Conveying apparatus and inkjet printer

A conveying apparatus, comprising:

• an endless belt that has a plurality of suction holes extending through an outer surface and an inner surface of the endless belt, and carries a recording medium on the outer surface of the endless belt;
• a driving roller configured to drive the endless belt;
• a driven roller configured to, together with the driving roller, tension and support the endless belt;
• a suction chamber that is disposed facing the inner surface of the endless belt and has a suction surface configured to suction the recording medium via the suction holes;
• a suction pump that is connected to the suction chamber and configured to create a negative pressure inside the suction chamber;
• and
• a conveying roller configured to contact the outer surface of the endless belt, wherein
• the conveying roller includes:
• a through shaft extending in a direction along an axis of the driving roller;
• and at least two rollers that are rotatably supported by the through shaft, and
• each of the rollers is movable along the through shaft and contacts the outer surface of the endless belt in a region other than a region facing the suction surface.