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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Nogami, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium; a roller pair for conveying the recording medium or a tray with the recording medium mounted thereon, a cover covering an opening for replacing a component of the recording unit, a guide member supported by the cover and overlapping at least a part of the cover when in a closed state and capable of guiding the tray to an insertion port of the tray when in an open state, and a release member configured to, in conjunction with the opening of the guide member, to cause the roller pair to be separated, wherein if the cover is opened along with the tray, the release member does not cause the roller pair to be separated.