Inkjet recording apparatus
US8079699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2406/3614
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image recording apparatus of the present invention includes a conveyance mechanism having a circumferential wall. On the circumferential wall are formed suction holes which communicate an internal space inside the circumferential wall with the outside of the circumferential wall. A recording medium is placed on the outer circumferential surface of the circumferential wall, and is conveyed on the outer circumferential surface in a direction of the rotation of the circumferential wall. A suction unit sucks the air in the internal space to create an air flow from the outside of the circumferential wall to the internal space via the suction holes. A recording medium ejection path branches off from the outer circumferential surface at a separating position which is at the most downstream position of a record head or a position further from the supply position S1 than the most downstream position from the supply position. A blocker positioned in the internal space successively faces an inner opening of at least one of the suction holes having reached the separating position with the movement of the circumferential wall, so as to block the inner opening of the at least one of the sucti…
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