Patent ID: 9727017
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B65H,G03G

Claim:
1. A medium transportation apparatus, comprising: a transportation portion transporting a medium; a first structure unit defining a first transportation path that guides the medium in a first direction; a second structure unit defining a second transportation path that guides the medium in a second direction toward the first structure unit, said second structure unit being disposed adjacent to the first structure unit; and an accommodation space disposed near the second structure unit to accommodate a part of the first structure unit, wherein said first structure unit includes a first region situated outside the accommodation space and where the medium is transported, and a second region situated inside the accommodation space and where the medium is not transported, said first region is situated on a downstream side of the second region in the first direction, said first structure unit includes a first roller holding portion and a second roller holding portion both capable of holding a roller to be rotatable, each of said first roller holding portion and said second roller holding portion includes a recessed portion capable of accommodating the roller and a bearing portion capable of supporting an axis of the roller, said first roller holding portion is situated in the first region and holds the roller, and said second roller holding portion is situated in the second region and does not hold the roller.