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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2008
Kazuhisa Umezawa, Chiba, JP;
Takao Arai, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhiro Sei, Kyoto, JP;
Seiko I Infotech Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A conveyor has drive and driven shafts mounted to undergo rotation, a transmitting member transmitting a rotational drive of the drive shaft to the driven shaft in synchronization relative one another, an elastic conveying member looped around the drive and driven shafts for conveying an object, and a guide portion arranged between the drive and driven shafts. The guide portion has rotators, receiving portions receiving respective ones of the rotators, openings communicating with through-holes of the conveying member, communication portions communicating with the openings and positioned so that each of the rotators is arranged between respective adjacent pairs of the communication portions, and connection members communicating with the openings via the communication portions. The connection members are configured for connection to a suction device for drawing air from the openings through the respective communication portions to draw by suction the conveyance object toward the conveying member.