Patent ID: 8998204
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A medium carrying device, comprising: an apparatus body; a medium guide unit that is detachable with respect to the apparatus body; a carrying roller that is disposed in the apparatus body, and is configured to rotate to carry a print medium passing through the medium guide unit; and a driven roller that is disposed in the medium guide unit at a position corresponding to the carrying roller in a contacting manner so that the driven roller rotates in accordance with a rotation of the carrying roller, wherein the medium guide unit is slidably pulled out from the apparatus body, the medium guide unit is movable between a pulled-out position at which the medium guide unit is held outside the apparatus body while being connected to the apparatus body, and a carryable position at which the medium guide unit is installed inside the apparatus body and carries the print medium, the driven roller in the medium guide unit and the carrying roller in the apparatus body contact each other when the medium guide unit is at the carryable position, and the contact between the driven roller and the carrying roller is released when the medium guide unit is at the pulled-out position.