Recording apparatus with improved recording medium conveying device
US5170184A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J25/308
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an image recording apparatus, comprising a conveying rotary member for conveying a sheet by rotating while contacting the sheet, an image recording device disposed in confronting relation to the conveying rotary member and adapted to record an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying rotary member, a pressing member disposed at an upstream side of the image recording device in a sheet conveying direction and adapted to press the sheet against the conveying rotary member, a biasing device engaged by the pressing member and adapted to bias the pressing member toward the conveying rotary member, and a shifting device for shifting the biasing device to a position where the biasing device does not act on the pressing member.
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