Conveyor and image recording apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiya Tomatsu, Mitsugi Tanaka
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiya Tomatsu, Mitsugi Tanaka
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A conveyor includes: a receiver that detachably receives a roll-like sheet; a conveyance unit that conveys the sheet in a conveyance orientation along a conveyance surface; and a tensioner that applies tension to the sheet at a position upstream of the conveyance unit in the conveyance orientation. The tensioner includes: a frame having a groove pair extending in a first direction along the conveyance orientation; a guide having a curved surface that contacts the sheet and an engagement member pair that engages with the groove pair; a pivoting member that pivots around an axis extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and parallel to the conveyance surface; a transmission member that transmits pivoting of the pivoting member to the guide; and an urging member that applies urging force including a component in the first direction to the guide.
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