Patent ID: 9296224
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a feeding unit that accommodates a recording medium; a recording unit that performs recording on a recording surface of the recording medium, and that includes a line type recording head; a first transport path that includes a first reverse path between the feeding unit and the recording unit; a pair of discharge rollers that is positioned at a central portion of the recording medium in a direction crossing a transport direction of the recording medium, and that discharges the recording medium which is transported from the recording unit and has a nip position at which the pair of discharge rollers are in contact with the recording medium; a second transport path that includes a second reverse path between the recording unit and the pair of discharge rollers; a mounting section that mounts the recording medium discharged by the pair of discharge rollers; a plurality of first bending members that are positioned upstream of and on outer side portions outside the nip position of the pair of discharge rollers to contact with and bend the recording medium reversed by the second reverse path only toward a recorded surface side; and a plurality of second bending members that are positioned downstream of and on the outer side portions outside the nip position of the pair of discharge rollers, and at the same position or inner side portions with respect to the first bending members, to contact with and bend the recording medium reversed by the second reverse path only toward a recorded surface side wherein the feeding unit is positioned lower than a position of the recording unit, wherein the line type recording head includes a nozzle area that is formed in the direction crossing the transport direction of the recording medium, and discharges ink toward a recording surface of the recording medium.