Patent ID: 7984984

Claim:
A jam processing apparatus for a printer, comprising: a recording head which records an image on a recording medium; a carrying belt which is arranged to face the recording head and which carries the recording medium, wherein the carrying belt includes a recording medium holding surface on which the recording medium is held, and a plurality of suction holes are formed in the recording medium holding surface; a carrying belt driving portion which moves the carrying belt in at least a direction separating from the recording head; a suction fan which takes in air from the plurality of suction holes to suck the recording medium onto the recording medium holding surface of the carrying belt; and a sensor which detects a carriage defect of the recording medium, wherein: when the sensor detects the carriage defect of the recording medium, the carrying belt stops carrying the recording medium, and the carrying belt driving portion moves the carrying belt in the direction separating from the recording head, during a period of a separating operation in which the carrying belt driving portion moves the carrying belt in the direction separating from the recording head, the suction fan takes in air from the plurality of suction holes to suck the recording medium onto the recording medium holding surface of the carrying belt, and the recording medium separates from the recording head along with the carrying belt.