Medium transport device and recording device

Abstract

A medium transport device 7 includes a transport path 9 along which a medium 3 is transported, a deflection forming member 21 that is configured to form a deflection in the medium 3 by contacting the medium 3 in the transport path 9 at a contact section 52, and that is configured to displace between an advanced state of being advanced to the transport path 9 and a retracted state of being retracted from the transport path 9, a transport roller 13 that is positioned below a distal end of the deflection forming member 21 provided with the contact section 52 and that is configured to transport the medium 3, and a cover section 100 is configured to cover the transport roller 13 between the transport roller 13 and the distal end, wherein the cover section 100 is configured to follow the displacement of the deflection forming member 21.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.