MEDIA SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Title:

MEDIA SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/111247

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A medium supplying apparatus with a detachable rolled medium is provided. In the medium supplying apparatus, the rolled medium is fed to a far side of a setting-and-removing direction of the rolled medium. The medium supplying apparatus includes a plurality of guide members configured to guide the rolled medium when the rolled medium is set. The guide members include at least one contact member which at least partially contacts only a lower outer periphery of the rolled medium and at least one auxiliary member which does not contact the outer periphery of the rolled medium. The contact member and the auxiliary member are connected at a base via the same rotary shaft. The auxiliary member is shorter than the contact member in a medium feeding direction, and is disposed in parallel with the contact member.

Inventors:

NAKADA KIKUYA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2016/000040

Publication Date:

July 14, 2016

Filing Date:

January 06, 2016

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

RICOH CO LTD (JP)
NAKADA KIKUYA (JP)

International Classes:

B65H19/10; B41J15/04

Foreign References:

JP2006016167A	2006-01-19
JP2011225320A	2011-11-10
JPH0551156A	1993-03-02
JPH1111750A	1999-01-19

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