Patent ID: 8662660
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a jet; and an adjusting device, the adjusting device comprising: a base; a movable rod mounted to the base; an idle roller secured to the movable rod, the idle roller moves with the movable rod, and the idle roller is adapted to drive a piece of paper to slide; a feed roller secured above the idle roller, and a gap defined between the feed roller and the idle roller, and the gap has a height accommodating a thickness of the piece of paper sliding through; and a driving mechanism secured in a side of the idle roller, and is adapted to transport the piece of paper out of the gap between the idle roller and the feed roller; wherein during a printing process, the feed roller faces a side of the piece of paper that is being printed, and the idle roller faces an opposite side of the piece of paper; the jet is secured above the side that is being printed, and is located between the driving mechanism and the feed roller; the idle roller moves along a direction substantially perpendicular to a printing surface of the piece of paper, and the idle roller adjusts the height of the gap substantially equal to the thickness of the piece of paper; wherein the adjusting device further comprises a resilient member secured to the base, the idle roller abuts the resilient member, and the resilient member is elastically deformable along the direction substantially perpendicular to the printing surface.