Transport device
US11305956B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/39
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transport device includes: a medium support unit having a placement surface where a sheet-like medium is placed; a transport unit supplied with the medium placed at the placement surface and transporting the medium in a transport direction along a sheet surface of the medium; an ultrasonic transmitting unit provided at a part of the medium support unit and transmitting an ultrasonic wave; an ultrasonic receiving unit provided at another part of the medium support unit, and receiving the ultrasonic wave and outputting a received signal; and a floating detection unit determining whether a floating of the medium from the placement surface is present or not, based on the received signal.
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