Patent ID: 9403387
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a recording section that is capable of recording on a medium transferred in a transporting direction; a first unit that is capable of sending the medium from the upstream side of the transporting direction to a recording area in the recording section; and a second unit that is capable of collecting the medium sent from the recording area to the downstream side of the transporting direction, wherein the first unit is capable of being moved to the downstream side of the transporting direction while the second unit is capable of being moved to the upstream side of the transporting direction, and the second unit is capable of sending the medium from the upstream side of the transporting direction to the recording area while the first unit is capable of collecting the medium sent from the recording area to the downstream side of the transporting direction; wherein the first unit and the second unit are capable of rotationally moving between the upstream and downstream sides of the transporting medium, the rotation being centered on a rotation axis extending in a direction that intersects the transporting direction.