Patent ID: 6752553
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
A recording apparatus comprising:a feeding unit for storing and feeding a recording medium; a recording unit for recording information on said recording medium being fed from said feeding unit; a discharging unit discharging said recording medium transported through said recording unit; a guide member forming a sheet transporting surface disposed on a downstream side of said recording unit in a transporting direction of said recording medium; a transport path section which transports said recording medium in said transporting direction and which is disposed between said guide member and said recording unit; a warping part formed on at least one of said guide member and said transport path section for warping said recording medium; and a discharge roller provided downstream of a warped portion of said recording medium, wherein said guide member is ascendingly inclined with respect to said transport path section, wherein said guide member directs said recording medium downward as said recording medium is transported in said transporting direction.