Image forming apparatus, sheet conveying device, and sheet conveying method
US7758044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00371
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet conveying device is described for conveying, for example, a sheet bearing an image in an image forming apparatus. The sheet conveying device includes an upstream conveying roller pair, a downstream conveying roller pair, a sheet condition detector, and a pressure adjuster. The sheet condition detector detects a convey condition of the sheet when the sheet is nipped and conveyed by the upstream conveying roller pair and the downstream conveying roller pair. The pressure adjuster adjusts a pressure applied by at least one of the upstream conveying roller pair and the downstream conveying roller pair to the sheet based on a detection result provided by the sheet condition detector.
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