Printing apparatus
First Claim
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
- a printing portion which is able to print on a front surface of medium;
a transport portion which transports the medium; and
a transport guiding portion that is downstream of the printing portion in a transport direction, the transport guiding portion forming a portion of a transport surface on which the medium is transported,wherein the transport guiding portion is provided with a first guiding member which has a bent portion and forms the transport surface on a transport direction upstream side of the medium and a second guiding member which has a bent portion and forms the transport surface on a transport direction downstream side of the medium,wherein the first guiding member and the second guiding member are in contact with a back surface of the medium that is not being printed on by the printing portion,wherein the first guiding member and the second guiding member are supported by a common member at an end portion in a direction which intersects with the transport direction, andwherein the first guiding member and the second guiding member are separated, and a distance between the first guiding member and the second guiding member is approximately between 0.1 mm and 1 mm.
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Abstract
A printing apparatus including a transport guiding portion with high manufacturing yield, is provided. A printing apparatus includes a printing portion which is able to print on a medium, a transport portion which transports the medium, and a transport guiding portion on which a transport surface on which the medium is transported is formed and which has a plurality of bent portions, in which the transport guiding portion is provided with a first guiding member which has a bent portion and forms the transport surface on a transport direction upstream side of the medium and a second guiding member which has a bent portion and forms the transport surface on a transport direction downstream side of the medium.
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5 Claims
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1. A printing apparatus comprising:
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a printing portion which is able to print on a front surface of medium; a transport portion which transports the medium; and a transport guiding portion that is downstream of the printing portion in a transport direction, the transport guiding portion forming a portion of a transport surface on which the medium is transported, wherein the transport guiding portion is provided with a first guiding member which has a bent portion and forms the transport surface on a transport direction upstream side of the medium and a second guiding member which has a bent portion and forms the transport surface on a transport direction downstream side of the medium, wherein the first guiding member and the second guiding member are in contact with a back surface of the medium that is not being printed on by the printing portion, wherein the first guiding member and the second guiding member are supported by a common member at an end portion in a direction which intersects with the transport direction, and wherein the first guiding member and the second guiding member are separated, and a distance between the first guiding member and the second guiding member is approximately between 0.1 mm and 1 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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