Pinch roller mechanism and plotter
AssigneeGraphtec Corporation
InventorsYoshitaka TSUNOI, Maki NAGASAWA
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Abstract
A pinch roller mechanism includes a rail, a slider, a roller bracket, a spring, and a pinch roller. The rail extends in a first direction crossing the conveyance direction of a medium while being apart from a medium driving roller configured to convey the medium. The slider is supported by the rail to be movable along the rail. The roller bracket is supported by the slider to be movable with respect to the medium driving roller. The spring is provided between the slider and the roller bracket and biases the roller bracket toward the medium driving roller. The pinch roller is rotatably supported by the roller bracket while setting the axial direction in the first direction.
Claims15
A pinch roller mechanism of a plotter, comprising:
- a rail supported by a frame of the plotter and extending in a first direction crossing a conveyance direction of a medium while being apart from a medium driving roller configured to convey the medium;
- a slider supported by the rail to be movable along the rail;
- a roller bracket supported by the slider to be movable forward and backward with respect to the medium driving roller;
- a spring provided between the slider and the roller bracket and configured to bias the roller bracket toward the medium driving roller;
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- a pinch roller rotatably supported by the roller bracket while setting an axial direction in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.