Patent ID: 6074054
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A transporting apparatus for conveying a member in a transporting direction, comprising:a drive roller;a driven roller;a rotating endless belt spanned under tension between said drive roller and said driven roller;driving means for driving said drive roller, thereby applying a rotational force to said endless belt;control means for controlling said driving means so that said drive roller intermittently applies the rotational force to said endless belt and said drive roller is located on a downstream side of said transporting apparatus in the transportation direction of said member;said driven roller being followable with the rotational movement of said endless belt and located on an upstream side of said transporting apparatus in the transportation direction; androtation braking means to lock the driven roller while said drive roller is stopped during the intermittent application of rotational force to the endless belt;wherein said rotation braking means is disengaged when the drive roller is rotating.