Patent ID: 8905401
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A printing medium conveying device comprising: a conveying path serving as a path through which a printing medium is conveyed; a contact member configured to come in contact with the front part of the printing medium in the sheet conveying direction to stop conveyance of the printing medium; a hold member configured to hold the front part of the printing medium that has contacted with the contact member; a first conveying unit configured to convey the printing medium so as to abut the contact member between the first conveying unit and the hold member that holds the printing medium; and a second conveying unit configured to be provided nearer to the hold member than the first conveying unit in the sheet conveying direction and convey the printing medium so as to abut the contact member between the second conveying unit and the hold member that holds the printing medium, wherein the second conveying unit is configured to be movable to a second position so that a part thereof existing on a side where slack is formed on the printing medium due to the conveyance in the conveying path is moved to outside of the conveying path and the second conveying unit does not convey the printing medium while in the second position, wherein the second conveying unit comprises a guiding member that guides the printing medium in the sheet conveying direction and the guiding member comprises a leading member that leads the printing medium to the side where the slack is formed on the printing medium in the conveying path of the second conveying unit when a part existing on the side where the slack is formed is moved to outside of the conveying path, wherein the second conveying unit comprises a pair of rollers provided above and below the printing media and the second conveying unit configured to be provided rotatably around the rotating shaft of one of the pair of rollers on the side where the slack is not formed on the printing medium.