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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Masateru Mikami, Himeji, JP;
Takahiro Matsushita, Toyota, JP;
PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a first conveying portion in which a band-shaped sheet including a first surface and a second surface is conveyed with the first surface facing downward; a turning portion located downstream of the first conveying portion and flips the sheet with the first surface facing inward; and a second conveying portion located downstream of the turning portion. The turning portion includes a convex curve along which the sheet is flipped. The convex curve includes a first and a second air ejection portions. The first air ejection portion is located in an upstream end region and ejects air toward the first surface of the sheet. The second air ejection portion is located downstream of the upstream end region and ejects air toward the first surface. The first air ejection portion ejects air to generate flotation larger than that of the second air ejection portion.