Recording apparatus

摘要

A recording apparatus includes a housing body, an opening/closing member, attached to the housing body via a pivot shaft so as to be capable of rotating freely, that covers the surface of the housing body on one side thereof, and an ink tank having an injection port for filling an ink holding chamber with ink used in recording. Here, the ink tank is disposed so that one end thereof is positioned within the housing body on the opposite side of the housing body as the side in which the pivot shaft is provided, and has a stepped shape including a step portion, the step portion being provided on a side of the ink tank that is further from the pivot shaft. The injection port is provided in the step portion, and when the opening/closing member is opened and the ink is to be filled.

主权项

1. A recording apparatus comprising:
a carriage which includes a recording head performing a recording on a medium and is movable in movement area of the predetermined direction; a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage; a housing body including the carriage; a bulge portion that bulges from a side surface of the housing body; a transportation path that transports the medium to a discharge port; an ink tank that is disposed within the housing body and includes an injection port for filling the ink; a cover that can be opened/closed relative to the housing body, wherein the ink tank is disposed on an opposite side of the housing body as a side in which the pivot shaft is provided; wherein the ink tank is positioned outside the transportation path in the moving direction of the carriage; wherein a part of the tank is positioned outside the carriage driving motor, wherein a side surface of the cover and the bulge portion lie in the same plane, when the cover is in a closed state.