Foreign material removing device and printing apparatus

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a transport unit configured to transport a recording medium in a transport direction;
• a guiding portion configured to guide transport, by the transport unit, of the recording medium;
• a printing head configured to perform printing on the recording medium;
• and
• a foreign material removing device disposed upstream of the printing head in the transport direction, wherein
• the guiding portion includes a first guide configured to guide a one-side edge portion of the recording medium in a width direction of a transport path of the recording medium, and a second guide configured to guide an other-side edge portion of the recording medium, the first guide being configured not to move in the width direction, the second guide being configured to move in the width direction,
• the printing apparatus is configured to perform printing on a first recording medium and a second recording medium as the recording medium, the second recording medium having a width in the width direction wider than the first recording medium,
• the first recording medium and the second recording medium are positioned with the first guide being a reference in the width direction,
• the foreign material removing device includes a cleaning roller to be brought into contact with the recording medium, and includes a cleaning roller holder,
• the cleaning roller includes a rotary shaft including a first end portion and a second end portion disposed on an opposite side from the first end portion, and includes a sticky roller attached to the rotary shaft and having a front surface having stickiness,
• the cleaning roller holder includes a first bearing portion configured to restrict a movement range of the disposed first end portion, and a second bearing portion configured to restrict a movement range of the disposed second end portion,
• in a state where the first end portion is disposed at the first bearing portion and the second end portion is disposed at the second bearing portion, the cleaning roller holder positions the cleaning roller in a detachable manner, and
• a center of gravity of the cleaning roller exists at a position that overlaps with the first recording medium in the width direction.