| 摘要 |
<p>A sheet transporting apparatus, for transporting a sheet-form article along a feeding path between first and second locations that are spaced apart horizontally, comprises two parallel endless-loop conveyors (10a) having respective horizontal portions extending along opposite sides of the said feeding path, a sheet-gripper (10e, 10f) having opposite ends mounted respectively on the two parallel conveyors (10a), so as to extend therebetween across the said feeding path, for gripping a leading edge of such a sheet-form article (P) and pulling it along the said path, and an auxiliary endless conveyor belt (22) arranged so as to have a horizontal upper operative portion extending along the said feeding path, between the said two parallel conveyors, for supporting such a sheet-form article rearward of the said gripper. The support surface of the auxiliary conveyor belt (22) is formed with a recess (22d) which, when the apparatus in use, accommodates the said gripper (10e, 10f) so as to enable the sheet-form article gripped thereby to extend horizontally therefrom onto the said support surface rearward of the said recess as that article is pulled along the said feeding path. Such a sheet transporting apparatus may be used, for example, in a printer or photocopier for feeding a sheet, on which an image is to be printed, between toner printing units arranged along the feeding path, and can enable the sheet to be delivered to these units reliably and in a desirably accurate horizontal disposition.</p> |
