Patent ID: 8308156
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A feeding apparatus for print media in a printer, which forms images at an image forming section by injecting inks on the print media being fed on a feeding path, the apparatus comprising: a pressure roller that is provided at an upstream side of the image forming section in a feeding direction of the print media and rotates with being pressed onto an upper surface of the feeding path; a platen belt configured to slide within a range opposing the image forming section to feed the print media; a plurality of belt holes formed on the platen belt and configured for suctioning the print media therethrough; a platen plate configured to slidably support an upper segment of the platen belt at the range opposing the image forming section; and a plurality of suction holes formed on the platen plate at positions associated with the belt holes, wherein the pressure roller includes a plurality of unit rollers aligned along a primary sweeping direction perpendicular to the feeding direction, the unit rollers are located at positions associated with the belt holes, the suction holes are enlarged toward an upper surface of the platen plate to form recesses, the unit rollers are located at positions associated with the recesses, a center unit roller of the unit rollers is wider in the primary sweeping direction than other unit rollers, the other unit rollers are wider in the primary sweeping direction than in the recesses, and distances between adjacent two of the other unit rollers are wider in the primary sweeping direction than in the recesses.