Sheet adsorption device, transport device, and image forming apparatus
US8070156B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2406/41
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet adsorption device includes a sheet adsorbing surface, a suction hole disposed on the sheet adsorbing surface, and a flow path shifting unit that shifts between a first state and a second state of a communication flow path that is communicated with the suction hole in accordance with existence of a sheet that covers the suction hole. The cross-section area of a flow path in the second state is smaller than that in the first state and the communication flow path is not closed in the second state.
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