Conveying device, printer, and abutting member

Abstract

Embodiments described herein are to a conveying device which includes a conveying mechanism configured to convey a mount with a web material provided thereon in a conveying direction; and an abutting member including an edge portion extending in a widthwise direction intersecting with the conveying direction and configured to allow the edge portion to abut against the mount.

1 . A conveying device, comprising:
 a conveying mechanism configured to convey a mount with a web material provided thereon in a conveying direction; and   an abutting member including an edge portion extending in a widthwise direction intersecting with the conveying direction and configured to allow the edge portion to abut against the mount.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the edge portion includes a plurality of concave portions or a plurality of convex portions, wherein each of the plurality of concave and convex portions is formed along the widthwise direction. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the abutting member is formed of a bent plate-shaped material, wherein the edge portion includes a plurality of through-holes. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the edge portion includes a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of protrusions are protruded from the surface of the plate-shaped material. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the edge portion further includes a first and a second plate located on opposite sides of the edge portion and extend in the widthwise direction, and wherein the second plate is obliquely oriented at a predetermined angle with respect to the first plate. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of through-holes are spaced apart and extend from one end of the tip section of the edge portion to the other end thereof along the widthwise direction. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second plates are in contact with the mount. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second plates are not in contact with the mount. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the abutting member is produced by a molding process. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the edge portion includes a plurality of arrays each being defined by the plurality of concave portions, the plurality of convex portions, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A printer, comprising:
 a print unit configured to print on a printing medium provided on a first side of a web material;   an abutting member disposed downstream of the print unit in a conveying direction to abut against a second side of the web material while extending in a widthwise direction of the web material; and   an edge portion which is provided with the abutting member to abut against the second side and includes a plurality of concave portions or a plurality of convex portions formed thereon.   
     
     
         12 . An abutting member, comprising:
 a bent plate-shaped material; and   an edge portion to abut against one side of a mount with a printing medium formed thereon, the edge portion being located along a widthwise direction intersecting with a mount conveying direction and including a plurality of concave portions or a plurality of convex portions.   
     
     
         13 . The member of  claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of concave and convex portions is formed along the widthwise direction. 
     
     
         14 . The member of  claim 12 , wherein the edge portion includes a plurality of through-holes to be used as the plurality of concave portions. 
     
     
         15 . The member of  claim 12 , wherein the edge portion includes a plurality of protrusions to be used as the plurality of convex portions, wherein the plurality of protrusions protrude from the surface of the plate-shaped material. 
     
     
         16 . The member of  claim 12 , wherein the edge portion further includes a first and a second plate located on opposite sides of the edge portion while extending in the widthwise direction, and wherein the second plate is obliquely oriented at an angle with respect to the first plate.