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A recording apparatus is provided in which a space can be secured on a desk without performing a troublesome operation, and penetration of dust or foreign matter into a main body can be prevented when the apparatus is not used, and a sheet jam caused by closing of a sheet-discharge-port cover does n

A recording apparatus is provided in which a space can be secured on a desk without performing a troublesome operation, and penetration of dust or foreign matter into a main body can be prevented when the apparatus is not used, and a sheet jam caused by closing of a sheet-discharge-port cover does not occur when the apparatus is used. In the apparatus, a magnet unit is provided at a sheet feeding cover covering a sheet feeding opening, and a metal member is provided at a sheet-discharge-port cover for covering a sheet discharge port. By attraction of the metal member of the sheet-discharge-port cover by the magnet unit of the sheet feeding cover, and a locked state is provided, to provide a shell structure. Linked with opening of the sheet feeding cover, the sheet-discharge-port cover is automatically opened by its own weight. A DC jack is disposed at a right side of the printer main body, and an I/F (interface) connector is disposed within a detachable side cover.

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What is claimed is: 1. A recording apparatus comprising: a main housing that comprises a supply opening for supplying a recording medium to be subjected to recording by recording means into a main body, and a discharge opening from which the recording medium is discharged outside of said apparatus;

What is claimed is: 1. A recording apparatus comprising: a main housing that comprises a supply opening for supplying a recording medium to be subjected to recording by recording means into a main body, and a discharge opening from which the recording medium is discharged outside of said apparatus; a first openable/closable cover member for covering said supply opening; and a second openable/closable cover member for covering said discharge opening, said second cover member opening in a different rotational direction than said first cover member, wherein, when said first cover member is opened, said second cover member is opened by being linked with said first cover member, and when said first cover member and said second cover member are closed, an end portion of said first cover member and an end portion of said second cover member face each other. 2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein rotation of each of said first cover member and said second cover member is limited by a stopper member. 3. A recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a stop position where said second cover member stops by limitation of rotation by said stop member is a position where said second cover member does not contact a surface of installation when said recording apparatus is installed in a state of use. 4. A recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein one of said first cover member and said second cover member comprises a magnetic material, and another one of said first cover member and said second cover member comprises a metal member at a position corresponding to the magnetic material, and wherein said first cover member and said second cover member are closed in a state in which the metal member is attracted by the magnetic material. 5. A recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said recording apparatus has a curved surface formed when said first cover member and said second cover member are closed, a back surface disposed at a side opposite to said curved surface, a substantially planar bottom surface connecting said back surface and said curved surface and a connection surface substantially perpendicular to said bottom surface. 6. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a connection line between said first cover member and said second cover member is positioned closer to the surface of installation than a connection line between an upper case and a lower case constituting said main housing that is set to a center of the R-shaped surface, in a state of use of said recording apparatus. 7. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a connector for connecting said recording apparatus to an external apparatus or the like is provided near a corner portion between said back surface and said connection surface. 8. A recording apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said connector is provided at a separate member mounted in said main housing that is separate from said main housing. 9. A recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said separate member is disposed across a surface of said separate member where said connector is disposed, and said back surface. 10. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a component including at least, all motors necessary for driving, a control substrate, a power-supply substrate, and a tank member for accommodating and holding waste ink discharged from the recording means is disposed at an outer surface side of the planar shape than a substantial center of a main body of said recording apparatus. 11. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a screw hole to be utilized when mounting an optional component is formed in said back surface, and a portion surrounding said screw hole is convex. 12. A recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a convex foot member is provided at said bottom surface, and wherein a concave portion is provided at an upper surface disposed at the opposite side to said bottom surface. 13. A recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said convex foot member is made of an elastic material. 14. A recording apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said concave portion is provided integrally with said first cover.