Patent ID: 7367553

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording head for effecting recording on a recording material in accordance with recording information; first feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed downstream of said recording head with respect to a recording material feeding direction; second feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed upstream of said recording head with respect to the recording material feeding direction, wherein said recording head effects recording on a recording material fed by said first feeding means and said second feeding means, and wherein a feeding speed of said second feeling means is less than a feeding speed of said first feeding means; a one-way clutch provided for the grip roller of said second feeding means, said one-way clutch being idly rotatable, in a direction of idle rotation, by a tension of the recording material; and a torque limit mechanism for applying a rotation resistance in the direction of idle rotation to said one-way clutch, wherein said torque limit mechanism comprises a friction grip member in contact with (i) a grip roller gear for transmitting a driving force to said grip roller of said second feeding means and (ii) a member integrally rotatable with said grip roller of said second feeding means.