Patent ID: 8752835

Claim:
A pillow block to be installed to fit with a feed roller, which feeds a recording medium, to support the feed roller, the pillow block comprising: a pillow block main body; a wedge body configured to adjust a height position of the pillow block main body; and a bracket configured to adjustably install the pillow block main body in a recording medium feeding direction on a mounting surface on which the pillow block is to be mounted, wherein the pillow block main body includes a reception part that is disposed on an upper part of the pillow block main body and is open on an upper side thereof so as to support the feed roller, wherein the pillow block main body further includes a concave part, so that the wedge body is inserted into the concave part, and an opening formed in substantially the center part of the pillow block main body, wherein the bracket is configured to be temporarily fixed to the mounting surface in a manner such that the position of the bracket is adjustable in the recording medium feeding direction and in a direction orthogonal to an axle direction of the feed roller, and wherein the wedge body is configured to push up the height position of the pillow block main body upon being inserted into the concave part to determine the position of the reception part so that the reception part supports the feed roller from below.