Display Panel Overlapping Carriage for Compact Recording Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable recording apparatuses face challenges in miniaturization while maintaining operability, as tilting display panels can obstruct supply ports and reduce visibility, leading to increased size and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A recording apparatus design where a panel unit, such as a liquid crystal display, overlaps the carriage in the height direction, allowing for miniaturization without compromising operability by positioning the panel unit to not interfere with the movement of edge guides and maintaining visibility during use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the display panel is tilted to overlap the upper surface at the same angle, then the apparatus size is reduced, but the supply port is blocked and operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is repositioned from overlapping the supply port in the planar view to overlapping the carriage in the height direction, utilizing the vertical dimension to resolve the spatial conflict between display and supply functions
2Ease of operation
If the liquid crystal display is arranged so as not to overlap the feeding opening, then operability is improved, but the apparatus size increases in the depth direction
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is moved from the planar arrangement (depth direction) to overlap the carriage in the height direction, transferring the spatial conflict from the depth dimension to the height dimension where it does not interfere with sheet guide operability
Solution Approach 2:
The space above the carriage is utilized for both display function and maintaining compact depth profile, allowing the display panel to serve its function while the carriage reciprocation space serves dual purposes
3Loss of information
If the display panel is lifted up for visibility, then visibility is improved, but the apparatus becomes less compact and portable
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is positioned to overlap the carriage in the height direction rather than being tilted backward, allowing the panel to remain in a compact vertical arrangement while maintaining visibility when the carriage is in its home position
Data Source
AI summary
A recording apparatus includes a recording head that performs recording on a medium, a carriage that reciprocates in a predetermined direction, and an operation panel that has a predetermined operation function. The carriage and the operation panel are adjacent to each other. The operation panel overlaps at least a portion of the carriage in a height direction of the recording apparatus.