JP2012030957A - Recording medium cassette, recording medium feeding device, and recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A paper cassette capable of appropriately maintaining the height position of an upper tray is provided.
A sheet cassette 100 can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body 3a of a feeding apparatus 3 from the front side of the apparatus, and a lower tray 50 positioned on the lower side and an upper tray positioned on the upper side thereof. 60 and two sheet storage portions. A cylindrical body 63 is formed at the downstream end of the upper tray 60 in the feeding direction, and the rod-shaped body 54 provided in the lower tray 50 enters the hole 63a of the cylindrical body 63. The height position of the downstream end of the upper tray 50 is regulated by the lower tray 60. [Selection] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-stage recording medium cassette including an upper tray and a lower tray, and a recording medium feeding apparatus for feeding a recording medium, which is detachably provided. The present invention also relates to a recording apparatus represented by a facsimile, a printer, or the like, provided with the recording medium feeding apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Paper cassettes (paper feed cassettes) that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body have been widely used, and among them, one removable paper cassette has a two-stage structure that includes a paper storage section at the lower and upper stages. Things are known.

  The paper feed cassette described in Patent Document 1 is an example, and this paper feed cassette is a first paper feed cassette and a second paper feed cassette that is disposed on the first paper feed cassette so as to be capable of moving back and forth in the feed direction. And a paper feed cassette.

  A projecting piece is provided at the most downstream end in the feeding direction of the second sheet feeding cassette, and the lower edge of the projecting piece is the main inclined separation in the lower first sheet feeding cassette. It is the structure hold | maintained at the positioning part provided in the board. That is, the most downstream end portion of the second sheet feeding cassette is supported by the first sheet feeding cassette, and thereby the height direction position (and the left-right direction position) of the most downstream end portion of the second sheet feeding cassette. Is to be specified.

Japanese Patent No. 4264748

  The second paper feed cassette described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which the protruding piece provided on the most downstream side in the feed direction is supported from below by the first paper feed cassette as described above. Since the protruding piece provided in the cassette is allowed to be displaced upward, the height direction position of the second sheet feeding cassette may not be precisely determined at a desired position. As a result, the force when the paper feed roller comes into contact with the paper stored in the second paper feed cassette varies, and there is a possibility that poor feeding such as non-feed or double feed may occur.

  Such a variation in the height direction position of the second sheet cassette is not limited to the variation in the mounting position itself, but is, for example, when the sheet feed roller is pressed against the sheet stored in the second sheet cassette from above. It may also occur when the paper feed cassette is bent. In addition, the second sheet cassette is deformed by being left in a state where a large number of sheets are stored in the second sheet cassette for a long period of time or being exposed to a high temperature environment. The position of the paper stored in the second paper feed cassette may change.

  There are various names such as “paper feed cassette” as described in Patent Document 1 and “paper feed tray” as the name of the paper storage unit for storing paper. An entire unit unit that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus body is called a “cassette”, and a plurality of paper storage portions provided in the cassette are called “trays”, of which the upper one is an “upper tray” The lower trays are called “lower trays”, respectively.

  The present invention has been made in view of the technical problems described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a paper cassette capable of appropriately maintaining the height position of the upper tray.

  In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a recording medium cassette including a lower tray that can store a recording medium, and an upper tray that is provided above the lower tray. A tray restricting means for restricting the downward and upward displacement of the upper tray is provided.

  According to this aspect, the recording medium cassette provided with the upper tray on the upper portion of the lower tray is configured to include the tray restricting means that regulates the downward and upward displacement of the upper tray. By the restricting means, the height position of the upper tray is appropriately determined without being displaced up and down. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of feeding defects such as non-feed and double feed when feeding the recording medium.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the tray restricting unit is provided on a cylindrical body provided on one side of the lower tray and the upper tray, and provided on the other side. It is characterized by being provided with the rod-shaped body which penetrates a cylindrical body.

  According to this aspect, the tray restricting means includes the tubular body and the rod-like body that enters the tubular body, and the height position of the upper tray is regulated by the fitting of the tubular body and the rod-like body. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the structure of the tray restricting means and to reduce the cost, and to restrict not only the height direction but also the position in the left-right direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the inside of the cylindrical body has a shape that expands from the back side toward the inlet side.
According to this aspect, since the inside of the cylindrical body has a shape that expands from the back side toward the inlet side, precise positioning is not necessary when the rod-like body enters the cylindrical body. At the same time, the clearance between the rod-shaped body and the cylindrical body can be reduced when the fitting is completed, and the height position of the upper tray can be precisely regulated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second or third aspect, the rod-shaped body is provided in the lower tray, and the cylindrical body is provided in the upper tray. .
The rod-shaped body can be expected to be deformed to some extent, and such a rod-shaped body is provided in the lower tray. Thereby, when an unexpected load is applied to the lower tray via the upper tray, damage to the lower tray can be prevented by deformation of the rod-shaped body.

  In particular, when the rod-shaped body is connected to the downstream side of the lower tray in the feeding direction, more specifically, to the separation slope for separating the recording medium, the deformation of the separation slope is caused by the deformation of the rod-shaped body. It is possible to prevent the angle from changing and to prevent poor feeding such as non-feed and double feed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium feeding device including feeding means for feeding a recording medium, wherein the recording medium cassette according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is provided. It is characterized by being detachable. According to this aspect, in the recording medium feeding device, it is possible to obtain the same operational effects as any of the first to fourth aspects.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the lower side that regulates the downward and upward displacement of the lower tray in a state where the recording medium cassette is mounted on the recording medium feeding device. A tray regulating means is provided.

  According to this aspect, since the lower tray control means for controlling the downward and upward displacement of the lower tray is provided, not only the upper tray but also the height of the lower tray is displaced up and down. It is determined appropriately without any problems. Further, it is possible to suppress the rotation of the entire recording medium cassette with the tray restricting means provided on the upper tray as a fulcrum, so that the height position of the upper tray, and hence the height of the lower tray can be more reliably secured. The position can be regulated appropriately.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth aspect, the recording medium cassette is configured to be capable of advancing and retreating with respect to the recording medium cassette and to feed the recording medium by rotating in contact with the recording medium. An arrangement position of the tray restricting means in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the recording medium by the feeding roller is set at or near the contact position between the feeding roller and the recording medium. It is characterized by that.

  According to this aspect, according to this aspect, the arrangement position of the tray regulating means in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the recording medium by the feeding roller is a contact position between the feeding roller and the recording medium or Since it is set in the vicinity thereof, it is possible to effectively prevent or suppress deformation of the upper tray that occurs when the feeding roller is pressed against the recording medium.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus comprising recording means for recording on a recording medium, comprising the recording medium feeding apparatus according to any of the fifth to seventh aspects. It is characterized by that. According to this aspect, in the recording apparatus, it is possible to obtain the same operational effects as the fifth to seventh aspects.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a paper conveyance path of the printer according to the invention. 1 is a perspective view of a paper cassette according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the paper cassette according to the present invention on the downstream side in the feeding direction. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the downstream end of the upper tray in the paper feeding direction. (A)-(E) are figures which show other embodiment of a cylindrical body and a rod-shaped body. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a downstream side of a paper cassette in a feeding direction according to the prior art.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a paper conveyance path of an ink jet printer (hereinafter referred to as “printer”) 1 which is an embodiment of a “recording apparatus”, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an entire paper cassette 100 according to the present invention. 3 is a side sectional view of the paper cassette 100 on the downstream side in the feeding direction, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the downstream end of the upper tray 60 in the paper feeding direction, and FIGS. 5A to 5E are cylindrical bodies. It is a figure which shows other embodiment of a rod-shaped body. FIG. 6 is a sectional side view of the downstream side of the paper cassette in the feeding direction according to the prior art.

  Note that FIG. 1 illustrates the rollers arranged on the paper conveyance path of the printer 1 so that almost all the rollers are drawn on the same surface, but the position in the depth direction (the front and back sides of the paper in FIG. 1). Do not necessarily match (sometimes match). In the xyz coordinate system shown in each figure, the x direction is a direction orthogonal to the paper transport (feed) direction (that is, the paper width direction), the y direction is the paper transport (feed) direction, and the z direction. Indicates the device height direction (gravity direction). Further, in FIG. 1, cross-sectional hatching is omitted in order to avoid complication of the drawing.

  The overall configuration of the printer 1 will be outlined below with reference to FIG. The printer 1 includes a feeding device 3 at the bottom of the device, and feeds paper as an example of “recording medium” (mainly cut paper: hereinafter referred to as “paper P”) one by one from the feeding device 3. The recording unit 4 performs recording (inkjet recording), and discharges the sheet toward a discharge stacker (not shown) provided on the front side of the apparatus (right side in FIG. 1).

Hereinafter, the components on the paper transport path will be described in more detail.
The feeding device 3 includes a paper cassette 100, a feeding roller 16, a guide roller 20, and a separating unit 21.

  A sheet cassette 100 that can set a plurality of sheets P in a stacked state is attachable to and detachable from the front side of the apparatus main body 3a of the feeding apparatus 3, and includes a lower tray 50 positioned on the lower side, There are two paper storage units, an upper tray 60 positioned on the upper side.

  In FIG. 1, the paper accommodated in the lower tray 50 is indicated by reference numeral P <b> 1, and the paper accommodated in the upper tray 60 is indicated by reference numeral P <b> 2 (hereinafter referred to as “ "Paper P"). Details of the lower tray 50 and the upper tray 60 will be described later.

  A feeding roller 16 serving as a feeding roller that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown) is provided on a swinging member 17 that swings about a swinging shaft 18, and the upper tray 60 is in the most retracted direction (FIG. 1). In the state slid in the right direction), the uppermost sheet P1 is fed from the lower tray 50 by rotating in contact with the uppermost sheet P1 stored in the lower tray 50.

  Further, at the abutting position where the upper tray 60 is slid farthest to the apparatus (paper feeding direction: leftward in FIG. 1), the upper tray 60 rotates in contact with the uppermost one of the sheets P2 stored in the upper tray 60. The uppermost sheet P2 is sent out from the upper tray 60.

  At the position facing the leading edge of the paper P1 set in the lower tray 50 or the position facing the leading edge of the paper P2 set in the upper tray 60, the separation slope 53 has an opening angle with respect to the sheet stacking direction. Preliminary separation from the next and subsequent sheets of paper P is made as the leading edge of the sheet P fed out by the rotation of the feed roller 16 advances downstream while being in sliding contact with the separation slope 53. Done. The separation slope 53 is shared by the lower tray 50 and the upper tray 60.

  A free-rotating guide roller 20 is provided on the downstream side of the separation slope 53, and a separation means 21 including a separation roller 22 and a driving roller 23 is provided on the downstream side of the guide roller 20. Yes. The separation roller 22 has an outer peripheral surface formed of an elastic material and is provided so as to be able to press contact with the driving roller 23, and is provided in a state in which a predetermined rotational resistance is given by a torque limiter mechanism. Accordingly, the next and subsequent sheets P to be double fed are stopped between the separation roller 22 and the driving roller 23, that is, double feeding is prevented.

  On the downstream side of the separating means 21, a driving roller 26 that is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown), and an assist roller 27 that is driven to rotate by nipping the paper P between the driving roller 26 are provided. A first intermediate feeding unit 25 is provided, and the first intermediate feeding unit 25 feeds the paper P further downstream.

  The printer 1 is provided with a curve reversing path for curving and reversing the paper P fed out from the paper cassette 100 as shown in the drawing so that its traveling direction is opposite, and on the downstream side of the first intermediate feeding unit 25, A driven roller 29 is provided to reduce a paper passing load when the paper P passes through the curved reversal path (especially when the rear edge of the paper passes).

  On the downstream side of the driven roller 29, there is provided a second driving roller 32 that is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown), and an assist roller 33 that is driven to rotate while the paper P is nipped between the driving roller 32. An intermediate feeding unit 31 is provided, and the sheet P is further fed downstream by the second intermediate feeding unit 31.

  The recording unit 4 is disposed on the downstream side of the second intermediate feeding unit 31. The recording unit 4 includes a transport unit 5, a recording head 42, a lower guide member 39, and a discharge unit 6. The transport means 5 includes a transport drive roller 35 that is rotationally driven by a motor, and a transport driven roller 36 that is pivotally supported by the upper guide member 37 so as to be driven to rotate while being pressed against the transport drive roller 35. Yes. The paper P that has reached the transport means 5 is precisely fed to the downstream side when the transport drive roller 35 rotates while being nipped by the transport drive roller 35 and the transport driven roller 36.

  Subsequently, the recording head 42 is provided at the bottom of the carriage 40, and the carriage 40 is reciprocated in the main scanning direction by a drive motor (not shown) while being guided by a carriage guide shaft 41 extending in the main scanning direction (front and back direction in FIG. 1). It is driven to move. The carriage 40 is a so-called off-carriage type in which no ink cartridge is mounted, and an ink cartridge (not shown) is provided independently from the carriage 40, and the ink cartridge is connected to the recording head via an ink supply tube (not shown). Ink is supplied to 42.

  A lower guide member 39 is provided at a position facing the recording head 42, and the distance between the paper P and the recording head 42 is defined by the lower guide member 39. Discharge means 6 for discharging the recorded paper P is provided on the downstream side of the lower guide member 39. The discharge means 6 includes a discharge drive roller 44 that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), and a discharge driven roller 45 that is driven to rotate in contact with the discharge drive roller 44, and is a sheet on which recording is performed by the recording means 4. P is discharged by the discharge means 6 to a stacker (not shown) provided on the front side of the apparatus.

  The above is the outline of the printer 1, and the paper cassette 100 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the sheet cassette 100 includes the lower tray 50 and the upper tray 60, and is detachable from the apparatus body 3a of the feeding device 3. The lower tray 50 and the upper tray 60 both form a sheet storage unit, and reference numerals 50a and 60a denote the bottom surfaces of the trays.

  The upper tray 60 is slidable with respect to the side walls 50b and 50c of the lower tray 50, and the sliding direction is the y direction (paper feeding direction). When the paper is fed from the lower tray 50, that is, when the feeding roller 16 is brought into contact with the paper stored in the lower tray 50, the upper tray 60 moves in the retracting direction (rightward in FIG. 2). Is done. On the contrary, when feeding paper from the upper tray 60, that is, when the feeding roller 16 is brought into contact with the paper stored in the upper tray 60, the upper tray 60 is located on the back side of the apparatus (left side in FIG. 2). Direction).

  Next, the front inner wall in the sheet feeding direction in the lower tray 50 is configured to include a front end regulating wall 52 and a separation slope 53. The leading edge regulating wall 52 and the separation slope 53 are formed as inclined surfaces that extend obliquely upward so that the surface facing the leading edge of the sheet forms an opening angle with respect to the sheet stacking direction from the bottom surface 50a.

  The leading edge regulating wall 52 and the separating slope 53 regulate the position of the leading edge of the paper when the paper is accommodated, but the surface of the separating slope 53 is formed with a high friction surface, and the leading edge of the paper is fed out. At this time, the leading edge of the sheet advances to the downstream side while being in sliding contact with the separation slope 53, so that separation from the next and subsequent sheets is performed.

  In the upper tray 60, the inner wall on the front side in the sheet feeding direction is composed of two leading edge regulating walls 62. Similar to the leading edge regulating wall 52 and the separation slope 53 provided on the lower tray 60, the two leading edge regulating walls 62 form an opening angle from the bottom surface 60a with respect to the sheet stacking direction. Thus, it is formed with an inclined surface extending obliquely upward.

  The two leading edge regulating walls 62 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the paper width direction (x direction), and when the upper tray 60 is moved to the back of the apparatus (left direction in FIG. 2), the two leading edge regulating walls 62 are arranged. A separating slope 53 formed on the lower tray 50 enters between the regulating walls 62.

  That is, the separation slope 53 formed on the lower tray 50 functions as a regulating wall that regulates the front end position of the paper in the upper tray 60, and the sheet fed from the upper tray 60 is in sliding contact with the separation slope 53. By proceeding to the downstream side, separation from the next and subsequent sheets is performed. That is, the separation slope 53 formed on the lower tray 50 is configured to be used by the lower tray 50 and the upper tray 60.

  In the paper cassette 100 configured as described above, both ends of the upper tray 60 are supported by the side walls 50b and 50c of the lower tray 50 as described above, and paper is fed from the upper tray 60. In other words, that is, when the upper tray 60 is moved to the back of the apparatus (paper feeding position), the downstream end of the paper feeding direction is supported by the lower tray 50.

  More specifically, a cylindrical body 63 is formed at the downstream end of the upper tray 60 in the feeding direction as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the lower tray on the hole 63 a of the cylindrical body 63. 50, the height position of the downstream end of the upper tray 50 is regulated by the lower tray 60. That is, the cylindrical body 63 functions as a “restricted portion” in which the vertical displacement is regulated by the rod-shaped body 54, and the rod-shaped body 54 functions as a “regulating portion” that regulates the vertical displacement of the cylindrical body 63. The cylindrical body 63 and the rod-shaped body 54 constitute “tray regulating means” that regulates the downward and upward displacement of the upper tray 60.

  Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the tray restricting means configured to include the cylindrical body 63 and the rod-shaped body 54 will be described in comparison with FIG. 6 (a diagram showing an example of the prior art). In FIG. 6, reference numerals 500 and 600 denote a lower tray and an upper tray, respectively, according to the prior art. A supported portion 630 formed at the downstream end of the upper tray 600 in the feeding direction is provided on the lower tray 500. The formed support portion 540 is supported from below.

  In this way, the supported portion 630 formed at the downstream end in the feeding direction is supported from the lower side by the support portion 540 formed in the lower tray 500, that is, provided in the upper tray 600. Since the supported portion 630 is allowed to be displaced upward, the position when the upper tray 600 is mounted, particularly the height direction position, may not be precisely positioned at a desired position.

  As a result, the force when the paper feed roller 16 comes into contact with the paper stored in the upper tray 600 varies, and there is a possibility that poor feeding such as non-feed or double feed may occur.

  In contrast, in the present invention, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3, when the paper cassette 100 is mounted from the removed state, or when the upper tray 60 is slid from the retracted position to the paper feed standby position, Since the rod-shaped body 54 provided in the lower tray 50 is inserted into the cylindrical body 63 formed at the downstream end of the upper tray 60 in the feeding direction, such a cylindrical body 63 and the rod-shaped body are arranged. 54, the height position of the upper tray 60 is appropriately determined without being vertically displaced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of feeding defects such as non-feeding and double feeding when feeding paper.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the rod-like body 54 is inserted into the cylindrical body 63, the upper tray 50 is restricted not only in the vertical direction position but also in the horizontal direction position. The result can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the rod-shaped body 54 is provided on the lower tray 50 side, and the cylindrical body 63 is provided on the upper tray 60 side. Here, the rod-like body 54 can be expected to be deformed to some extent, and since such a rod-like body 54 is provided in the lower tray 50, it is unexpected to the lower tray 50 via the upper tray 60. When the load is applied, the deformation of the rod-like body 54 can prevent the lower tray 50 from being damaged. In particular, when the rod-like body 54 is connected to the downstream side of the lower tray 50 in the feeding direction, more specifically, to the separation slope 53, the angle of the separation slope 53 changes due to the deformation of the rod-like body 54. It is possible to prevent feed failure such as non-feed and double feed.

  The rod-like body 54 and the cylindrical body 63 can adopt various forms as shown in FIG. For example, a cylindrical body 63-1 shown in FIG. 4 (A) is a cylindrical body having a cylindrical cross section as shown in FIG. 4 (D), and the cylindrical body 63-1 has a hole 63a-1. Similarly, the rod-shaped body 54-1 to be fitted has a circular cross section.

  Further, the cylindrical body 63-2, the hole 63a-2, and the rod-shaped body 54-2 shown in FIG. 4B are obtained by extending the embodiment of FIG. The strength in the support direction is improved. Further, the cylindrical body 63-3 shown in FIG. 4C has an opening at the entrance of the hole 63a-3, that is, the inside of the cylindrical body expands from the back side toward the entrance side. is doing.

  This eliminates the need for precise positioning when the rod-like body 54-1 enters the cylindrical body 63-3, and also clears the clearance between the rod-like body 54-1 and the tubular body 63-3 when the fitting is completed. The height position of the upper tray 60 can be precisely regulated. Further, instead of the cylindrical body 63, a tray regulating structure having a substantially U shape as shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the arrangement position of the tray restricting means (the rod-like body 54 and the fitting hole 63) in the direction (paper width direction: x direction) orthogonal to the paper feeding direction by the feeding roller 16 is the same as that of the feeding roller 16. Since the contact position with the paper is set, the deformation of the upper tray 60 that occurs when the feeding roller 16 presses against the paper can be effectively prevented or suppressed.

  In this embodiment, the tray restricting means for restricting the downward and upward displacement of the upper tray 60 is provided. In addition to this, the tray restricting means for restricting the downward and upward displacement of the lower tray 50 is provided. May be provided. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the rotation of the entire sheet cassette 100 with the tray regulating means (the cylindrical body 63 and the rod-shaped body 54) provided in the upper tray 60 as a fulcrum. The height position of the lower tray 50 and thus the lower tray 50 can be appropriately regulated.

  Needless to say, the embodiment described above is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in the above embodiment, the cylindrical body 63 is provided on the upper tray 60 side and the rod-shaped body 54 is provided on the lower tray 50 side, but the opposite is also possible.

In this embodiment, the feeding device 3 according to the present invention is applied to an ink jet printer as an example of a recording device.
Here, the liquid ejecting apparatus uses an ink jet recording head, and is not limited to a recording apparatus such as a printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile machine that discharges ink from the recording head to perform recording on a recording medium. And a device for ejecting a liquid corresponding to the application from a liquid ejecting head corresponding to the ink jet recording head to an ejected medium corresponding to the recording medium, and attaching the liquid to the ejected medium.

  In addition to the recording head, as a liquid ejecting head, a color material ejecting head used for manufacturing a color filter such as a liquid crystal display, and an electrode material (conductive paste) used for forming an electrode such as an organic EL display or a surface emitting display (FED) Examples thereof include an ejection head, a bioorganic matter ejection head used for biochip production, and a sample ejection head as a precision pipette.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inkjet printer, 3 Feeding device, 3a Apparatus main body, 3b Cassette support surface, 4 Recording means, 5 Conveying means, 6 Ejecting means, 16 Feeding roller, 17 Swing member, 18 Swing shaft, 20 Driven roller, 21 Separation means, 22 separation roller, 23 drive roller, 25 first intermediate feed unit, 26 drive roller, 27 assist roller, 29 driven roller, 31 second intermediate feed unit, 32 drive roller, 33 assist roller, 35 transport drive roller, 36 Carriage driven roller, 37 Upper guide member, 39 Lower guide member, 40 Carriage, 41 Carriage guide shaft, 42 Recording head, 44 Ejection drive roller, 45 Ejection driven roller, 50 Lower tray, 50a Bottom surface, 52 Tip regulation wall, 53 Separation slope, 54 bar, 60 top Side tray, 60a bottom, 62 front end regulating wall 63 the tubular body, 63a fitting hole, 100 paper cassette, P, P1, P2 recording paper

Claims (8)

A recording medium cassette including a lower tray capable of storing a recording medium and an upper tray provided on the upper side of the lower tray,
It is provided with a tray restricting means for restricting the downward and upward displacement of the upper tray.
A recording medium cassette characterized by the above. 2. The recording medium cassette according to claim 1, wherein the tray restricting unit includes a cylindrical body provided on one side of the lower tray and the upper tray, and the cylindrical body provided on the other side. 3. A rod-like body entering,
Configured with,
A recording medium cassette characterized by the above. The recording medium cassette according to claim 2, wherein the inside of the cylindrical body has a shape that expands from the back side toward the entrance side.
A recording medium cassette characterized by the above. The recording medium cassette according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the rod-like body is provided in the lower tray, and the cylindrical body is provided in the upper tray.
A recording medium cassette characterized by the above. A recording medium feeding apparatus comprising a feeding means for feeding a recording medium, wherein the recording medium cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is detachably provided.
A recording medium feeding device characterized by the above. 6. The recording medium feeding device according to claim 5, wherein a lower tray that regulates downward and upward displacement of the lower tray in a state where the recording medium cassette is mounted on the recording medium feeding device. With regulatory means,
A recording medium feeding device characterized by the above. The recording medium feeding device according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising a feeding roller configured to advance and retreat with respect to the recording medium cassette and to feed the recording medium by rotating in contact with the recording medium. Prepared,
An arrangement position of the tray restricting unit in a direction orthogonal to a feeding direction of the recording medium by the feeding roller is set at or near a contact position between the feeding roller and the recording medium.
A recording medium feeding device characterized by the above. A recording apparatus comprising recording means for recording on a recording medium,
The recording medium feeding device according to claim 5 is provided.
A recording apparatus.

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