| CPC B41J 15/046 (2013.01) | 7 Claims |
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1. A processing apparatus comprising:
a processing unit housed in a housing and configured to process a medium; and
a medium reception unit configured to receive the medium ejected from the housing, wherein
the medium reception unit including:
a reception member having a sheet shape with flexibility,
a turning shaft provided inside the housing and coupled to one end of the reception member,
an operation part coupled to the other end of the reception member and configured to separate from the turning shaft,
a pair of supporting parts protruding movably forward and backward from the housing in a forward/backward direction along a separation direction of the operation part from the turning shaft, and support both ends of the operation part,
a rack provided at at least one of the pair of supporting parts, and
a turning shaft gear provided at the turning shaft and configured to turn in linkage with a movement of the rack,
when the operation part approaches the turning shaft, the reception member is wound around the turning shaft and housed inside the housing,
when the operation part separates from the turning shaft, the reception member is drawn out from the turning shaft to hang downward such that the medium is receivable, and
at least one of the rack and the turning shaft gear has a non-linkage structure in which a movement of the operation part and turning of the turning shaft are temporarily not linked while the operation part is separated from the turning shaft.
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