1. A recording apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body including a first placement portion on which a recording medium is placed, a recording unit which performs recording on the recording medium, and a first transport path through which the recording medium is transported from the first placement portion to the recording unit;
an extension unit including a second placement portion, which is detachably attached to the apparatus main body, on which the recording medium is placed, and a second transport path capable of communicating from the second placement portion to the first transport path of the apparatus main body; and
a detachable member detachably provided in the apparatus main body and exposing at least a part of the second transport path when detached from the apparatus main body,
wherein the detachable member configures a part of a third transport path connecting between the first transport path and the second transport path and exposes a part of the second transport path and the third transport path when detached from the apparatus main body,
wherein the detachable member configures a part of the first transport path.
2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the part of the first transport path configured by the detachable member has a curved shape.
3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the part of the first transport path configured by the detachable member includes a reversing roller along the curved shape.
4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the detachable member configures a part of a fourth transport path through which the recording medium after recording is performed by the recording unit is transported to the reversing roller, and
wherein the recording medium transported from the fourth transport path is reversed by the reversing roller.
5. The recording apparatus according to claim 4,
wherein the apparatus main body and the extension unit engage with each other by a plurality of concaved portions and convexed portions fitted into the concaved portions, and
wherein relative displacement in a direction in which the extension unit is detached from the apparatus main body is permitted, and relative displacement in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the extension unit is detached is restricted, between the concaved portions and the convexed portions in a state where the extension unit is attached to the apparatus main body.
6. The recording apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein the extension unit is provided with a connection terminal establishing electrical continuity with the apparatus main body when attached to the apparatus main body and a guide protrusion, which is for positioning the connection terminal with respect to the apparatus main body, near the connection terminal.
7. A recording apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body including a first placement portion on which a recording medium is placed, a recording unit which performs recording on the recording medium, and a first transport path through which the recording medium is transported from the first placement portion to the recording unit;
an extension unit including a second placement portion, which is detachably attached to the apparatus main body, on which the recording medium is placed, and a second transport path capable of communicating from the second placement portion to the first transport path of the apparatus main body; and
an exposing member provided in the apparatus main body and exposing at least a part of the second transport path,
wherein the exposing member configures a part of a third transport path connecting between the first transport path and the second transport path and exposes a part of the second transport path and the third transport path,
wherein the exposing member configures a part of the first transport path.
8. The recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the exposing member exposes a part of the first transport path.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A dual mass flywheel, comprising:
a first mass member connected to an engine output shaft;
a second mass member connected to a transmission input shaft, the second mass member and the first mass member rotatable about one another within a predetermined range of motion;
a drive plate fixedly connected to the second mass member; and
a dampening assembly interposed between the first mass member and the drive plate, the dampening assembly using air dampening to perform a dampening operation during a process of transmitting torque from the engine output shaft to the transmission input shaft, wherein the dampening assembly comprises:
a compressible piece;
a pair of resilient guides, each directly mounted to opposite sides of the compressible piece;
a pair of resilient adapters, each mounted to a end of a respective one of said guides at a position remote from the compressible piece; and
a pair of idle springs, each mounted between a respective adapter of the adapters and the compressible piece.
2. The dual mass flywheel of claim 1 , wherein the first mass member includes a plurality of brackets arranged in a circumferential direction of the first mass member, the dampening assembly being mounted between the brackets.
3. The dual mass flywheel of claim 2, wherein each of the brackets includes a pair of opposing plates, and the drive plate includes connecting portions movably mounted between pairs of the plates of the brackets.
4. The dual mass flywheel of claim 3, wherein the resilient adapters include a pair of opposing plates, and the connecting portions of the drive plate are mounted between the pairs of the plates of the resilient adapters.
5. The dual mass flywheel of claim 4, wherein an indentation is formed in each of plates of the brackets, and the plates of the resilient adapters are inserted into the indentations.
6. The dual mass flywheel of claim 1, wherein the dampening assembly further comprise an air exhaust passageway.
7. The dual mass flywheel of claim 1, further comprising spring dampening members interposed between the first mass member and the drive plate.
8. The dual mass flywheel of claim 7, wherein the spring dampening members comprise:
a pair of opposing spring adapters; and
a spring interposed between the pair of spring adapters.
9. The dual mass flywheel of claim 8, wherein a plurality of the springs is provided.
10. The dual mass flywheel of claim 9, wherein the springs are arranged to undergo sequential compression by the spring adapters.
11. The dual mass flywheel of claim 10, wherein the spring adapters comprise:
a cylinder-shaped body having formed therein a cavity; and
a catch protrusion formed on an outer circumference of the body,
wherein the plurality of the springs include a primary spring interposed between the catch protrusions of a pair of spring adapters, and a secondary spring interposed between a pair of spring adapters with ends inserted into the cavities formed in the bodies of the spring adapters.
12. The dual mass flywheel of claim 11, wherein an air exhaust passageway is formed in each of the spring adapters.
13. The dual mass flywheel of claim 1, wherein said dampening assembly defines a plurality of resilient spaces configured to contain and exhaust air.
14. A dual mass flywheel, comprising:
a first mass member configured to be coupled to an engine output shaft;
a second mass member configured to be coupled to a transmission input shaft;
where said first mass member and said second mass member are rotatable about one another within a predetermined range of rotation;
a drive plate fixedly coupled to the second mass member;
a dampening assembly interposed between the first mass member and the drive plate defining
a plurality of air-containing resilient spaces, wherein the dampening assembly comprises:
a compressible piece;
a pair of resilient guides, each directly mounted to opposite sides of the compressible piece;
a pair of resilient adapters, each mounted to a end of a respective one of said guides at a position remote from the compressible piece; and
a pair of idle springs, each mounted between a respective adapter of the adapters and the compressible piece; and
a spring dampening member interposed between the first mass member and the drive plate.