Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus for recording on a sheet material by recording means, comprising:

• a first conveying roller for conveying said sheet material to the recording area of the recording means;
• a platen provided with plural extrusions for supporting said sheet material in said recording area, said plural extrusions being arranged in the direction intersecting with the conveying direction of said conveying roller;
• plural second rollers for conveying a sheet material arranged on the downstream side of each of said extrusions in said conveying direction and in the same position as each of said extrusions in said intersecting direction;
• plural first spurs for nipping a sheet material with said plural second rollers;
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• a second spur arranged on the downstream side of said plural first spurs in said conveying direction and between said plural second rollers in said intersecting direction, for rotating following the movement of a sheet material to push down said sheet material between said plural extrusions, the lowest part of said second spur being arranged to be lower than the uppermost part of said sheet discharging roller when said sheet material does not abut thereupon;
• wherein said second spur contacts a leading edge of the sheet material conveyed by said first conveying roller after said plural first spurs contact the leading edge of the sheet material conveyed by said first conveying rollers.