Conveyed material conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, conveying method, and image forming method
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1. A conveying apparatus comprising:
- a conveying unit that comprises a conveying passage for conveying a conveyed material;
a positioning and holding unit that holds the conveying unit while positioning the conveying unit, wherein the positioning and holding unit comprises a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion,the plate-shaped member constituting a part of the conveying passage, andthe at least one protruding portion protruding towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through, wherein the at least one protruding portion extends in a direction which intersects substantially at right angles with a direction in which the conveyed material is conveyed.
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Abstract
A conveying apparatus includes a conveying unit that includes a conveying passage for conveying a conveyed material, and a positioning and holding unit that holds the conveying unit while positioning the conveying unit. The positioning and holding unit includes a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constitutes a part of the conveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protrudes towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through.
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1. A conveying apparatus comprising:
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a conveying unit that comprises a conveying passage for conveying a conveyed material; a positioning and holding unit that holds the conveying unit while positioning the conveying unit, wherein the positioning and holding unit comprises a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constituting a part of the conveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protruding towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through, wherein the at least one protruding portion extends in a direction which intersects substantially at right angles with a direction in which the conveyed material is conveyed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an image transfer unit that transfers an image on to a recording medium; a reconveying unit that comprises a reconveying passage for conveying the recording medium on to which an image is transferred by the image transfer unit back to the image transfer unit; and a positioning and holding unit that holds the image transfer unit and the reconveying unit while positioning the image transfer unit and the reconveying unit relative to each other, wherein the positioning and holding unit comprises a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constituting a part of the reconveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protruding towards the reconveying passage which the recording medium passes through, wherein the at least one protruding portion extends in a direction which intersects substantially at right angles with a direction in which the recording medium is conveyed. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A conveying method comprising:
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conveying a conveyed material through a conveying passage in a conveying unit;
positioning and holding the conveying unit,wherein positioning and holding the conveying unit is performed using a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constituting a part of the conveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protruding towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through, wherein the at least one protruding portion extends in a direction which intersects substantially at right angles with a direction in which the recording medium is conveyed.
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9. An image forming method comprising:
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transferring an image on to a recording medium by an image transfer unit; reconveying the recording medium on to which an image is transferred through a reconveying passage in a reconveying unit; and positioning and holding the image transfer unit and the reconveying unit relative to each other by a positioning and holding unit, the positioning and holding unit comprising a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constituting a part of the reconveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protruding towards the reconveying passage which the recording medium passes through, wherein the at least one protruding portion extends in a direction which intersects substantially at right angles with a direction in which the recording medium is conveyed.
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