Recording Apparatus Hand-Holding Recess Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing recording apparatuses have complex external shapes due to the need for multiple hand-holding recesses for opening/closing members on different surfaces, making it difficult to open multiple surfaces without increasing the complexity of the apparatus's external design.
Innovation Solution
A recording apparatus design where a single hand-holding recess is used to open multiple opening/closing members on adjacent surfaces, reducing the need for multiple recesses and simplifying the external shape, while also allowing for easier operation and maintenance by positioning the recess adjacent to the operating unit and liquid containing unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple hand-holding recesses are provided at different positions for opening/closing members on different surfaces, then each opening/closing member can be easily opened, but the external shape of the apparatus becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
A single hand-holding recess is designed to serve multiple functions by enabling the opening of different opening/closing members (first opening/closing member on the first surface and second opening/closing member on the second surface) through shared access. The recess is positioned at the intersection of multiple surfaces, allowing a user's hand to access and open various covers from a common location, thereby reducing the number of separate recesses needed while maintaining ease of operation.
2Device complexity
If a single hand-holding recess is used for multiple opening/closing members, then the external shape of the apparatus is simplified, but it may be difficult to access the recess for opening members on different surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The hand-holding recess is strategically positioned at the intersection of multiple surfaces (first surface and second surface) of the apparatus main body. This spatial arrangement allows the single recess to be accessible from multiple directions and angles, enabling a user to open different opening/closing members on different surfaces without requiring separate recesses on each surface. The recess acts as a shared access point in three-dimensional space.
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AI summary
A recording apparatus includes a recording head, an apparatus main body, a document cover, and a front cover. The apparatus main body houses the recording head therein and has outer surfaces including a document placement surface being an upper surface and a front surface which is adjacent to the document placement surface and which intersects the document placement surface. The document cover is able to be opened/closed in the document placement surface being the upper surface of the apparatus main body. The front cover is able to be opened/closed in the front surface of the apparatus main body. A hand-holding recess used to open the document cover and also used to open the front cover is positioned at part of a portion of the apparatus main body where the document placement surface being the upper surface and the front surface intersect each other.