Printing apparatus and printing method

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a driving roller which drives a recording medium in a predetermined direction by rotation thereof;
• a supporting member which supports the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller;
• a discharge head which is provided to oppose the supporting member and discharges liquid to the recording medium supported by the supporting member;
• a tension control portion which adjusts tension of the recording medium supported by the supporting member by controlling tension of the recording medium based on a result of detecting tension of the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller;
• a first destaticizing portion which destaticizes the recording medium further on the upstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller;
• and
• a second destaticizing portion which destaticizes the recording medium between the driving roller and the discharge head.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a driving roller which drives a recording medium in a predetermined direction by rotation thereof;
• a supporting member which supports the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller;
• a discharge head which is provided to oppose the supporting member and discharges liquid to the recording medium supported by the supporting member;
• a tension control portion which adjusts tension of the recording medium supported by the supporting member by controlling tension of the recording medium based on a result of detecting tension of the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller;
• a first destaticizing portion which destaticizes the recording medium further on the upstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller;
• an adjustment portion which adjusts an ion balance of the first destaticizing portion;
• and
• a potential detector which detects a potential of the recording medium supported by the supporting member.