公开(公告)号：US12128674B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17814569

申请日：2022-07-25

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yasuo Nishikawa ,  Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Takuya Tsuji ,  Yoshimitsu Taniguchi ,  Kosuke Inuzuka

IPC: B41J11/70

CPC classification number: B41J11/70

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a housing, an operation panel, a sheet conveyor, a recording device, and a cutting device. The operation panel is disposed at a first-side face of the housing in a first direction. The first direction is orthogonal to a vertical direction and extends from a first side to a second side of the image recording apparatus. In the first direction, the cutting device is closer to the first side of the image recording apparatus than the recording device is and closer to the second side of the image recording apparatus than the operation panel is. The cutting device includes a cutter, and a cutter carriage to move with the cutter mounted thereon along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the vertical direction. The operation panel overlaps a movable area of the cutter carriage when viewed in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US12054349B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17937142

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yasuo Nishikawa ,  Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Takuya Tsuji ,  Kosuke Inuzuka ,  Yoshimitsu Taniguchi

IPC: B65H35/06 ,  B65H5/36 ,  B65H35/00

CPC classification number: B65H35/06 ,  B65H5/36 ,  B65H35/0086 ,  B65H2301/122

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a recording unit, first and second rollers, a guide member, and a cutting unit. The recording unit performs image recording on a sheet conveyed in a conveying direction on a first conveyance path. The first roller is located further downstream than the recording unit in the first conveyance path. The second roller is located further downstream than the first roller in the first conveyance path. The guide member has a guide surface that forms a second conveyance path extending from a connection position of the first conveyance path between the first roller and the second roller. The cutting unit is located between the connection position and the second roller, cuts a sheet, and has a cutter. The guide member changes in posture between a first posture for forming the second conveyance path and a second posture for opening the second conveyance path.