Patent ID: 9193551
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A transport mechanism comprising: a transport path along which a recording medium is transported; a contact member with which a leading end of the recording medium, which is to be transported along the transport path, is brought into contact, the contact member being capable of moving to a contact position at which the leading end of the recording medium is brought into contact with the contact member or to a retracting position at which the contact member retracts from the transport path, wherein the contact member includes an upward projecting portion located at a top portion of the contacting member in a vertical direction when the contacting member is in the retracting position, and a lower projecting portion located at a bottom portion of the contacting member in the vertical direction when the contacting member is in the retracting position, the upward projecting portion of the contacting member contacting the leading end of the recording medium when in the contact position; a transport member that transports the recording medium, which has been brought into contact with the contact member, to downstream in a transport direction of the recording medium while the transport member rotating in a normal direction; and a rotational force transmission member that transmits a rotational force of the transport member to the contact member and causes the contact member to move to the contact position or the retracting position.