Patent ID: 8517620

Claim:
A printer comprising: a platen configured to support a sheet print medium on an upper surface of the platen, the sheet print medium having a width direction; a print head provided to print on the sheet print medium fed onto the upper surface of the platen; and a guide member configured to guide the sheet print medium to feed the sheet print medium onto the upper surface of the platen, the guide member comprising: a plurality of guide collars having a substantially cylindrical shape around which the sheet print medium is wound; and a guide bar having a substantially cylindrical shape in extending the width direction, and provided in the plurality of guide collars, an inner diameter of each of the plurality of guide collars being larger than an outer diameter of the guide bar so that the plurality of guide collars are rotatable around the guide bar, wherein an inner surface of each of the plurality of guide collars is in direct contact with an outer surface of the guide bar, and wherein each of the plurality of guide collars is arranged to be spaced from a guide collar provided next to the each of the plurality of guide collars and freely rotate relative to each other around the guide bar, which is provided not to be rotatable around a center axis of the guide bar.