Image forming device
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorMasanori Okada
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Abstract
An image forming device includes an image forming unit to form an image on a work, a conveyance unit to convey the work in a predetermined conveyance direction, a conveyance guide member, a suction unit, and a suction control unit. The conveyance guide member is a plate-shaped member which has a plurality of suction holes and guides conveyance of the work by the conveyance unit from below. The suction unit includes a suction device which generates suction air by sucking air in a space on an upper side of the conveyance guide member via the plurality of suction holes, and closely contacts the work to the conveyance guide member by the suction air. The suction control unit changes a sucking force of the suction device according to a length in the work width direction of the work guided by the conveyance guide member.
Claims7
An image forming device comprising:
- an image forming unit to form an image on a predetermined work;
- a conveyance unit to convey the work in a predetermined conveyance direction toward the image forming unit;
- a conveyance guide member to be formed to have a plate shape with a predetermined length in a work width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the work, have a plurality of suction holes provided over an entire region in the work width direction, and guide conveyance of the work by the conveyance unit from below;
- a suction unit including a suction device which is arranged below the conveyance guide member and generates suction air by sucking air in a space on an upper side of the conveyance guide member via the plurality of suction holes, the suction unit closely contacting the work to the conveyance guide member by the suction air;
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- a suction control unit to change a sucking force of the suction device according to a length in the work width direction of the work guided by the conveyance guide member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.