Patent ID: 8882372
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: B41J,B65G,B65H

Abstract:
1. A conveying device comprising: an endless conveying belt having a plurality of suction holes; a supporting portion to support the conveying belt; a suction unit to attract a print medium to the conveying belt by suction; and a detecting portion to detect the print medium, wherein the conveying belt conveys the print medium while the suction unit holds the print medium to the conveying belt through the suction holes, wherein the supporting portion has a contact portion that extends in a conveyance direction of the conveying belt and which contacts with a surface of the print medium that is attracted by suction to the conveying belt, a groove portion formed between the conveying belt and the contact portion, and a divisional portion that divides the groove portion into plural spaces, wherein the suction unit attracts the print medium by drawing air through the suction holes and from the spaces, wherein a detecting position where the print medium is detected by the detecting portion is set in an area where the conveying belt is disposed relative to the conveyance direction and where the conveying belt is not disposed relative to a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and wherein the divisional portion is disposed in a position which is different from the detecting position, and the contact portion is disposed in a position which is different from the detecting position.