Conveyance apparatus

A conveyance apparatus comprising:

• a bearing rotator configured to rotate, while bearing a recording medium, to convey the recording medium;
• an entrance rotator configured to receive, at a first position, the recording medium fed from upstream in a recording medium conveyance direction and deliver the recording medium to the bearing rotator while rotating to convey the recording medium;
• an exit rotator configured to receive the recording medium conveyed by rotation of the bearing rotator and deliver the recording medium at a second position downstream in the recording medium conveyance direction while rotating to convey the recording medium;
• a first driver circuit configured to rotate the bearing rotator, the entrance rotator, and the exit rotator;
• a downstream conveyor configured to receive, at the second position, the recording medium conveyed by rotation of the exit rotator and convey the recording medium downstream in the recording medium conveyance direction;
• a second driver circuit configured to drive the downstream conveyor for conveyance;
• and
• a recording medium detector configured to detect the recording medium on a conveyance path on which the recording medium is conveyed by the downstream conveyor,
• wherein the first driver circuit is configured to:
• as a process of removing the recording medium remaining on at least one of the bearing rotator, the entrance rotator, or the exit rotator,
• start rotation operation after the second driver circuit starts driving the downstream conveyor for conveyance;
• and
• rotate the bearing rotator, the entrance rotator, and the exit rotator for a period of time equal to or longer than a period of time taken for the recording medium to be conveyed from the first position to the second position, and
• wherein the second driver circuit is configured to continue driving the downstream conveyor for conveyance for a period of time equal to or longer than a period of time taken for the recording medium to be conveyed from the second position to a position at which the recording medium is detected by the recording medium detector after the rotation operation of the first driver circuit is stopped.