Recording Device Housing Vertical Size Reduction via Flow Path Overlap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing recording devices face challenges in optimizing the design of the housing to accommodate the flow path while minimizing the vertical size, which can lead to increased complexity and size in the device.
Innovation Solution
The recording device incorporates a flow path that overlaps with the discharge space when viewed from a specific direction, allowing the housing to be reduced in size vertically without compromising the functionality of the flow path.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the flow path is housed below the discharge space in the housing, then the flow path is accommodated within the housing, but the housing increases in size in the vertical direction
Solution Approach 1:
The flow path is arranged to overlap with the discharge space when viewed from the recording medium feeding direction, utilizing the horizontal plane dimension rather than stacking vertically. This dimensional reorganization allows the flow path to be accommodated without increasing housing height, resolving the contradiction between compact vertical size and flow path accommodation.
2Length of stationary object
If the housing size is reduced vertically, then the overall device size is minimized, but the flow path accommodation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By transitioning the flow path arrangement from vertical stacking to horizontal overlapping with the discharge space, the design achieves compact vertical dimensions while maintaining straightforward flow path installation. The flow path connects the liquid supply container and recording section within the horizontal plane, simplifying manufacturing and assembly despite reduced housing height.
Data Source
AI summary
It includes a recording section extending in one direction, the recording section configured to eject liquid simultaneously across an entire width of a medium M1, a mounting section on which a container containing a liquid is mounted, a flow path coupled to the recording section and the mounting section, and a housing 15 that houses the recording section, the mounting section, and the flow path, wherein the housing defines a discharge space S1 to which the medium recorded by the recording section is discharged, the discharge space is a space outside the housing, and the flow path overlaps with the discharge space when viewed from the one direction.