Image recording apparatus and feed tray that includes a side guide inside a pair of sidewalls for roll paper
US11924388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image recording apparatus includes a feed tray, a feed mechanism feeding a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the feed tray, and a recording device recording an image on the sheet-shaped medium fed by the feed mechanism. The feed tray includes a first accommodation portion accommodating a roll, in which the sheet-shaped medium is rolled, a pair of side walls interposing the sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll in a first direction parallel to an axis of the roll, and a side guide disposed inside the pair of side walls and having an inner-side surface contactable with an edge in the first direction of the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll. The side guide has a metal portion made of metal, the metal portion forming at least part of the inner-side surface.
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