CARRIER DEVICE AND INKJET PRINTER HAVING THE SAME, AND CARRYING METHOD

摘要

A carrier device includes a medium accommodating section configured to accommodate a roll medium, a carrying section configured to carry a medium in a secondary scanning direction, a re-rolling section configured to re-roll the medium having been carried, a dancer roller configured to apply a predetermined tension on the medium being carried from the carrying section toward the re-rolling section, a first bar-shaped member disposed between the medium accommodating section and the carrying section configured to press the medium so as to alter the carrying path of the medium; and a second bar-shaped member disposed between the carrying section and the re-rolling section configured to press the medium so as to alter the carrying path of the medium.

主权项

1. A carrier device comprising:
a medium accommodating section configured to accommodate a roll medium which extends in a primary scanning direction and which is formed by rolling a web of medium; a carrying section configured to carry the medium unrolled from the roll medium in a secondary scanning direction perpendicular to the primary scanning direction; a re-rolling section extending in the primary scanning direction, the re-rolling section configured to re-roll the medium having been carried; a dancer section configured to apply a predetermined tension on the medium being carried from the carrying section toward the re-rolling section; a first altering section disposed between the medium accommodating section and the carrying section, the first altering section configured to press the medium being carried from the medium accommodating section toward the carrying section so as to alter a carrying path of the medium; and a second altering section disposed between the carrying section and the re-rolling section, the second altering section configured to press the medium being carried from the carrying section toward the re-rolling section so as to alter the carrying path of the medium.