CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID

To prevent a height of a conveyance device for conveying a web-like recording medium from becoming high.SOLUTION: A conveyance device includes: a rotor which winds a web-like recording medium around a prescribed region of an outer peripheral surface with one surface of the web-like recording medium facing outwardly, and conveys the web-like recording medium following rotation; a drying unit which is arranged at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the web-like recording medium with respect to the rotor, dries the web-like recording medium and conveys the web-like recording medium; and a conveyance direction change unit which is arranged on a conveyance path of the web-like recording medium between the rotor and the drying unit and changes the conveyance direction of the web-like recording medium. An outer peripheral surface of the conveyance direction change unit includes a facing region facing the one surface of the web-like recording medium. The facing region is provided with an opening injecting gas toward the one surface of the web-like recording medium. The rotor and the drying unit are arranged at positions not overlapping with each other in a plan view.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】ウェブ状記録媒体を搬送する搬送装置の高背化を防止する。【解決手段】本搬送装置は、ウェブ状記録媒体の一方の面を外側に向けて、前記ウェブ状記録媒体を外周面の所定領域に巻き付け、回転に伴い前記ウェブ状記録媒体を搬送する回転体と、前記回転体よりも前記ウェブ状記録媒体の搬送方向下流に配され、前記ウェブ状記録媒体を乾燥させると共に前記ウェブ状記録媒体を搬送する乾燥部と、前記回転体と前記乾燥部との間の前記ウェブ状記録媒体の搬送経路上に配され、前記ウェブ状記録媒体の搬送方向を変更する搬送方向変更部と、を有し、前記搬送方向変更部の外周面は、前記ウェブ状記録媒体の前記一方の面と対向する対向領域を備え、前記対向領域には、前記ウェブ状記録媒体の前記一方の面に向けて気体を噴出する開口部が設けられ、前記回転体と前記乾燥部とは、平面視で重複しない位置に配されている。【選択図】図１