Patent ID: 8647000
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a holding tray which is inserted in a transportation path facing a recording head, and is capable of holding a recording medium on a top surface thereof, the holding tray having a first area used to horizontally hold the recording medium and a sloped area provided in a rear end in a transportation direction and inclined toward a bottom surface thereof as it becomes closer to a rear edge and a front end, wherein the holding tray is configured such that the recording medium extends past the front end in the transportation direction when the recording medium is set in the holding tray; a driving roller which comes into contact with the bottom surface of the holding tray; a driven roller which comes into contact with the top surface of the holding tray and pinches the holding tray between the driving roller and the driven roller; and a control device which controls the driving roller in response to the case of transporting the first area of the holding tray and the case of transporting the sloped area thereof, and decreases the rotation amount of the driving roller upon a boundary between the first area and the sloped area reaching a nipping point between the driving roller and the driven roller.