Patent ID: 6505833
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A device for feeding a sheet-type recording material along a passage which has a record position for recording an image, said device comprising:a first feeding roller pair which nips and feeds said recording material toward a record position, said first feeding roller pair including a first pinch roller and a first capstan roller, said first pinch roller being located in a recording surface side of said recording material, and said first capstan roller being located in an opposite side to said first pinch roller with respect to said passage; a second feeding roller pair which nips and feeds said recording material after passing said record position, said second feeding roller pair including a second pinch roller and a second capstan roller, said second pinch roller being located in the same side as said first pinch roller, and said second capstan roller being located in the same side as said first capstan roller; and a plurality of orbital grooves formed in an outer surface of said second pinch roller and arranged in an axial direction of said second pinch roller, the depth of said orbital grooves of said second pinch roller being within a range of 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm.