Printer having sheet convey apparatus for conveying adhered sheet

A sheet conveying apparatus, comprising:

• an endless belt for conveying a sheet, said endless belt being spanned around a plurality of rotating members and having a surface to which the sheet is removably adhered;
• an adhering rotator member for adhering the sheet to said endless belt;
• shift means for shifting said adhering rotator member between a pressing position to press the sheet onto said endless belt and a releasing position to release the pressing in a state where said shift means is contacted with the sheet;
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• drive means for shifting said adhering rotator member positioned at the pressing position along a surface of one of said plurality of rotating members.

A printer comprising:

• an endless belt for conveying a sheet, said endless belt being spanned around a plurality of rotating members and having a surface to which the sheet is removably adhered;
• an adhering rotator member for adhering the sheet to said endless belt;
• press means for pressing said adhering rotator member onto said endless belt;
• support means for supporting said adhering rotator member rotatably, said support means being rockable to shift said adhering rotator member along a surface of one of said plurality of rotating members;
• and
• drive means for driving said support means, said drive means reciprocally rocking said support means when said adhering rotator member presses the sheet onto said endless belt;
• and
• record means for performing recording on the sheet adhered to said endless belt.

A printer comprising:

• an endless belt for conveying a sheet, said endless belt being spanned around a plurality of rotating members and having a surface to which the sheet is removably adhered;
• an adhering rotator member for adhering the sheet to said endless belt;
• shift means for shifting said adhering rotator member between a pressing position to press the sheet onto said endless belt and a releasing position to release the pressing in a state where said shift means is contacted with the sheet;
• drive means for shifting said adhering rotator member positioned at the pressing position along a surface of one of said plurality of rotating members;
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• record means for performing recording on the sheet adhering to said endless belt.

A web printing apparatus, comprising:

• web convey means for conveying a web, said web convey means including a rotating member having a surface to which the web is removably adhered and conveying the adhered web;
• an adhering rotator member for adhering the web to said rotating member;
• drive means for reciprocally shifting said adhering rotator member along a surface of said rotating member in a state where said adhering rotator member is pressed onto the web;
• and
• record means for performing recording on the web adhered to said rotating member.

A web printing apparatus comprising:

• web convey means for conveying a web, said web convey means including a plurality of rollers, and an endless belt having a surface to which the web is removably adhered and conveying the adhered web;
• an adhering rotator member for adhering the web to said endless belt;
• shift means for shifting said adhering rotator member along a surface of one of said plurality of rollers, in response to rotation of the one of said plurality of rollers;
• and
• press release means for shifting said adhering rotator member between a pressing position to be pressed onto said endless belt and a release position to release the pressing of said adhering rotator member onto said endless belt.