Printing apparatus including a moving guiding portion
US9336466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/15
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a first driving portion transporting a paper sheet; a printing portion being disposed on an upstream side of the first driving portion in a transporting direction of the transported paper sheet, including a plurality of aligned ejection ports ejecting liquid onto the transporting paper sheet to print an image on the paper sheet by the liquid; a drawing portion being disposed on an upstream side of the printing portion in the transporting direction, drawing the paper sheet of which a tip end is placed at a preset position, and feeding the paper sheet to a transporting path via the printing portion and the first driving portion; and a guiding portion being interposed between the printing portion and the first driving portion in the transporting direction, and when feeding the paper sheet, freely reciprocating between a first position and a second position.
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