Sheet suction device, conveyor, printer, and suction region changing device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroaki Miyagawa
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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroaki Miyagawa
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A sheet suction device includes a bearing member configured to bear a sheet on a circumferential surface of the bearing member and rotate in a first direction, a plurality of suction holes in a bearing region in the circumferential surface of the bearing member, a suction device connected to the plurality of suction holes, the suction device configured to suck the sheet through the plurality of suction holes, and a first member between the plurality of suction holes and the suction device, the first member rotatable in a second direction different from the first direction to change a suction region of the suction device connected to the plurality of suction holes. A rotation of the first member in the second direction expands the suction region of the suction device in the bearing region of the bearing member.
A sheet suction device comprising:
A suction region changing device between a plurality of suction holes and a suction device, the suction region changing device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.