Medium-suction apparatus, image forming system, and medium inspection system
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorKyosuke NAKADA
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Abstract
A medium-suction apparatus includes a conveyer to convey a medium in a conveyance direction, a first suction unit to perform suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer, and a second suction unit to perform the suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer. The second suction unit being disposed next to the first suction unit in a width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction. The second suction unit starts the suction operation after the first suction unit stalls the suction operation.
Claims17
A medium-suction apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor to convey a medium in a predetermined conveyance direction;
- first suction unit to perform a suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer;
- and
- a second suction unit to perform a suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer, the second suction unit being disposed next to the first suction unit in a width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction,
- wherein the second suction unit starts the suction operation after the first suction starts the suction operation.
An image forming system, comprising:
- a medium-suction apparatus to attract a medium to a conveyer to convey the medium, and
- an image forming unit to form an image on the medium conveyed by the medium-suction apparatus,
- wherein the medium-suction apparatus includes:
- the conveyer to convey a medium in a conveyance direction;
- a first suction unit to perform a suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer;
- and
- a second suction unit to perform a suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer, the second suction unit being disposed next to the first suction unit in a width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction,
- wherein the second suction unit starts the suction operation after the first suction unit starts the suction operation.
A medium inspection system comprising:
- a medium-suction apparatus to attract a medium to a conveyer to convey the medium;
- and
- an inspection unit to inspect the medium conveyed by the medium-suction apparatus;
- wherein the medium-suction apparatus includes:
- the conveyer to convey a medium in a conveyance direction;
- a first suction unit to perform a suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer;
- and
- a second suction unit to perform a suction operation on the medium to attract the medium to the conveyer, the second suction unit being disposed next to the first suction unit in a width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction,
- wherein the second suction unit starts the suction operation after the first suction unit starts the suction operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.