Patent ID: 9550384
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B41J

Claim:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a carriage which includes a recording head performing recording on the medium and can move in a predetermined direction; a support member which extends in a carriage movement direction and supports the carriage; a transportation driving roller that transports the medium to the recording head; a feeding roller for feeding the medium that has been loaded in a medium feed tray and feeds the medium to the transportation driving roller; a transportation driven roller which is pressed to the transportation driving roller and is rotationally driven in contact with the medium; and a projection portion which projects towards the feeding roller at an upper part of the support member; wherein the support member is formed in a portion between the feeding roller and the carriage, wherein a part of the projection portion partially surrounds the feeding roller such that the part of the first projection is disposed above the feeding roller, wherein the transportation driving roller is located below the support member and located in an area of the support member in a medium transport direction, and wherein an outer circumference of the transportation driven roller is lamer than that of the transportation driving roller.