Image recording apparatus having conveying means for both continuous sheet and single sheet
US5899613A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H5/062
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an image recording apparatus with an image recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium, a first conveyor for conveying the recording medium to an image recording portion of the image recording unit while bending the recording medium along a drive convey roller by means of the drive convey roller, and a second conveyor for conveying an elongated recording medium having a plurality of pin holes to the first conveyor. A guide capable of changing a contact area between the recording medium and the drive convey roller at a curved portion of the recording medium along the drive convey roller is also provided.
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