US 10,369,813 B2 · Conveyor, dryer, and printer

Abstract

A conveyor for printer includes, a first guide, a second guide disposed separately from the first guide, a third guide disposed between the first guide and the second guide, the first guide, the second guide, and the third guide defining a conveyance path along which a medium is conveyed, and a loading guide movable to guide the medium between the first guide and the second guide. The third guide is movable between a first position and a second position. The third guide presses the medium to the first guide and the second guide at the first position and is separated from the medium at the second position. The loading guide is disposed at a guiding position to guide the medium and is disposed at a retracted position retracted from the guiding position in response to the third guide disposed at the first position.

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Dependent claims

A conveyor for a printer, comprising:

a first guide;
a second guide disposed separately from the first guide;
a third guide disposed between the first guide and the second guide,
the first guide, the second guide, and the third guide defining a conveyance path along which a medium is conveyed;
and
a loading guide movable to guide the medium between the first guide and the second guide,
the third guide movable between a first position and a second position,
the third guide pressing the medium to the first guide and the second guide at the first position,
the third guide separated from the medium at the second position,
the loading guide disposed at a guiding position to guide the medium, and
the loading guide disposed at a retracted position to be separated from the medium during conveying the medium in response to the third guide disposed at the first position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Conveyor, dryer, and printer

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Conveyor, dryer, and printer

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