Patent ID: 7950658
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A recording medium transporting device, comprising: a transporting unit that transports a recording medium, the transporting unit applying tension to the recording medium as the recording medium is transported; a guide member that supports and guides the recording medium in a downstream direction, the guide member being disposed downstream of the transporting unit; and a restraining unit that includes a restraining member having a restraining section, the restraining section being movable relative to the guide member, wherein the restraining section uses the tension of the recording medium to impose a restraint on the recording medium to prevent the recording medium from rising above the guide member at a position downstream of the transporting unit, and wherein a restriction state of the restraining member is switchable using the tension of the recording medium between at least two states, and the restriction state is switched so that a degree of the restraint is reduced or the restraint is removed before a trailing edge of the recording medium passes the restraining section.