Conveyance device, drying device, image forming apparatus, and liquid discharge apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKohki Asada, Kenji Nozawa, Genichiroh Kawamichi, Takayuki Seki, Kazuaki Kamihara, Ryusaku Hida
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Abstract
A conveyance device includes a conveyance member, a guide, and a rotator. The conveyance member has a conveyance surface with a joint, the conveyance member to convey an object to be conveyed, with the object on the conveyance surface. The guide approaches the conveyance surface and guides the object from or to the conveyance member. The rotator contacts the conveyance surface. The guide displaces in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance surface, in conjunction with displacement of the rotator when the rotator contacts the joint.
Claims10
A conveyance device, comprising:
- a conveyance member having a conveyance surface with a joint, the conveyance member to convey an object to be conveyed, with the object on the conveyance surface;
- a guide to approach the conveyance surface and guide the object from or to the conveyance member;
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- a rotator to contact the conveyance surface,
- the guide to displace in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance surface, in conjunction with displacement of the rotator when the rotator contacts the joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.