JP2011225298A - Medium feeding device and recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium feeding device that is considered to stabilize a position in the width direction of a fed medium.SOLUTION: The medium feeding device (2) includes a plurality of first type of rollers 7 (7a, 7b) changeable in position in the width direction X of the fed medium (P); a changer (13) for changing the attitudes of the first type of rollers 7 (7a, 7b); and a first holding member 8 holding the first type of rollers 7 (7a, 7b) turnably. The first type of rollers 7 (7a, 7b) are arranged in mutually parallel attitudes, and the changer (13) is configured to change the attitudes of the plurality of first type of rollers 7 (7a, 7b) by changing the attitude of the first holding member 8.

Description

The present invention relates to a medium feeding device including a roller whose posture can be changed and capable of changing the position of a medium to be fed in the width direction of the medium to be fed, and a recording apparatus including the medium feeding device.
In the present application, the recording apparatus includes types such as an ink jet printer, a wire dot printer, a laser printer, a line printer, a copying machine, and a facsimile.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, a belt conveyance device as a medium feeding device includes an endless belt and a skew feeding correction roller. And it was provided so that paper could be sent by sending the endless belt. Further, the position of the wound endless belt in the width direction can be corrected by changing the posture of the skew correction roller.

  Further, as shown in Patent Document 2, a transfer belt rotating device as a medium feeding device includes an intermediate transfer belt and a steering roll. The recording medium can be fed by feeding the intermediate transfer belt. The position of the intermediate transfer belt wound in the width direction can be corrected by changing the posture of the steering roll.

JP 2009-234790 A JP 2009-190812 A

  However, in both cases, the skew feeding correction roller and the steering roll for correcting the position of the belt in the width direction are composed of a single roller. Therefore, when correcting the position in the width direction, depending on the material and width of the medium to be fed. There was a risk that sufficient correction was not performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and its problem is to provide a medium feeding device that takes into account the stabilization of the position of the medium to be fed in the width direction and a recording apparatus including the medium feeding device. Is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a medium feeding device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first type roller capable of changing a position of a medium to be fed in a width direction of the medium to be fed, and the first type roller. And a first holding member that rotatably holds the first type roller, and a plurality of the first type rollers are arranged in parallel to each other, and the change The means to make it a structure which changes the attitude | position of a said 1st kind roller by changing the attitude | position of a said 1st holding member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the amount of the medium to be wound around the plurality of first type rollers by arranging a plurality of first type rollers is compared with the case where there is one first type roller. Can do a lot. Further, since the plurality of first type rollers are rotatably held in a parallel posture by the integrated first holding member, the respective relative postures can be maintained. Thereby, if necessary, the vector component in the width direction can be more reliably applied to the medium to be fed. That is, the position in the width direction of the medium to be fed can be stabilized more reliably.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a plurality of the first type rollers are arranged in a vertical direction in a posture that is parallel to each other, and the means for changing the vector component above the vertical direction. By generating a force in the direction it has, the position of at least one end in the width direction of the first type roller is changed to a direction having a vector component above the vertical direction, and the force is released. By doing so, the position of the at least one end changed by the force in the first type roller is changed in the direction opposite to the direction changed by the force by its own weight.
Here, the “direction having the vector component above the vertical direction” is specifically a direction heading upward among the directions inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

  According to the 2nd aspect of this invention, the said 1st type roller is arranged in multiple numbers by the orthogonal | vertical direction with the attitude | position which becomes mutually parallel. Therefore, the length of the medium feeding device in the direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the axial direction and the vertical direction of the first type roller can be shortened compared to a configuration in which the arrangement direction is not the vertical direction. This is particularly effective when the medium feeder is downsized.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the means for changing only needs to apply a force upward in the vertical direction (the direction having the vector component above the vertical direction).
For example, the position on one end side of the first type roller can be changed upward using a solenoid.
Note that the changing means is controlled based on information from a sensor that detects the position of the medium to be fed in the width direction.

  A recording apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a medium feeding unit that feeds a recording medium in a feeding direction, and a recording unit that records on the recording medium sent by the medium feeding unit by a recording head. In the recording apparatus, the medium feeding unit includes the medium feeding apparatus according to the second aspect, and the recording medium is the medium to be fed, and at an outer periphery of the plurality of first type rollers, The portion on the vertical line passing through the rotation center of the first type roller is configured not to contact the recording medium, and the first type rollers adjacent to each other rotate in opposite directions to the plurality of first type rollers. The plurality of first-type rollers are configured such that the position of at least one end side in the width direction can be changed in the vertical direction, and are recorded by the recording head on the recording medium. When the surface is the front surface and the non-recorded surface is the back surface, the coefficient of friction between the back surface and the first type roller that is in contact with the back surface that is a part of the plurality of first type rollers is the surface. And a coefficient of friction between the first type roller that contacts the surface that is a part of the plurality of first type rollers.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the recording apparatus can obtain the same effects as those of the second aspect.
In addition, by providing a friction coefficient with the back surface higher than the friction coefficient with the front surface, a location for applying a sufficiently large vector component force in the width direction to the recording medium is provided. Can do. As a result, the position in the width direction of the recording medium can be controlled with high accuracy. In the outer periphery of the plurality of first type rollers, a location on a vertical line passing through the rotation center of the first type rollers is particularly effective when the configuration does not contact the recording medium.
On the other hand, the risk of scratching the surface can be reduced by reducing the coefficient of friction with the surface.
Furthermore, when changing the position of the one end side of the plurality of first type rollers downward in the vertical direction, the self-weight can be positively used.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, is provided in a plurality between the delivery means and the first type roller, and is movable in a direction having a vector component in the vertical direction. A second type roller that applies tension to the recording medium by its own weight and a second type roller that can swing about an axis parallel to the width direction of the recording medium, and that holds the plurality of second type rollers rotatably. 2 is in a posture parallel to the holding member and the second type roller, and is disposed between the plurality of second type rollers in the feeding direction, and is rotatably held by the base portion of the recording apparatus. And a third type roller that does not move.

According to the 4th aspect of this invention, in addition to the effect similar to a 3rd aspect, it can prevent that the attitude | position of the said several 2nd kind roller becomes a mutually twisted relationship.
Further, a plurality of media to be fed can be folded back at a plurality of locations on the second type roller and the third type roller.
For example, let us consider a case in which the feeding means feeds a recording medium at a predetermined constant speed, and a conveying roller, which is a driving roller provided downstream from the first type roller, is intermittently driven. In such a case, it is possible to ensure the length of the recording medium corresponding to the feeding amount by one driving in the section where the feeding medium is folded back multiple times by the second type roller and the third type roller. is there. That is, the difference in feed amount and the difference in feed speed can be absorbed. In particular, this is effective when the height (vertical length) of the recording apparatus is reduced (shortened) to reduce the size of the recording apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the outline of the printer according to the invention. The side view which shows the outline of the medium feeding means which concerns on this invention (2nd kind roller downward movement). The side view which shows the outline of the medium feeding means which concerns on this invention (2nd kind roller rise). (A) (B) is the schematic which shows the structure where a 1st class roller changes.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outline of a printer which is an example of a recording apparatus according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the printer 1 includes a medium feeding unit 2, a recording unit 20, and a winding unit 24 that is an example of a discharging unit. Among these, the medium feeding means 2 is provided so that the recording medium and the roll paper P, which is an example of the feeding medium, can be fed to the downstream side in the feeding direction. Specifically, it has a delivery means 3 for unwinding the roll paper P wound in a roll shape and feeding it to the downstream side in the feed direction. Also, the unrolled roll paper P includes the first feed roller pair 5 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), the first roller 7a to the fifth roller 9b (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and the second feed roller pair 6. Is further sent to the recording unit 20 on the downstream side.

  The recording unit 20 is provided on the downstream side of the medium feeding unit 2 so that ink can be ejected onto the roll paper P to perform recording. Specifically, the recording unit 20 includes a recording head 21, a nozzle 22, and a medium support unit 23. Among these, the recording head 21 extends in the width direction X of the roll paper P, and is configured to be movable in the feed direction Y of the roll paper P by the power of a guide shaft and a drive motor (not shown).

Furthermore, the nozzles 22 that eject ink are formed on the surface of the recording head 21 that faces the medium support portion 23. Further, the medium support unit 23 is provided so as to support the roll paper P and keep the distance between the roll paper P and the recording head 21 at a predetermined distance.
Further, the winding means 24 is provided on the downstream side of the recording unit 20 so that the recorded roll paper P can be taken up.
Next, the medium feeding unit 2 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an outline of the medium feeding means in a state where the second type roller according to the present invention is lowered. FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the medium feeding means in a state where the second type roller is raised.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, between the feeding means 3 and the recording unit 20, the medium feeding means 2 includes a first feeding roller pair 5, a second feeding roller pair 6, a first type roller 7, A second type roller 9 and a third type roller 12 are provided.

Among these, the 1st feed roller pair 5 is provided so that the roll paper P sent out from the sending means 3 can be sent downstream. For example, the roll paper P can be configured to be sent at a predetermined uniform speed.
The second feed roller pair 6 is provided so that the roll paper P can be accurately fed to the recording unit 20 by power of a stepping motor or the like.

  Furthermore, the first type roller 7 is provided between the first feed roller pair 5 and the second feed roller pair 6 in the feed direction Y. And it is comprised so that the position in the width direction X of the roll paper P can be changed when the attitude | position of the 1st class roller 7 changes. The first type roller 7 includes a first roller 7 a and a second roller 7 b that are a plurality of rollers, and is rotatably held by a first holding member 8. A more detailed structure will be described later.

  The second type roller 9 is provided between the first feed roller pair 5 and the first type roller 7 in the feed direction Y. And in the meantime, it is provided so that tension | tensile_strength can be provided with respect to the roll paper P with the dead weight of the 2nd kind roller 9. FIG. Specifically, the third roller 9a as the second type roller 9 is interposed between the fourth roller 12a as the third type roller 12 held rotatably on the base portion 4 and the second roller 7b. The tension is applied to the roll paper P. Similarly, the fifth roller 9 b as the second type roller 9 is configured to apply tension to the roll paper P between the fourth roller 12 a and the first feed roller pair 5.

  Here, the third roller 9a and the fifth roller 9b which are the second type rollers 9 are rotatably held by the integrated second holding member 10. The second holding member 10 is provided so as to be swingable about a swing shaft 11 with the X-axis direction as an axis. The third roller 9a and the fifth roller 9b are arranged in parallel with the X axis. Therefore, there is no possibility that the second type roller 9 may make the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X unstable.

  Further, the roll paper P is, in the vertical direction Z, in order from the upstream side in the feeding direction, below the fifth roller 9b, above the fourth roller 12a, below the third roller 9a, below the second roller 7b, It is the structure which contacts the upper side of the 1st roller 7a, and is sent to the 2nd feed roller pair 6. FIG. The second feed roller pair 6 is configured to, for example, intermittently feed the roll paper P to the downstream side, temporarily stop it, and then send it to the downstream side again.

  At this time, when the second feed roller pair 6 stops, the first feed roller pair 5 and the feed means 3 feed the roll paper P to the downstream side at a constant speed. At this time, looseness is likely to occur in the roll paper P, but the third roller 9a and the fifth roller 9b as the second type roller 9 have their own weights of the third roller 9a, the fifth roller 9b, and the second holding member 10. Thus, tension can be applied to the roll paper P. Therefore, the roll paper P is not slackened.

  Here, there are two second-type rollers 9 and one third-type roller 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. There may be three or more second type rollers 9. Similarly, the number of third type rollers 12 may be two or more. The third type roller 12 may be disposed between the plurality of second type rollers 9 in the feed direction Y. Thereby, when the slack is about to occur, the roll paper P can be folded back at a plurality of locations, and the slack can be prevented from occurring.

  The feed speed by the second feed roller pair 6 when the second feed roller pair 6 is driven is faster than the uniform speed by the first feed roller pair 5 and the feed means 3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3 from the state shown in FIG. 2, the length of the roll paper P in the section folded by the second type roller 9 and the third type roller 12 is gradually shortened. At this time, the second type roller 9 and the second holding member 10 gradually rise.

Here, the length of the roll paper P in the folded section is configured to be longer than the length of the roll paper P fed at a time by the second feed roller pair 6. Therefore, the difference between the feed speed (feed amount) by the second feed roller pair 6 and the feed speed (feed amount) by the first feed roller pair 5 and the feed means 3 can be absorbed.
Further, by providing a plurality of second type rollers 9, it is possible to increase the number of times of folding and sufficiently secure the length of the roll paper P in the folded section. This is particularly effective when the height of the printer 1 (the length in the vertical direction Z) is reduced (shortened) and the printer 1 is downsized.

Furthermore, tension can be always applied to the roll paper P by the weight of the second type roller 9 and the second holding member 10 on the upstream side of the first type roller 7. Therefore, the effect of the first type roller 7 can be enhanced.
Although the second type roller 9 swings around the swing shaft 11, the present invention is not limited to this. Any structure that moves in the direction having the vector component in the vertical direction Z may be used. For example, a structure that slides may be used. The reason for swinging in this embodiment is to maintain the posture of the second type roller 9 in a posture parallel to the X-axis direction. The reason why the second holding means is configured to hold the plurality of second type rollers 9 is to prevent the postures of the plurality of second type rollers 9 from being in a twisted relationship with each other. is there.

Next, the first type roller 7 will be described.
As described above, the first type roller 7 includes the first roller 7a and the second roller 7b. The first class roller 7 may be one, or three or more.
Here, the surface of the roll paper P that is recorded by the recording head 21 is the front surface, and the surface that is not recorded is the back surface.

The first roller 7 a is disposed so as to contact the back surface of the roll paper P, while the second roller 7 b is disposed so as to contact the surface of the roll paper P. In other words, the roll paper P is wound around the first class roller 7 so that the adjacent first class rollers 7 rotate in opposite directions.
The friction coefficient μ1 between the back surface of the roll paper P and the first roller 7a is configured to be higher than the friction coefficient μ2 between the surface of the roll paper P and the second roller 7b.

By increasing the friction coefficient μ1, it is possible to provide a portion that applies a sufficiently large vector component force in the width direction X to the roll paper P. Thereby, the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X can be controlled with high accuracy. The location on the vertical line passing through the rotation center of the first type roller 7 on the outer periphery of the plurality of first type rollers 7 is particularly effective when the configuration does not contact the roll paper P.
On the other hand, the risk of scratching the surface can be reduced by reducing the coefficient of friction μ1 between the surface and the surface.

Subsequently, the operation of the first type roller 7 will be described.
4A and 4B are schematic views showing a structure in which the first type roller changes when viewed from the feeding means side toward the winding means side. 4A shows a neutral state in which the first type roller is in a posture parallel to the width direction of the roll paper. On the other hand, FIG. 4B shows a state in which one end side (the right side in the feed direction) of the first type roller in the width direction is displaced downstream in the feed direction from the other end side. 4A and 4B, illustration of roll paper is omitted to facilitate understanding of the operation of the first type roller.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the medium feeding unit 2 includes a changing unit 13 that changes the position of at least one end side of the first type roller 7 in the vertical direction Z. For example, the changing means 13 includes a first solenoid 14 as an electromagnetic solenoid on one end side and a second solenoid 15 on the other end side. The first solenoid 14 and the second solenoid 15 are provided on the base body portion 4. Then, when energized, a force upward in the vertical direction is generated, and the first holding member 8 can be displaced by a predetermined amount in the vertical direction.

Further, when the force is released, the first type roller 7 and the first holding member 8 are configured to be displaced downward by their own weights.
Furthermore, the first holding member 8 is formed with a first contact portion 16 and a second contact portion 17. On the other hand, a third contact portion 18 that can contact the first contact portion 16 and a fourth contact portion 19 that can contact the second contact portion 17 are formed on the base portion side. .

A sensor (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the first type roller 7 detects the side edge of the roll paper P so that the control unit can determine the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X. It is configured. The control unit controls the first solenoid 14 and the second solenoid 15.
Further, the direction in which the first type roller 7 is displaced is defined as the vertical direction Z, but it is sufficient that it is inclined at least with respect to the horizontal direction. This is because its own weight can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, when the force upward in the vertical direction is released, the first weight roller 7 and the first holding member 8 act on the left side in the feed direction on the first side. The contact portion 16 contacts the third contact portion 18. Similarly, the second contact portion 17 contacts the third contact portion 18 on the right side in the feed direction. Thereby, the 1st class roller 7 becomes a posture parallel to the X-axis.

For example, when the control unit determines that the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X is biased to the right side in the feeding direction by a sensor (not shown), the sensor is displaced from the biased position to the left side and is centered in the width direction X. The control unit controls the changing means 13 so as to be stabilized.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the second solenoid 15 on the right side in the feed direction is energized to generate an upward force in the vertical direction.

  Thereby, the said right side which is the one end side of the 1st class roller 7 can be displaced to a perpendicular direction upper direction. That is, the posture of the first type roller 7 can be changed. Then, the roll paper P can be displaced leftward from the biased position in the width direction X. At this time, the control unit determines via the sensor that the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X has returned to the center, and the neutral state shown in FIG. As a result, the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X can be stabilized at the center.

Here, when returning the posture of the first type roller 7, the weight can be utilized, so that the changing means 13 can be easily configured. In other words, it is possible to easily configure the apparatus by generating only the upward force. In addition, the cost can be reduced accordingly.
Further, by arranging a plurality of first type rollers 7 in the vertical direction Z, the arrangement direction indicates the axial direction of the first type rollers 7 and the length in the printer 1 in the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction Z (horizontal direction). Compared to a configuration that is not in the vertical direction Z, the length can be shortened. Specifically, all the first type rollers 7, the first holding member 8, and the changing means 13 can be provided within the range of the diameter of the first type roller 7 in the orthogonal direction, and in the orthogonal direction The length can be shortened. This is particularly effective when the printer 1 is downsized.

Of course, the solenoid may be configured to change the position of the first holding means in the vertical direction Z in multiple stages. Further, the solenoid may be provided only on one end side of the first type roller 7. This is because if the one end side can be displaced upward and downward from the neutral state, the posture of the first type roller 7 can be similarly changed, and the same operational effects can be obtained.
For example, when displacing upward, the solenoid generates a force upward in the vertical direction to displace at least one end side of the first holding member 8 upward. The first holding member 8 is configured to apply a force for holding at least one end side at the first predetermined position.

  On the other hand, when displacing downward, the solenoid releases the holding force. Then, the first holding member 8 is displaced downward at least at one end side by the weight of the first type roller 7 and the first holding member 8. Further, the solenoid is configured to apply a force for holding at least one end of the first holding member 8 at the second predetermined position.

In this embodiment, the first type roller 7 and the first holding member 8 are displaced in the vertical direction, but may be configured to move in the horizontal direction. When the holding force of the solenoid is released, the first rollers 7 and the first holding member 8 are displaced by their own weights, but are further forcibly displaced using a spring or a cam. A configuration may be adopted.

  Note that roll paper has been described as an example of the recording medium and the feeding medium, but the present invention is not limited to this. The material may be a film formed of resin. Further, it is not always necessary to use a medium wound in a roll shape. For example, a standard A1 size paper may be used. Further, the present invention may be applied to a web-like fed medium that needs to be aligned when transporting not a paper but a paper transport belt or a photosensitive belt.

  The medium feeding means 2 as the medium feeding device of the present embodiment includes a plurality of first type rollers 7 capable of changing the position of the roll paper P in the width direction X of the roll paper P which is an example of a medium to be fed. , A changing means 13 that is a means for changing the posture of the first type roller 7 and a first holding member 8 that rotatably holds the first type roller 7. The first type roller 7 is parallel to each other. The changing means 13 is configured to change the posture of the first type roller 7 by changing the posture of the first holding member 8.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of first type rollers 7 are arranged in parallel postures, and the changing means 13 generates a force in a direction having a vector component above the vertical direction. By changing the position of at least one end side in the width direction X of the first type roller 7 in the direction having the vector component above in the vertical direction and releasing the force, The configuration is characterized in that the position on the at least one end side changed by the force is changed in a direction opposite to the direction changed by the force by its own weight.
In the present embodiment, the changing means 13 is a first solenoid 14 and a second solenoid 15.
In the present embodiment, as the first type roller 7, a plurality of first rollers 7 a and second rollers 7 b are arranged in the vertical direction Z so as to be parallel to each other.

  A printer 1 as a recording apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a medium feeding unit 2 that feeds roll paper P, which is an example of a recording medium, in a feeding direction Y, and a recording head for the roll paper P fed by the medium feeding unit 2. In the printer 1 provided with the recording unit 20 for recording on the outer periphery of the plurality of first type rollers 7, the location on the vertical line passing through the rotation center of the first type roller 7 is the roll paper P. The roll paper P is wound around the plurality of first-type rollers 7 so that the adjacent first-type rollers 7 rotate in opposite directions to each other. When the position of at least one end side in the width direction X is changeable in the vertical direction Z, the surface of the roll paper P recorded by the recording head 21 is the front surface, and the non-recorded surface is the back surface The friction coefficient μ1 between the back surface and the first roller 7a that is in contact with the back surface, which is a part of the plurality of first type rollers 7, is equal to one of the front surface and the plurality of first type rollers 7. The friction coefficient μ2 between the second roller 7b and the second roller 7b in contact with the surface, which is a part, is higher.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of units are provided between the feeding unit 3 and the first type roller 7 and are movable in a direction having a vector component in the vertical direction Z, and tension is applied to the roll paper P by its own weight. Can be swung around a second type roller 9 that imparts a rotation axis 11 and a rocking shaft 11 that is an axis parallel to the width direction X of the roll paper P, and a plurality of second type rollers 9 are rotatably held. The posture is parallel to the second holding member 10 and the second type roller 9. The second holding member 10 is disposed between the plurality of second type rollers 9 in the feeding direction Y, and is rotatable about the base portion 4 of the printer 1. And a third type roller 12 that is held and is not moved.
In the present embodiment, as the second type roller 9, the third roller 9 a and the fifth roller 9 b are rotatably held by the second holding member 10. Further, as the third type roller 12, a fourth roller 12a is disposed between the third roller 9a and the fifth roller 9b in the feed direction Y.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

1 Printer, 2 Medium feeding means, 3 Feeding means, 4 Base part,
5 First feed roller pair, 6 Second feed roller pair, 7 First class roller,
7a 1st roller, 7b 2nd roller, 8 1st holding member, 9 2nd class roller,
9a 3rd roller, 9b 5th roller, 10 2nd holding member, 11 swing axis,
12 third type roller, 12a fourth roller, 13 changing means,
14 1st solenoid, 15 2nd solenoid, 16 1st contact part, 17 2nd contact part,
18 third contact portion, 19 fourth contact portion, 20 recording portion, 21 recording head,
22 nozzles, 23 medium support section, 24 winding means, P roll paper, X width direction,
Y feed direction, Z vertical direction, μ1 coefficient of friction with the back surface,
μ2 Coefficient of friction with the surface

Claims (4)

A plurality of first type rollers capable of changing the position of the medium to be fed in the width direction;
Means for changing the posture of the first type roller;
A first holding member that rotatably holds the first type roller,
The first class rollers are arranged in a posture parallel to each other,
The medium feeding device is configured to change the posture of the plurality of first type rollers by changing the posture of the first holding member. The medium feeding device according to claim 1,
A plurality of the first type rollers are arranged in the vertical direction in a posture parallel to each other,
The changing means generates a force in a direction having a vector component upward in the vertical direction, thereby changing the position of at least one end side in the width direction of the first type roller to the vector component in the vertical direction upward. Change in the direction you have
A medium feeding device configured to change the position of the at least one end changed by the force in the first type roller in a direction opposite to the direction changed by the force by releasing its force by releasing the force. Medium feeding means for feeding the recording medium in the feeding direction;
A recording unit for recording with a recording head on a recording medium sent by the medium feeding means,
The medium feeding means includes the medium feeding device according to claim 2, wherein the recording medium is the medium to be fed,
On the outer periphery of the plurality of first type rollers, the location on the vertical line passing through the rotation center of the first type roller is configured not to contact the recording medium,
A recording medium is wound around the plurality of first type rollers so that adjacent first type rollers rotate in opposite directions.
The plurality of first type rollers are configured such that the position of at least one end side in the width direction can change in the vertical direction,
A first class that contacts the back surface and the back surface that is a part of the plurality of first type rollers when the surface to be recorded by the recording head in the recording medium is the front surface and the non-recorded surface is the back surface. The recording apparatus having a configuration in which a coefficient of friction between the rollers is higher than a coefficient of friction between the surface and a first type roller that is in contact with the surface that is a part of the plurality of first type rollers. The recording apparatus according to claim 3,
A plurality of second rollers provided between the feeding means and the first type roller, which are movable in a direction having a vector component in the vertical direction, and apply tension to the recording medium by its own weight; ,
A second holding member that is swingable about an axis parallel to the width direction of the recording medium, and that rotatably holds the plurality of second type rollers;
The posture is parallel to the second type roller, is disposed between the plurality of second type rollers in the feeding direction, is rotatably held by the base portion of the recording apparatus, and does not move. A recording apparatus further comprising a third class roller.

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