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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Hayasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/22 (2006.01); B65H 3/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/224 (2013.01); B65H 3/128 (2013.01); B65H 3/14 (2013.01); G03G 15/6529 (2013.01); B65H 2406/31 (2013.01); B65H 2406/323 (2013.01); B65H 2406/362 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt conveyance device includes an endless belt, a duct having a suction port, and a rectifier inside the duct. The duct is surrounded by an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt. The rectifier extends in a width direction of the endless belt perpendicular to a direction of conveyance by the endless belt.