CARRYING DEVICE

To provide a carrying device capable of preventing a suction pad located on the outside of a medium from being brought into contact with a placing surface when the media with different sizes are sucked from a carrying surface to be carried.SOLUTION: A suction mechanism 5 of a carrying device 1 comprises: four first suction pads 12 arranged at positions overlapping four internal corners of a first suction area 11; and four second suction pads 14 arranged at positions overlapping four internal corners of a second suction area 13 including the first suction area 11 inside. Further, the suction mechanism 5 comprises: an intake mechanism 60; a first intake passage 61 connecting the intake mechanism 60 and the first suction pad 12; a second intake passage 62 connecting the intake mechanism 60 and the second suction pad 14; a connection/disconnection mechanism 63 for connecting/disconnecting the second intake passage 62; and a movable frame lifting mechanism 23 for moving the second suction pad 14 between the same suction position as the first suction pad 12 in a Z-axis direction and a retreat position separated away above the first suction pad 12 toward a Z2 direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】サイズの異なる媒体を搬送面から吸着して搬送する場合でも、媒体の外側にある吸着パッドを載置面に接触させることがない搬送装置を提供すること。【解決手段】搬送装置１の吸着機構５は、第１吸着領域１１の四つの入隅と重なる位置に配置された４つの第１吸着パッド１２と、第１吸着領域１１を内側に包含する第２吸着領域１３の四つの入隅と重なる位置に配置された４つの第２吸着パッド１４を備える。また、吸着機構５は、吸気機構６０と、吸気機構６０と第１吸着パッド１２とを接続する第１吸気路６１と、吸気機構６０と第２吸着パッド１４を接続する第２吸気路６２と、第２吸気路６２を継断する継断機構６３と、第２吸着パッド１４をＺ軸方向で第１吸着パッド１２と同一の吸着位置と、第１吸着パッド１２よりもＺ２方向に離間した退避位置との間で移動させる可動フレーム昇降機構２３を備える。【選択図】図６