Recording medium feeding device and recording apparatus

摘要

A recording medium feeding device includes a tray in which accommodates a recording medium, which is attachable to and detachable from a device main body including a feeding unit; a stopper that is able to switch between a regulating state in which the stopper comes into contact with a leading edge of the recording medium which is accommodated in the tray to regulate a movement of the recording medium, and a regulating release state that enables the recording medium to be fed to a feeding path; and a switching unit that is engaged with the tray to switch the stopper from the regulating state to the regulating release state, wherein the switching unit includes engaging portions that engages with the tray, and wherein the engaging portions are disposed, being separated from the stopper at the both sides of the stopper in a width direction of the recording medium.

主权项

1. A recording medium feeding device comprising:
a feeding unit that feeds a recording medium; a tray that accommodates a recording medium, which is attachable to and detachable from a device main body including the feeding unit; a stopper that is able to switch between a regulating state in which the stopper comes into contact with a leading edge of the recording medium which is accommodated in the tray to regulate a movement of the recording medium, and a regulating release state in which the regulating state is released to enable the recording medium to be fed to a feeding path; and a switching unit that is engaged with the tray to switch the stopper from the regulating state to the regulating release state when the tray is inserted into the device main body, wherein the switching unit includes:
engaging portions that are engaged with the tray,a first slider that is engaged with the stopper and is displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the leading edge of the recording medium,a second slider that is displaceable together with the engaging portion in the advancing and retreating direction, and a connecting member that connects the first slider and the second slider together, and wherein the engaging portions are disposed, being separated from the stopper, at both sides of the stopper in a width direction of the recording medium.