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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2021
Applicants:
Mitsunobu Gohda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Mizuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/42 (2013.01); B41J 3/543 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyance apparatus includes a liquid discharge head unit, a conveyance rotator, and a plurality of detection devices. The liquid discharge head unit discharge liquid to an object conveyed in a conveyance direction. The conveyance rotator conveys the object. The plurality of detection devices output a detection result indicating a position of the object. The adjacent two of the plurality of detection devices are spaced at a prescribed distance. The prescribed distance is an integral multiple of a circumference of the conveyance rotator.