Apparatus for removing print from a recording medium

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention has been developed to substantially eliminate the above-described disadvantages.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a printing material removing apparatus with which the printing material can be surely removed from the recording member.
In order to achieve the first object, there is provided an apparatus for removing printing material from a recording member on which an image is recorded by the printing material, comprising: a releasing member having a plane surface with which the surface of the recording member recorded with the printing material comes into contact, the releasing member moving to a predetermined direction with the recording member held thereon; and a separating device disposed on the plane surface of the releasing member for separating the recording member from the releasing member, a separation line between the releasing member and the recording member being angled with respect to the front end of the recording member.
According to the apparatus for removing printing material, the front end of the side of the recording member is released first, whereby the separation of the recording member is easily and surely carried out at relatively small separation force.
Preferably, the angle of the separation line may be 5.
degree.
-30.
degree.
.
The releasing member may be heated at the temperature of 80.
degree.
C.
-200.
degree.
C.
The releasing member may comprise a resin having a SP value of 8-12.
Preferably, the separating device may comprise: a separating roller angled with respect to the front end of the releasing member; and a roll-up roller provided at one end of the separating roller for pinching the front end of the recording member between the roll-up roller and the separating roller to remove the recording member from the releasing member.
In this case, the recording member is pinched by the roll-up roller and then the roll-up roller is pivoted around the separating roller, whereby the recording roller is surely separated from the releasing member