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US 11,420,453 B2Granted
Conveyance device and liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMasaki Kitamura
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Abstract
A conveyance device includes a support having a support face configured to support a conveyed object and a fluid introduction device disposed outside the support. The fluid introduction device is configured to introduce a fluid between the support face of the support and the conveyed object, to form a fluid layer for floating the conveyed object. The conveyance device further includes a conveyor configured to convey the conveyed object being floating from the support via the fluid layer.
Claims11
A conveyance device comprising:
- a support having a support face configured to support a conveyed object;
- a fluid introduction device being outside the support, the fluid introduction device configured to introduce a fluid between the support face of the support and the conveyed object, to form a fluid layer for floating the conveyed object;
- and
- a conveyor configured to convey the conveyed object being floating from the support via the fluid layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.