Patent ID: 7481527

Claim:
A liquid ejection apparatus for discharging a medium on which liquid is ejected by a discharge roller after ejecting liquid on the medium by a liquid ejection head comprising: a medium pressing roller for controlling floatation of the medium between the liquid ejection head and the discharge roller, said medium pressing roller being provided on a rotatable discharge frame, wherein said liquid ejection apparatus operates by switching between a first mode where the medium pressing roller moves to an upper position by rotation of the discharge frame and a second mode where the medium pressing roller moves to a lower position than the first mode to press the medium downward, the liquid ejection apparatus further comprising: a first rotating member rotatable about an axis in a main scanning direction on a position facing with the liquid ejection head, a surface facing the liquid ejection head forming a transfer path; and a second rotating member rotatably connected to said first rotating member via a connecting unit, said second rotating member forming the transfer path and being rotatable about an axis in the main scanning direction, wherein said first and second rotating members vary a gap between the liquid ejection head and the surface of said first rotating member facing with the liquid ejection head by rotating in opposite directions and bending on said connecting unit.