| US 7,494,214 B2 | ||
| Recording apparatus with first and second sheet feeding portions | ||
| Tetsuhiro Nitta, Yokohama (Japan); Shinya Sonoda, Yokohama (Japan); Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kawasaki (Japan); and Kazuhisa Kawakami, Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/148,259. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-174967 (JP), filed on Jun. 14, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0275705 A1, Dec. 15, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/01 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—104 [347/101] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A recording apparatus for effecting recording on a recording material by recording means, said apparatus comprising:
a carriage for reciprocal movement while carrying said recording means;
a platen for supporting the recording material at a position opposed to said recording means;
a conveyance roller for conveying the recording material;
a pinch roller driven by said conveyance roller;
a recording unit for supporting said carriage and said pinch roller;
a sheet feeding unit comprising a first sheet feeding portion unit for feeding the recording material from a rear part of
said apparatus and a second sheet feeding unit for feeding the recording material to said recording unit from a lower portion
of said recording apparatus, said sheet feeding unit positioned by sandwiching the first sheet feeding unit and the second
sheet feeding unit by a first lateral plate of the chassis and a second lateral plate of the chassis; and
a base unit for positioning and fixing said recording unit, said platen, said conveyance roller and said sheet feeding unit.
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