Patent ID: 6503011
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
A recording apparatus for performing a recording operation on a recording medium as the recoding medium is conveyed in a conveying direction, said apparatus comprising:a recording unit; irregularity forming discharging means for forming said recording medium into a corrugated shape, wherein convex portions and concave portions of the corrugated shape are adjacent and in a direction crossing the conveying direction of the recording medium, said irregularity forming discharging means located at a position opposed to said recording unit, and for discharging said recording medium from said recording apparatus; and at least two supports downstream of said irregularity forming discharging means for supporting the recording medium so as to curve the recording medium in a concave shape with respect to a direction perpendicular to said conveying direction, wherein each of the two supports is located at a position immediately below a convex portion of the recording medium adjacent a side edge of the recording medium.