Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US15833226Application Date: 2017-12-06
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Publication No.: US10201986B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: Tetsuro Kawashima
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agent Gerald E. Hespos; Michael J. Porco; Matthew T. Hespos
- Priority: JP2016-240825 20161213
- Main IPC: B41J11/00
- IPC: B41J11/00 ; B41J13/10 ; B41J13/08 ; B65H5/22 ; B41J11/06 ; B65H5/02

Abstract:
A sheet conveyance device transports a sheet to a predetermined processing unit, and includes a conveyance belt, a ventilation unit, and a suction unit. The conveyance belt has a first surface and a second surface, and is arranged to be opposed to the processing unit to transport the sheet on the first surface in a predetermined conveyance direction. On an upstream side of the processing unit in the conveyance direction, the ventilation unit blows out wind toward the sheet to adhere the sheet to the first surface of the conveyance belt. The suction unit is arranged to be opposed to the processing unit with the conveyance belt interposed therebetween to generate a negative pressure between the sheet adhered to the first surface by the ventilation unit and the conveyance belt, thereby bringing the sheet into close contact with the first surface of the conveyance belt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180162147A1 SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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