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Image forming device and sheet transport device

US7654523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2007
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2553/51
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This sheet multifeed determination device is capable of accurately detecting a sheet multifeed state, and the sheet multifeed determination device includes: a separating member side sheet speed detecting part which detects a transport speed of a sheet surface on the separating member side of a sheet transported to a nip unit of a paper feed roll and a separating member pressure-contacting mutually; a multifeed sheet detecting part which detects presence of plural sheets in the course of being transported through the nip unit; and a multifeed state determination part which determines not to be in a multifeed state of sheets when the sheet speed detected by the separating member side sheet speed detecting part is V2≦0 and determines to be in the multifeed state of sheets in the case of V2>0 in a condition where the multifeed sheet detecting part detects multifed sheets.

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