Patent ID: 6412992
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a paper supply section for supplying a recording paper therefrom; a feed roller pair for nipping and conveying said recording paper along a paper transport path; a printing head for printing an image on said recording paper in synchronism with conveying movement of said recording paper; and an aligning device disposed in said paper transport path between said paper supply section and said printing head, for aligning said recording paper with said paper transport path, said aligning device comprising a pair of guide members placed so as to face side edges of said recording paper on said paper transport path so as to be able to pivot each on a perpendicular axis to a recording surface of said recording paper; a drive mechanism for shifting said guide members toward said side edges of said recording paper to push said side edges; and a stopping device for stopping said guide members at an aligning position as said guide members are shifted toward said side edges of said recording paper, wherein said recording paper is oriented parallel to said paper transport path as said side edges are confined by said guide members at said aligning position.