Patent ID: 8061834
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising; a medium casing which accommodates at least one printing medium in a stack manner; an accommodated medium conveying unit which conveys the at least one printing medium accommodated in the medium casing from a first medium standby position to a second medium standby position; a feeding unit which feeds an outermost printing medium of the at least one printing medium conveyed to the second medium standby position from the medium casing; a printing medium conveying unit which conveys the fed printing medium from the feeding unit to a printing position; a print head which is disposed at a position opposed to the printing position and carries out a printing process on a printing surface of the conveyed printing medium; and a brush which brushes off the printing surface of the printing medium at a position between the second medium standby position and the printing position, wherein the medium casing includes an opening area, which exposes at least one side of a part of the printing medium to the exterior, on an inner wall side thereof, wherein the printing apparatus further comprises a brush which is disposed at a first brush standby position outside the medium casing and brushes off at least the side of the outermost printing medium of the at least one printing medium conveyed to the second medium standby position through the opening area, wherein the medium casing includes four inner wall sides along four sides of accommodated printing medium, wherein the opening area is provided in at least two inner wall sides of the four inner wall sides, and wherein the printing apparatus further comprises at least two brushes which brush off, through two or more opening areas, respective sides of at least the outermost located printing medium in the stacking direction of the at least one printing medium conveyed to the second medium standby position.