JP2004331399A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (7)

And feeding means for feeding a recording medium, a conveyance roller for conveying the recording unit to a recording medium, and a pinch roller for nipping the recording medium in cooperation with the conveying roller, the recording unit by the conveying roller opposite to turning over of the recording medium conveyed in a direction comprising a reversing unit for conveying the transport rollers, the transport rollers to end of the recording medium conveyed from the feeding means or the reversing section and And a double-sided recording device that corrects skew by abutting against the nip of the pinch roller ,
Moveable between a first position for guiding the recording medium conveyed from the feeding means or the reversing unit to the nip, and a second position for guiding the recording medium to the reversing unit by the conveying roller. A double-sided recording apparatus comprising a guide member . The first conveyance path for guiding the recording medium from the feeding means to the conveyance roller is disposed above the second conveyance path for guiding the recording medium from the conveyance roller to the reversing unit. The double-sided recording apparatus according to claim 1 . The double-sided recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pinch roller is in contact with the conveyance roller at a position biased toward the recording unit side of the conveyance roller. It said first position, both-side recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the higher than said second position. The guide member positioned in the first position, one from a higher position than the nip of the pinch roller and the conveying roller of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that for guiding the recording medium to the nip 1 The double-sided recording apparatus described in the item . The double-sided recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the guide surface of the recording medium of the guide member has a convex shape with a low upstream end and a downstream end. The guide member guides the recording medium to the nip between the conveying roller and the pinch roller while being in the second position when the recording medium sent from the reversing unit is thick. The double-sided recording apparatus according to claim 1.