever 50 housed in the housing and linked to the hopper plate. The lever has a contact portion 55 that contacts the hopper plate and an exposed portion 52 that displaces as the contact portion displaces. The housing has an opening 45 that exposes the exposed portion.

Claims

1. A cassette that contains the media, The main unit into which the aforementioned cassette is installed, It comprises a recording unit that records images onto a medium, The aforementioned cassette is A containment body that houses the medium, The container has a hopper plate attached to it, The main body is, The casing into which the aforementioned cassette is installed, The enclosure houses a lever that is interlocked with the hopper plate, The aforementioned lever is The contact portion that comes into contact with the hopper plate, The contact portion has an exposed portion that displaces as the contact portion displaces, A recording device characterized in that the housing has an opening for exposing the exposed portion.

2. The main body has a main body frame housed in the housing, The lever is attached to the main frame. The hopper plate has a protruding portion that extends outside the container, The housing has a passage side wall through which a passage opening is formed for the protruding portion to pass, The recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact portion is in contact with the protruding portion.

3. The recording device according to claim 2, characterized in that the contact portion is in contact with the protruding portion between the main frame and the passing side wall.

4. The lever is configured to rotate relative to the main frame, The recording device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the rotation center of the lever is located between the contact portion and the exposed portion.

5. The main body has a guide frame that guides the hopper plate when the cassette is attached to or detached from the housing, The recording device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the guide frame has guide rails that guide the hopper plate so as the cassette is removed from the housing, the hopper plate is lowered, and as the cassette is mounted in the housing, the hopper plate is raised.

6. The cassette has a locking member that locks the hopper plate in the lowered position when it is removed from the housing. The main body has a release member that releases the lock by the locking member when the cassette is mounted in the housing, The aforementioned protruding portion, A passage portion extending to pass through the aforementioned passage opening, It has an extension portion that extends from the passing portion along the passing side wall, The recording device according to claim 5, characterized in that the extended portion extends so as to contact the contact portion until the lock by the locking member is released by the release member.

7. The cassette is equipped with a supply roller that contacts the medium contained within it, The supply roller transports the medium from the back of the housing toward the front of the housing. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cassette is mounted in the housing by being inserted into the housing from the front to the back.

8. The recording unit is equipped with a liquid storage unit for storing the liquid supplied to the recording unit, The housing has an opening that exposes the liquid storage section, thereby providing an indicator for the remaining liquid level. The recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the exposed opening is located between the display opening and the cassette when the housing is viewed from the front.

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