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Transport apparatus and recording apparatus

US8596779B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2011
Grant dateDec 3, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J13/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a transport apparatus including: a transport roller which is formed in a cylindrical shape such that a pair of facing end portions of a metal sheet is close to each other or abuts on each other, which has a joint provided with a spot welding portion, and in which a high friction layer is formed on a surface thereof to transport a recording medium; and a support portion which supports a portion deviated from the high friction layer of the transport roller so that the transport roller rotates in the circumferential direction.

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