Sheet conveying device, fixing device incorporating the sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device
US11099506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6529
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet conveying device, which is included in a fixing device and an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet contacting body and a lateral relative position shifting body. The sheet contacting body is configured to contact a sheet to be conveyed. The lateral relative position shifting body is configured to shift a passing position of the sheet being conveyed toward the sheet contacting body, in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction and a relative position to the sheet contacting body, each time the sheet is conveyed by a number of sheets based on a setting. The setting of the number of sheets varies based on information of the sheet.
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