Claims
- 1. A recording apparatus for forming an image on a sheet comprising:
- sheet stack means for stacking sheets thereon, said sheet stack means being disposed at a rear side of said recording apparatus and in a sloped state where an end further from the rear side of said apparatus is higher;
- a sheet convey path including (i) a substantially horizontal straight convey portion terminating at a discharge opening at a front side of said apparatus and (ii) a curved portion connecting said sheet stack means and the convey portion;
- recording means disposed at the straight convey portion for forming an image on an upper surface of the sheet;
- supply means for supplying the sheet on said sheet stack means;
- a pair of discharge rollers disposed adjacent to the discharge opening and including a spur gear contacting with the upper surface of a sheet on which the image is formed by said recording means;
- a substantially horizontal discharge tray disposed at the front side of said recording apparatus for receiving the sheet discharged from the discharge opening; and
- a manual-insertion path originating at an insertion opening at the rear side of said recording apparatus and extended in a substantially straight path below said sheet stack means to be connected to the straight convey portion;
- wherein said sheet stacking means is rockable to a contained position and to an operative position, and the curved portion of said sheet convey path has a substantially horizontal guide member for guiding a tip end of the sheet supplied to the horizontally straight convey portion of said sheet convey path.
- 2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording means is an ink-jet type.
- 3. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording apparatus is longer in a longitudinal direction than in a lateral direction thereof.
- 4. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said stacking means, said supply means, the curved portion and the guide member are removably mounted onto said recording apparatus integrally, and upon mounting one end of the guide member is opposed to an inlet of the straight convey portion.
- 5. A recording apparatus for forming an image on a sheet comprising:
- sheet stack means for stacking sheets thereon, said sheet stack means being disposed at a rear side of said recording apparatus and in a sloped state where an end further from the rear side of said apparatus thereof is higher;
- a sheet convey path including (i) a substantially horizontal straight convey portion terminating at a discharge opening at a front side of said apparatus and (ii) a curved portion connecting said sheet stack means and the convey portion;
- recording means disposed at the straight convey portion for forming an image on an upper surface of the sheet;
- supply means for supplying the sheet on said sheet stack means;
- a pair of discharge rollers disposed adjacent to the discharge opening and including a spur gear contacting with the upper surface of a sheet on which the image is formed by said recording means; and
- a substantially horizontal discharge tray disposed at the front side of said recording apparatus for receiving the sheet discharged from the discharge opening;
- wherein said sheet stacking means is rockable to a contained position and to an operative position, and the curved portion of said sheet convey path has a substantially horizontal guide member for guiding a tip end of the sheet supplied to the horizontally straight convey portion of said sheet convey path.
- 6. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said stacking means, said supply means, the curved portion and the guide member are removably mounted onto said recording apparatus integrally, and upon mounting one end of the guide member is opposed to an inlet of the straight convey portion.
Priority Claims (7)
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1-241372 |
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1-241373 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/470,465, filed Jun. 6, 1995, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/179,821, filed Jan. 11, 1994, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,454,555, on Oct. 30, 1995, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/921,401, filed Jul. 30, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/582,404, filed Sep. 14, 1990, now abandoned.
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