Patent ID: 11964842
Assignee: SILHOUETTE JAPAN CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A pinch roller mechanism of a plotter comprising:
a rail supported by a frame of the plotter and extending in a first direction crossing a conveyance direction of a medium while being apart from a medium driving roller configured to convey the medium;
a slider supported by the rail to be movable along the rail;
a roller bracket supported by the slider to be movable forward and backward with respect to the medium driving roller;
a spring provided between the slider and the roller bracket and configured to bias the roller bracket toward the medium driving roller; and
a pinch roller rotatably supported by the roller bracket while setting an axial direction in the first direction, wherein:
the roller bracket includes a spring guide shaft standing toward the slider and configured to be inserted into the spring, and
the slider includes a through hole into which the spring guide shaft is inserted.