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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2023
Kohki Asada, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Genichiroh Kawamichi, Ibaraki, JP;
Takayuki Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Kamihara, Tokyo, JP;
Ryusaku Hida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohki Asada, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nozawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Genichiroh Kawamichi, Ibaraki, JP;
Takayuki Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Kamihara, Tokyo, JP;
Ryusaku Hida, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A conveyance device includes a conveyance member, a guide, and a rotator. The conveyance member has a conveyance surface with a joint, the conveyance member to convey an object to be conveyed, with the object on the conveyance surface. The guide approaches the conveyance surface and guides the object from or to the conveyance member. The rotator contacts the conveyance surface. The guide displaces in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance surface, in conjunction with displacement of the rotator when the rotator contacts the joint.