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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Takahiro Okazaki, Chiba, JP;
Takahiro Okazaki, Chiba, JP;
Seiko I Infotech Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A transport apparatus transports a recording medium fed from a feeding roll and wound up onto a take-up roll. A transport roller is arranged in a path between the feeding roll and the take-up roll. A first tension bar is arranged in a path between the transport roller and the take-up roll to apply tension to the recording medium in a first direction different from a transport direction of the recording medium. A second tension bar is arranged in a path between the first tension bar and the take-up roll to apply tension to the recording medium in a second direction different from the first direction. The first and second tension bars apply tension to the recording medium in the first and second directions so that the recording medium is tightened by the first and second tension bars and the tightened recording medium is wound up onto the take-up roll.