Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus
US8172226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2553/45
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet conveyance device has a sheet conveyance path formed by a guide member having a curved surface which is curved in a sheet conveyance direction, and a flexible sheet scanner is provided along the curved surface of the guide member, the flexible sheet scanner has an optical sensor layer in which photoelectric conversion devices formed by combinations of organic transistors and organic photodiodes are continuously arranged in a matrix shape.
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