Patent ID: 8985760
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A medium transport apparatus, comprising: a transport unit which transports a long medium to a downstream side; a winding unit which winds the medium transported to the downstream side by the transport unit; and a medium support portion which is arranged between the transport unit and the winding unit in a transport path and has a medium support surface which supports the medium, wherein a friction coefficient between the medium support surface at an end portion of the downstream side in the transport direction and the medium is higher than a friction coefficient between the medium support surface at an upstream side in the transport direction from the end portion of the downstream side and the recording medium, wherein the support surface is a continuous surface from the upstream side to the downstream side to thereby provide sliding resistance to the medium, wherein the end portion of the downstream side of the continuous support surface is at least partially curved.