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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, JP;
Jumpei Hobo, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Hidenori Takenaka, Osaka, JP;
Tomohisa Soda, Osaka, JP;
Masami Fujihara, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A conveyor device includes a feed member, a conveyor belt, and a suction section. The feed member feeds a recording medium while in contact with a part of the recording medium. The conveyor belt conveys the recording medium having been conveyed by the feed member. The suction section sucks the recording medium onto the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a first region that is to receive the part of the recording medium and a second region adjacent to the first region. The conveyor belt has a plurality of suction holes in communication with the suction section. The suction holes have a lower opening ratio in the first region than in the second region.