Patent ID: 8393706
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A conveying apparatus comprising: a holding part that holds a rectangular recording medium in the form of a roll wound up in a roll shape, the holding part being configured to rotate integrally with the roll about an axis of the roll; a clamping unit that clamps the recording medium downstream from the holding part along a conveying route to convey the recording medium, the recording medium being clamped between a roller member configured to rotate while in contact with one surface of the recording medium and a contact member configured to come in contact with the other surface of the recording medium; a regulating member that regulates a position of a side end of the recording medium in a width direction intersecting the conveying direction by coming in contact with the side end of the recording medium between the holding part and the clamping unit in the conveying route; a drive unit configured to rotatably drive the holding part in a forward direction to unwind the recording medium from the roll and a reverse direction to rewind the recording medium into the roll; and a controller that controls a drive state of the drive unit so that, after the holding part is driven forward until a leading edge of the recording medium reaches a first conveying position downstream from the clamping unit, the holding part is driven in reverse until the leading edge of the recording medium moves from the first conveying position and reaches a second conveying position downstream from the clamping unit and upstream from the first conveying position.