Print device, transport device, pinch roller, print system, and transport method

A transport device that transports a transfer sheet including a receiving layer that receives transfer ink, a peeling layer that joins the receiving layer and a film layer in a peelable manner, and the film layer that supports the receiving layer via the peeling layer, the transport device comprising:

• a transport roller that rotates in contact with the film layer of the transfer sheet;
• and
• a pinch roller that clamps the transfer sheet together with the transport roller, and rotates in contact with the receiving layer of the transfer sheet;
• wherein
• a portion of the pinch roller that contacts the receiving layer is formed of a low-adhesion material that is less likely to adhere to the receiving layer than the peeling layer is.

A print system that executes transfer printing using a transfer sheet including a receiving layer that receives transfer ink, a peeling layer that joins the receiving layer and a film layer in a peelable manner, and the film layer that supports the receiving layer via the peeling layer, the print system comprising:

• a print device that prints an image with the transfer ink on the transfer sheet;
• a powder applicator that applies an adhesive powder to the transfer sheet on which the image is printed by the print device;
• and
• a transfer device that transfers the image drawn on the transfer sheet to which the adhesive powder is applied by the powder applicator onto a transfer target medium;
• wherein
• the print device includes
• a transport roller that rotates in contact with the film layer of the transfer sheet, and
• a pinch roller that clamps the transfer sheet together with the transport roller, and rotates in contact with the receiving layer of the transfer sheet, and
• a portion of the pinch roller that contacts the receiving layer is formed of a low-adhesion material that is less likely to adhere to the receiving layer than the peeling layer is.

A transport device comprising:

• a rotary mechanism configured to support a roll body around which a medium is wound in a roll shape such that a central axis of the roll body is horizontal, and rotate the roll body about the central axis;
• a controller that controls the rotary mechanism to rotate the roll body in a direction in which the medium is unwound from the roll body;
• and
• a transport mechanism configured to transport the medium unwound from the roll body toward a downstream side of a transport path, wherein
• the controller controls the rotary mechanism so as to maintain a state in which the medium unwound from roll body is slackened by its own weight.

A transport method comprising:

• supporting a roll body around which a medium is wound in a roll shape such that a central axis of the roll body is horizontal;
• rotating the roll body about the central axis in a direction in which the medium is unwound from the roll body;
• transporting the medium unwound from the roll body toward a downstream side of a transport path;
• and
• rotating the roll body so as to maintain a state in which the medium unwound from the roll body is slackened by its own weight.