Abstract: The present invention provides a recording apparatus having a detachable automatic sheet supplying apparatus, wherein a projection protruding substantially in a horizontal direction is formed on the recording system or on the automatic sheet supplying apparatus, so that they can stand by themselves; a recess is formed in the automatic sheet supplying appparatus or in the recording system; and the recording system is connected to the automatic sheet supplying apparatus by fitting the projection into the recess.

Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus includes a sheet supporter for supporting sheets, a supply rotary device for feeding out the sheets supported by the sheet supporter, a separation member for separating sheets fed by the supply rotary device one by one by elastically changing an inclination angle of the separation member when the sheets fed by the supply rotary means abut against and ride over the separation member, and a sheet guide member removably disposed above the sheet supporting means and adapted to guide the sheet in such a manner that the sheet is subjected to resistance of the separation member smaller than resistance from the separation member to the sheet when the sheets are supplied from the sheet supporter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet supplying apparatus comprising a sheet stacking means for stacking a plurality of sheets, a sheet supply means for feeding out the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking means, a separation means for separating the sheets one by one by abutting the sheets against the separation means to cause elastic angular change in the sheet thereby to ride the sheet over the separation means, and a guide means having a guide surface for guiding the sheet separated by the separation means toward a downstream side, and wherein the sheet stacking means is provided at its downstream end with a projection which protrudes toward downstream sides of the separation means and of the guide surface of the guide means.

Abstract: A sheet supply apparatus has a sheet supporting unit for supporting a plurality of sheets, a sheet supply device for feeding out the sheets supported by the sheet supporting unit, and a separator which can be elastically flexed to change an inclination angle thereof when the separator is urged by a sheet fed out by the sheet supply device for separating the sheet which rides over the separator from the other sheets. The separator is disposed in an inclined condition so that a tip end of an abutment surface, against which the sheets are to be urged and over which the sheet rides, of the separator before flexed is inclined with respect to a normal plane perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction by a predetermined angle toward the sheet supporting unit.

Abstract: A sheet supply apparatus has a separation member which is elastically flexible to change an angle thereof when the separation member is urged by a sheet fed out by a sheet supply unit, thereby separating the sheet which rides over the separation member from the other sheets, and a load releasing device for removing a load from the separation member to permit the separation member to return to its original state after the sheet is separated by the separation member and a guide for guiding the sheet separated by the separation member in the state where the separated sheet is not contacted with the separation member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a horizontally set recording apparatus provided with a sheet inserting and discharging holes at the upper surface, wherein substantially linear recording sheet transporting route passing through the recording section is formed, and an automatic sheet feeding apparatus can be removably attached thereon. The recording sheet is delivered into an inlet opening of said transporting route.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet supply apparatus with a sheet support for supporting sheets, a sheet supply roller for feeding out the sheet supported by the sheet support, and a separating unit against which the sheet fed by the sheet supply roller abuts to cause elastic angular displacement of the sheet and adapted to permit the separation of the sheet when the sheet rides over the separating unit. The separating unit is formed from a thin plated-shaped member which includes at least one aperture or one notch.

Abstract: A sheet supply apparatus includes a sheet supporting device for supporting sheets, a sheet supply for positively contacting the sheet supported by the sheet supporting device and for feeding out the sheet, a release mechanism for releasing contact between the sheet supply and the sheet, a separation device for separating the sheets fed by the sheet supply one by one, a pair of convey rotary devices for conveying the separated sheet, and a controller.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic sheet feeding apparatus to be freely fixed and unfixed to the recording apparatus having sheet feeding cassette which stores the recording sheet is rotatably fitted in the posture from roughly perpendicular to inclined as against the sheet feed driving unit, and a space to insert the recording sheet is formed when the said sheet feeding cassette is in roughly perpendicular position and the recording sheet is separately fed to the recording apparatus when the said sheet feeding cassette is in inclined position.

Abstract: An automatic paper feed apparatus includes a sheet stacking device for stacking and storing a plurality of sheets, a rotary paper feed device brought into contact with the sheet to feed it, a biasing device for biasing the sheets stacked toward the rotary paper feed device, a separator having an inclined surface for bringing the sheet fed into contact with the inclined surface to separate only one sheet and supply the separated one sheet to the downstream side, and a maintaining device, brought into contact with the uppermost surface for maintaining the uppermost sheet at a position corresponding to the inclined surface against a biasing force of the biasing device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording apparatus comprising convey means for conveying a sheet in a predetermined convey direction, a pair of rollers arranged downstream of the coney means in the convey direction for conveying the sheet in the convey direction or in a reverse direction by rotation in a forward direction or in a reverse direction, and control means for controlling the convey means and the pair of rollers. The control means controls these elements in such a manner that, after a sheet conveyed by the convey means is conveyed in the convey direction by a predetermined amount by the pair of rollers, the pair of rollers are rotated in the reverse direction while applying a conveying force in the convey direction to the sheet using the convey means, thereby conveying the sheet in the reverse direction until the sheet passes through a nip formed between the pair of rollers.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus wherein ink is ejected on a recording medium to effect recording includes a platen for regulating a recording surface of the recording medium; a confining member contactable to the platen to confine the recording medium; and an elastic member, disposed at a bottom of the apparatus, for urging the confining member to the platen.

Abstract: A sheet transport apparatus has a transport mechanism for transporting a sheet-like member in a predetermined direction and in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction, an auxiliary transport roller capable of contacting with the sheet transported by the transport mechanism, a motor, and a drive transmission mechanism arranged to transmit a driving force for rotating the auxiliary transport roller in a direction such as to transport the sheet in the predetermined direction from the motor to the roller when the transport mechanism transports the sheet in the predetermined direction, and to disengage the connection to the motor to enable the auxiliary transport roller to rotate by following the sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a horizontally set recording apparatus provided with a sheet inserting and discharging holes at the upper surface, wherein substantially linear recording sheet transporting route passing through the recording section is formed, and an automatic sheet feeding apparatus can be removably attached thereon. The recording sheet is delivered into an inlet opening of said transporting route.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet supplying apparatus having an extendible sheet support for supporting sheets, a sheet supply for feeding out the sheets supported by the sheet support, a shiftable separating claw capable of separating the sheets fed by the sheet supply, one by one, by engaging from corners of the sheets supported by the sheet support, a regulator for shifting the separating claw toward the sheet support in response to insert and retracting movements of the sheet support and a second separator for separating the sheets rested on an upper surface of the separating claw shifted toward the sheet support by the regulator, one by one, when the sheets are fed out by the sheet supply.

Abstract: A recording device wherein ink is deposited on recording materials to effect recording including first and second feeders for feeding the recording materials to a recorder, and a discharger for discharging the recording materials from the recorder such that the recording device can be placed horizontally and vertically in use. When the device is placed horizontally the recording materials are conveyed in a generally U-shaped path, and when the device is placed vertically the recording materials are conveyed in a generally rectilinear path.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet containing device for supporting sheets, a sheet supply device for feeding out the sheet from the sheet containing device, and a path surface for deflecting the sheet by abutting the sheet fed from the sheet supply device against the path surface to guide the sheet in a predetermined direction. In such sheet feeding apparatus, a rotary feeding device for applying a feeding force to the sheet by slidingly contacting with a surface of the sheet fed from the sheet supply device, which is opposite to a surface facing the path surface, is provided.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus has a recording head and replaceable ink container. The ink container is removably mounted on the apparatus and a hollow needle, connected by an ink supply path to a recording head, punctures the ink container as it is put in place on the apparatus. An absorbing material is located on the apparatus near the needle to absorb any waste ink than may fall from the needle or the ink container as the ink container is put in place or removed from the apparatus.

Abstract: A liquid ejection recording apparatus has a carriage, a liquid ejection recording unit, a lever biased by a spring for mounting the unit on the carriage, and a communication hole portion formed in an ink tank in the unit. When the unit is fixed on the carriage for printing, a projection presses the communication hole portion to provide a communication hole for communicating the interior of the ink tank with the outer atmosphere. Stable ink ejection is guaranteed without clogging of a nozzle or the like and regardless of the amount of ink remaining in the ink tank.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus has a recording head and replaceable ink container carried by a carriage. The ink container is inserted into the carriage and positioned such that it is bodily inclined with respect to the carriage in a normal state of operation. When the ink container is so positioned, two hollow spaces are formed between the ink container and the carriage. A first space may be used for accommodating electric circuits associated with the recording head and a second space may be used to accommodate a guide portion of the carriage. Additional features include an ink absorbing material on a bottom surface of the carriage and a portion of the ink container which is folded upon breakage which occurs when the carriage is inserted into the carriage.