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US 2024/0391718 A1Published application
Sheet conveyor and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroaki MIYAGAWA
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Abstract
A sheet conveyor includes: a drum to: carry a sheet on a circumferential surface of the drum; and rotate to convey the sheet; and adhering part to adhere the sheet to the circumferential surface of the drum, wherein the drum has: both end parts in an axial direction of the drum, the both end parts each having a first outer diameter in a radial direction orthogonal to the axial direction; and a center part between the both end parts in the axial direction of the drum, the center part having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter in the radial direction.
Claims8
A sheet conveyor comprising:
- a drum to:
- carry a sheet on a circumferential surface of the drum;
- and
- rotate to convey the sheet;
- and
- adhering part to adhere the sheet to the circumferential surface of the drum,
- wherein the drum has:
- both end parts in an axial direction of the drum, the both end parts each having a first outer diameter in a radial direction orthogonal to the axial direction;
- and
- a center part between the both end parts in the axial direction of the drum, the center part having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter in the radial direction.
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