Patent ID: 8382275
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: an inkjet head having an ink nozzle surface facing in a downward direction; a transportation roller pair disposed at a position on an upstream side in a recording paper transportation direction from a printing position of the inkjet head that forms a nipping part between a first roller and a second roller disposed on a lower side of the first roller; a platen member having a guide surface that guides a recording paper and on which a plurality of ribs extend in the recording paper transportation direction and suction holes are formed, wherein the platen member includes an upstream-side end face opposite the second roller; and a vacuum unit that produces negative pressure for drawing air through suction holes, wherein the guide surface is formed by, wherein the nipping part is a position offset height above a plane that extends along the platen surface.