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Document | Title | Date |
20080304885 | IMAGE ARRANGING DEVICE AND IMAGE ARRANGING PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image arranging device arranging an image in a predetermined region, includes: a regulation obtaining section that obtains an arrangement regulation of the image in the region; and a data obtaining section that obtains print image data which represents a print image to be printed on a print medium and in which a finish size of a printed matter is designated. The device further includes: a protrusion removal section that, regarding the print image represented by the print image data obtained by the data obtaining section, obtains an image portion protruding from the finish size designated by the print image data and removes the obtained image portion; and an image arranging section that, regarding the print image represented by the print image data, arranges an image portion remaining after the removal by the protrusion removal section in the region according to the arrangement regulation obtained by the regulation obtaining section. | 12-11-2008 |
20090028619 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section for transferring a toner image onto a sheet; a fixing section for fixing the toner image on the sheet; and a reversing section for reversing the sheet front and back. A first pair of rollers conveys a sheet to which a fix processing is applied to the reversing section; a second pair of rollers feeds the sheet from the reversing section by reverse rotation; and a third pair of rollers transfers the sheet back to the image forming section so that an image forming is performed with respect to the back side of the sheet. One roller of the second pair of rollers has on its outer peripheral surface an arc-shaped surface and a non-arc-shaped surface receding inwardly from a circle drawn continuously from the arc-shaped surface. | 01-29-2009 |
20090041521 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus capable of performing image formation without transfer deviations or rumples, including a loop amount sensor which includes a light emitting device irradiating a sheet material P passing between conveyance guide members with a light beam at a predetermined angle (θ) with respect to an optical base level, a light receiving device is provided with a light receiving surface receiving the reflected light beam of the light emitting device having been reflected from the sheet material P and a loop amount calculating portion calculating a loop amount of the sheet material by a triangulation method based on an arrival point Q | 02-12-2009 |
20090052962 | Extensible document system - The extensible document system is a system for making documents, which can be increased in size by adding new sheets within the body of the document, comprising: a plurality of sheets, each sheet with at one or more coated edges, and one or more temporary fastening means to affix the sheets together to form a single larger sheet. The coating provided on the surface makes the surface resistant to deterioration when an adhesively attached object is detached. | 02-26-2009 |
20090060604 | Home-position detecting method, sheet processing device, and image forming apparatus - A processing unit performs a predetermined processing on a sheet in a process of carrying the sheet. A home-position detecting unit detects a home position of a moving member of the processing unit by detecting a part of the moving member using a detecting unit. The home-position detecting unit sets in advance a detection range for recognizing the home position, and when a part to detect the home position is detected in a state in which the moving member is stopped, sets a detection position as the home position by assuming that the detection position is in the detection range without moving the moving member once out of a detection range of the detecting unit. | 03-05-2009 |
20090067905 | Document management system and method - An improved system and method for tracking and managing documents in a high throughput document printing line comprising a printing means, a sensor means and a processing means. The printing means prints a desired invisible symbology and visible text on a document fed to it. The clear printing toner is fused with an invisible marker. The invisible symbology is printed on the document using the invisible marker. The sensor means is capable of reading the invisible symbology printed on the document. The sensor means communicates the sensor readings to a processing means. The processing means receives the sensor readings from the sensor means and correlates the sensor readings with data identifying a plurality of projects thereby determining the appropriate project to which the printed document belongs. | 03-12-2009 |
20090190976 | Automatic document feeder and method for duplex scanning a document utilizing the same - An automatic document feeder includes a first path extending from a feeding tray to a scanning module, a second path extending from the scanning module to a reversing roller unit, and a third path extending from the reversing roller unit to an intermediate portion of the first path. A document is moved from the feeding tray onto the reversing roller unit via the first and second paths for a first scanning. Just before the document is moved through the second path, the reversing roller unit is driven to allow the document to move therethrough. Subsequently, the document is reversed on the reversing roller unit to move through a looped passage defined by the third path, a portion of the first path downstream of the intermediate portion, and the second path for a second scanning. The reversing roller unit is operable to allow two opposite edges of the document to move thereon in different directions. | 07-30-2009 |
20090304424 | PNEUMATIC TRANSFER ASSIST BAFFLE - This is a baffle used in a transfer station of an electrophotographic marking system. The baffle has a series of air passages that, when these passages are opened, they apply pressure to a sheet of paper and push it upward against a belt or drum surface of a photoreceptor or photoconductor. The toner imaged photoreceptor then transfers the image to the paper that is in contact with it. From the transfer station, the paper with the transferred image is then moved to the fuser station where the image is fused to the paper. | 12-10-2009 |
20100008708 | SEPARATE PATHS FOR MEDIA TO A MAIN STACKER - This is a marking system, either electrostatic or non-electrostatic marking system that directs both single and sets of media to a common stacker. This invention provides a way or path | 01-14-2010 |
20100021218 | RECORDING MEDIUM CARRYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - There is provided a recoding medium carrying device, comprising: a carrying unit configured to carry a recording medium in a carrying direction which is substantially perpendicular to a width direction of the recording medium; a guide member that is provided on an upstream side of the carrying unit in the carrying direction and has a guide surface located to face a surface of the recording medium to guide the recording medium along the guide surface; and a resistance member that is located on the guide member and applies stronger resistance to a center portion of the recording medium in the width direction in comparison with both ends of the recording medium in the width direction. | 01-28-2010 |
20100098471 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, BELT DRIVE APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying path for conveying a sheet, an optical displacement sensor that detects displacement of the sheet, and a calculating unit that calculates a movement index value indicating moving distances of the sheet in a conveying direction and a direction perpendicular thereto based on an output from the optical displacement sensor. The optical displacement sensor includes a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a matrix array. A row alignment direction and a column alignment direction of the light receiving elements are tilted with respect to the conveying direction. | 04-22-2010 |
20100272485 | DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR STEPPING MOTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A driving control apparatus for a stepping motor is provided by which the productivity is improved while keeping the driving performance of the motor at a required level. To accomplish this, a driving control apparatus of the present invention drives a stepping motor by switching an excitation current supplied to a coil of a predetermined phase between a first excitation current value, a second excitation current value greater than the first excitation current value, and a third excitation current value still greater than the second excitation current value. In a first mode for generating a first driving force by the stepping motor, the first through third excitation current values are sequentially switched, whereas in a second mode for generating a second driving force smaller than the first driving force, the first and second excitation current values are sequentially switched. | 10-28-2010 |
20100329755 | SHEET PUNCHING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING SHEET PUNCHING DEVICE - A sheet punching device includes a first blade, a first die into which the first blade is fitted from a first surface of a sheet to form a punch hole in the sheet, a second blade, and a second die into which the second blade is fitted. The second blade is inserted into the punch hole formed by the first blade from a second surface of the sheet and fitted into the second die. | 12-30-2010 |
20110058870 | Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus including same - A sheet conveyance device for conveying a recording medium includes a fixed roller, a movable roller, an urging member, and a shock absorber, and an image forming apparatus including the sheet conveyance device. The position of the fixed roller is fixed. The movable roller is disposed opposite the fixed roller to contact the fixed roller, thereby defining a nip. The urging member urges the movable member to contact the fixed roller in the absence of the recording medium in the nip and allows the movable member to separate from the fixed roller by an amount corresponding to a thickness of a recording medium when the recording medium enters the nip. The shock absorber absorbs displacement energy generated when the urging member urges the movable roller to contact the fixed roller again after the recording medium passes through the nip. | 03-10-2011 |
20110064496 | CARRYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARRIED MEDIUM CARRYING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - A disclosed carrying apparatus includes a first rotating unit carrying a sheet-like carried medium in a rotating direction, a second rotating unit carrying the carried medium in the rotating direction, a first driving unit rotating the first rotating unit, a second driving unit rotating the second rotating unit, a first rotational speed detecting unit, a second rotational speed detecting unit, a first rotational speed controlling unit, a second rotational speed controlling unit, and a torque information acquiring unit acquiring torque information acting on the first rotating unit, wherein the second rotational speed controlling unit controls the second rotational speed in response to a comparison result between the torque information acquired when the sheet-like carried medium is solely carried by the first rotating unit and the torque information acquired when the sheet-like carried medium is carried by the first rotating unit and the second rotating unit. | 03-17-2011 |
20110070007 | CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONVEYING SYSTEM - A conveying apparatus includes: a movable portion that performs an operation related to conveying an article to be conveyed when provided with a driving force; a first component that constitutes part of an exterior of the conveying apparatus, and is attachable and detachable with respect to the conveying apparatus; a second component that is openable and closable by a user in state where the first component is detached, through a space formed by the detached first component, and that operably exposes at least part of the movable portion to the user in an open state; and a drive controller that drives the movable portion in a case where the first component is detached and the second component is closed, and performs control to prevent at least part of the movable portion from being driven in a case where the first component is detached and the second component is open. | 03-24-2011 |
20110142513 | MEDIUM CLAMPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A medium clamping device includes a device main unit that includes: a first circularly moving body that has a surface circularly moving and harder than a recording medium; a second circularly moving body that has a surface moving circularly and harder than the recording medium passing between the both surfaces of the two circularly moving bodies; and a load applying section that applies a load to at least one of the first circularly moving body and the second circularly moving body, to sandwich the recording medium by the load with two moving bodies. The medium clamping device further includes: a support section that supports the device main unit and is secured to a fixed body; and an alleviating system that alleviates transmission of a shock from the device main unit to the fixed body and is incorporated in the support section. | 06-16-2011 |
20110211884 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND FRAMES WITH MULTIPLE STAGES OF MOVEMENT - An image recording apparatus includes an image forming section, a first frame for supporting the imager forming section, a second frame for supporting the first frame loosely, and a supporting section disposed on an apparatus body for supporting the second frame in a rotatable manner, wherein the first frame moves in association with a rotation of the second frame. | 09-01-2011 |
20120034007 | SHEET MOISTURIZING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A sheet moisturizing device including paired moisturizing rollers, which are configured to be in contact with each other and to apply liquids onto a recording sheet while nipping to convey the recording sheet, wherein the paired moisturizing rollers are configured to include a mandrel, and a moisturizing layer which is formed on the mandrel and is formed of a porous body carrying independent cells which are not interconnected with each other, and a liquid supplying member which is configured to supply the liquid onto surfaces of the paired moisturizing rollers. | 02-09-2012 |
20120045263 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part configure to form an image on a sheet of paper; and a paper ejection tray, provided above an image forming part, including a supporting part configured to support the sheet of paper ejected after having the image formed thereonto by the image forming part, and a radiation opening configured to radiate therethrough heat from the image forming part to the outside air. The radiation opening is provided lower than the supporting part. | 02-23-2012 |
20120045264 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an openable cover, including a rotational shaft, capable of opening and closing an opening by being rotated about the rotational shaft relative to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus; an image forming portion for forming a toner image on a sheet; an opposing member, provided in the image forming portion, opposing the openable cover when the openable cover closes the opening; a contact member, provided on the openable cover, contactable to the opposing member; an urging member, provided on the openable cover, for urging the contact member toward the opposing member; and a locking member for locking the openable cover in a closed state relative to the main assembly. The image forming apparatus comprising a cam member, provided in the image forming portion, for moving the contact member toward and away from the opposing member by rotation of the cam member. The cam member has a shape such that when the contact member is contacted to the opposing member in a state in which the openable cover is not locked by the locking member, the cam member applies a force to the openable cover in a direction, in which the opening is open, by rotation thereof and then applies a force to the openable cover in a direction, in which the opening is closed, by rotation thereof. | 02-23-2012 |
20120070211 | DOCUMENT TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document transporting device includes: a document-accommodating-section; a transporting-mechanism; a feeding-member that feeds a document to the transporting-mechanism by rotating; a rotation-shaft that is driven to rotate and rotatably supports the feeding-member; an engaged-portion formed at an end portion of the feeding-member; a transmitting member that, by moving in a rotation-shaft-axial-direction, can be located at a transmitting-position where rotation of the rotation-shaft is transmitted to the feeding-member by an engaging-portion of the transmitting member being engaged with the engaged-portion, and at a releasing-position where engagement therebetween is released; a moving member provided on the rotation-shaft, that, upon relative rotating of the rotation-shaft and the transmitting member, moves the transmitting member to the transmitting-position and transmits the rotation of the rotation-shaft to the transmitting member; and a resistor that contacts with an outer peripheral surface of the transmitting member and provides a resistance in a rotational-direction to the transmitting member. | 03-22-2012 |
20120134726 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming unit includes an elastic roller that rotates in contact with a recording medium to apply a force thereto, a rigid roller disposed facing the elastic roller and that contacts the recording medium, and a pressing device that applies pressing force to each end of the elastic roller or the rigid roller in an axial direction to press one of the elastic roller and the rigid roller against the other. The elastic roller includes a straight roller portion disposed in a specified region extending from a center of the elastic roller toward each end of the elastic roller in the axial direction, and taper roller portions that sandwich the straight roller portion in the axial direction. Each taper roller portion has an outside diameter decreasing from an outer end of the straight roller portion toward an outer end of the elastic roller in the axial direction. | 05-31-2012 |
20120183338 | DEBURRING DEVICE, RECORDING-MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A deburring device includes a first contact member that rotates in contact with a first end of a transported recording medium in a width direction, a second contact member that rotates in contact with a second end of the transported recording medium in the width direction, a press member that presses the transported recording medium toward the first and second contact members, and a pushing member that produces a pressing force such that the recording medium is pressed between the first and second contact members and the press member. The first contact member and the second contact member are arranged to pull the recording medium outward in the width direction of the recording medium during rotation. | 07-19-2012 |
20120189364 | REDUCING DRAG ON ROTATABLE WEB DRIVE MEMBER - A method of reducing drag on a rotatable web drive member for driving a web in an electrophotographic printer includes spacing a plurality of rotatable, driven tensioning members, divided into two groups, along the web. Each tensioning member exerts a respective drag force on the web drive member through the web while maintaining tension on the web between adjacent members, and has a surface speed at a point of contact with the web. Each tensioning member in the first group is rotated with a greater surface speed than each member in the second group. Members of the first group thus exert a negative drag (overdrive) and members of the second group exert a positive drag (underdrive), and the total drag on the web drive member is less than the sum of the magnitudes of the respective drags exerted by the tensioning members. | 07-26-2012 |
20120195665 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first paper feed discharge unit which feeds and discharges a recording medium; a second paper feed discharge unit which is formed with an opening and which feeds and discharges the recording medium via the opening; an image forming section which forms an image on the recording medium fed from the first paper feed discharge unit and the second paper feed discharge unit; a first transport mechanism which transports the recording medium from the first paper feed discharge unit to the image forming section; a second transport mechanism which connects the second paper feed discharge unit and the first transport mechanism and which transports the recording medium; a paper feed unit which feeds the recording medium or a storage type recording medium having a storage unit; a transport control unit which controls the first and second transport mechanisms. | 08-02-2012 |
20120251211 | RECORDING-MATERIAL TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND RECORDING-MATERIAL TRANSPORT METHOD - A recording-material transport apparatus includes a retracting member that moves at a speed lower than a transport speed of a recording material transported from an upstream side in a transport direction, to a downstream side in the transport direction along a transport path for the recording material, and that retracts from the transport path after a leading end of the recording material contacts with the retracting member, a first transport member that transports the recording material from the upstream side in the transport direction toward the retracting member, and a second transport member that further transports the recording material in contact with the retracting member to the downstream side. After the leading end of the recording material contacts with the retracting member, without being paused, transport of the recording material with the first transport member is continued to deliver the recording material to the second transport member. | 10-04-2012 |
20120288309 | SHEET TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet transporting device includes a regulating member is arranged so that an edge of a sheet is abutted against the regulating member while moving toward downstream in a transporting direction of the sheet, and a first transport member that transports the sheet toward the regulating member while moving toward the downstream in the transporting direction, and that pushes the sheet against the regulating member while slipping on a surface of the sheet in a state where the sheet is abutted against the regulating member, wherein the regulating member and the first transport member moving together toward the downstream in the transporting direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20120301198 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming system includes an image forming unit, a feeding unit, a side edge reversal unit, a leading edge reversal unit, and a control unit, wherein, when there is a request for image formation on a bundle of sheets including a special sheet having a special part at an edge so that the edge is not straight and there is a request for image formation on both surfaces of the special sheet, the control unit controls the feeding unit, the image forming unit, the side edge reversal unit, the image forming unit to transport the special sheet having the image of the preceding page formed thereon to the downstream side after the front and back of the sheet are reversed by the leading edge reversal unit. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301199 | Image Formation Device and Belt Unit Therefor - An image formation device is provided with an endless belt wound around a driving roller and a driven roller, a driving helical gear integrally provided at an axial end of the driving roller and rotating integrally with the driving roller. The driving helical gear applies a rotational force and an axial force to the driving roller. A plurality of guiding ribs are provided to an inner surface of the endless belt, while a regulating portion is provided at least one of the driving roller and the driven roller. The regulating portion has a regulation surface. When the endless belt moves obliquely in a direction in which the driving helical gear applies the axial force to the driving roller, side surfaces of the guiding ribs contact the regulating surface and prevent the oblique movement of the endless belt. | 11-29-2012 |
20130078021 | ELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEM AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - An electric motor system includes a brushless direct-current motor, a driver circuit, a position sensor, and a control circuit. The motor has an output shaft for transmitting torque. The driver circuit supplies power to the motor according to a control signal input thereto. The position sensor measures an angular, rotational position of the motor shaft. The control circuit controls operation of the motor. The control circuit includes a position sensor terminal, a reference terminal, a differential calculator, a controller, and a gain adjuster. The position sensor terminal receives a feedback signal. The reference terminal receives a reference signal. The differential calculator generates an error signal representing a difference between the measured and targeted rotational positions. The controller generates the control signal based on the error signal through a combination of control actions. The gain adjuster is connected to the controller to adjust a gain of each control action. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089364 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ROTATION CONTROL METHOD FOR MOTOR DRIVING ROTATION OF TIMING ROLLERS - An image forming apparatus having a transport device including a pair of timing rollers, operable to cause a leading edge of a recording sheet to abut a nip portion of the non-rotating timing rollers, and then initiate rotation to transport the sheet toward a transfer position, the transport device comprising: a motor transmitting rotational force to the timing rollers via a power transmission mechanism such that the timing rollers rotate; and a control unit controlling motor rotation, wherein the control unit activates the motor, causes the timing rollers to transport a first recording sheet at a first speed, and stops the motor once transportation is complete, and when a second recording sheet is to be subsequently transported at a different second speed, the control unit causes the timing rollers to execute an idle rotation at the second speed or at another speed, and then stopping, before beginning second sheet transportation. | 04-11-2013 |
20130108342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20130156476 | SLIDE RAIL, AND SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A slide rail includes an outer rail including a first rail board and a pair of rims projecting from the first rail board, forming first grooves, an inner rail inserted between the first grooves and including a second rail board narrower than the first rail board and a pair of rims projecting from the second rail board, forming second grooves, a large-diameter roller held between the first grooves and attached to a leading side of the second rail board in a direction in which the inner rail is inserted, and a small-diameter roller held between the second grooves and attached to a leading side of the first rail board in a direction in which the inner rail is drawn out. The first and second rail boards include protruding portions extending along the long side and protruding outward. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156477 | SHEET PUNCHING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING SHEET PUNCHING DEVICE - A sheet punching device comprises a first blade, a first die into which the first blade is fitted from a first surface of a sheet to form a punch hole in the sheet, a second blade, and a second die into which the second blade is fitted. The second blade is inserted into the punch hole formed by the first blade from a second surface of the sheet and fitted into the second die. | 06-20-2013 |
20130164064 | MEDIUM LOADER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A medium loader device includes a first medium loader member configured to load a medium, a second medium loader member usable as an extension of the first medium loader member, and a support member configured to support the first medium loader member and the second medium loader member and to form a storage area capable of storing the second medium loader member between the support member and the first medium loader member. The support member includes a holder configured to hold the first medium loader member such that the first medium loader member moves relative to the support member when the second medium loader member is moved from a usage position where the second medium loader member is used as the extension of the first medium loader member to a storage position where the second medium loader member is stored in the storage area. | 06-27-2013 |
20130223906 | Image Forming Apparatus - There is provided an image forming apparatus which includes an body, a feeding tray, a pickup roller, a roller supporting mechanism which supports the pickup roller, a pressing plate which elevates a sheet at the time of sheet feeding, an ascending mechanism which makes the pressing plate ascent, a drive source which is provided to the body, a drive gear, a one-way clutch mechanism which transmits the driving force to the ascending mechanism, a coupling member which moves in conjunction with a vertical movement of the pickup roller, and a transmission-state switching mechanism which is engaged with the coupling member, and which allows or inhibits the transmission of the driving force from the drive gear to the one-way clutch mechanism, in accordance with the movement of the coupling member. | 08-29-2013 |
20140064812 | BOWED AND NON-PARALLEL ROLLERS FORMING NIP - A pair of opposing rollers comprises a first roller and a second roller contacting the first roller to form a nip between the rollers through which print media passes. Because of surface irregularities in the rollers, the nip can have one or more unintended gaps at locations where the surface of the first roller separates from the surface second roller. Further, a frame holds the first roller and the second roller. A manual or automatic axis adjuster is operatively connected to the controller and the first roller. The axis adjuster changes the angle of the axis (a first axis) of the first roller relative to the axis (a second axis) of the second roller based on the gap to position the first axis in a position other than parallel to the second axis. Changing the angle of the first axis relative to the second axis reduces or eliminates the gap. | 03-06-2014 |
20140286686 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus including an endless belt; a driving roller to move the endless belt in circulation; a driven roller to rotate along with circulation of the endless belt; a first bearing arranged on a first-side end of the driven roller along an axial direction to movable and to support the driven roller rotatably; a resilient member to apply a resilient force to the driven roller; and a frame having a first guide to the first bearing to move in an inclined direction, which inclines with respect to a virtual line extending through a rotation axis of the driving roller and the rotation axis of the driven roller, is provided. The first guide is formed to incline with respect to the virtual line to be closer to a virtual plane containing the strained plane of the endless belt as the first guide extends farther from the driving roller. | 09-25-2014 |
20140294476 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a switchback roller which switches between a normal rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction, first and second gear train for rotating the switchback roller in the normal and reverse rotation directions, respectively, a switching unit including a pendulum gear which is movable among a first engagement position where the pendulum gear is engaged with the first gear train, a second engagement position where the pendulum gear is engaged with the second gear train, and a disengagement position where the pendulum gear is not engaged with the first gear train and the second gear train. The switching unit is switchable among a first mode where the pendulum gear is held at the first engagement position, a second mode where the pendulum gear is held at the second engagement position, and a third mode where the pendulum gear is held at the disengagement position. | 10-02-2014 |
20150071692 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A sheet conveying device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet holding and conveying roller pair having two rollers to convey a sheet while holding the sheet between the two rollers at a nip where the two rollers contact each other, and a gate member disposed movable with rotation of the sheet holding and conveying roller pair to correct skew of the sheet in a sheet conveying direction when a leading end of the sheet in the sheet conveying direction abuts against the gate member. The gate member has a contact surface against which the sheet abuts. The contact surface of the gate member is disposed upstream from the nip of the sheet holding and conveying roller pair in the sheet conveying direction. A setting position of the contact surface is adjusted according to thickness of the sheet. | 03-12-2015 |