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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Kazuaki Kamihara, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohki Asada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Sawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryusaku Hida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Kamihara, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohki Asada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Sawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryusaku Hida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveyor includes an endless conveyance belt configured to rotate to convey a sheet, a belt heater configured to heat the conveyance belt; and circuitry configured to control the conveyance belt to rotate. The conveyance belt has a belt joint joining both ends of a sheet member to form the conveyance belt, and the circuitry controls the conveyance belt to rotate to receive the sheet in an area of the conveyance belt other than the belt joint of the conveyance belt.