Patent ID: 8113512
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A medium conveyance mechanism comprising: a first conveyance belt entrained around at least two rollers; a second conveyance belt entrained around at least two rollers and disposed so as to overlap the first conveyance belt; and an aligning guide disposed at one side of the first and second conveyance belts at a distance therefrom, the aligning guide having an inclined surface for carrying out aligning of a medium and a conveyance reference surface formed at an end side of the inclined surface, wherein, when the medium being held between and conveyed by the first and second conveyance belts abuts the inclined surface for aligning, one side of the medium is guided by the conveyance reference surface while the medium is slipped with respect to the first and second conveyance belts in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the medium is conveyed.