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Image forming apparatus and sheet conveying device having upstream and downstream rollers

US8364071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2008
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00746
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet conveying device includes a pair of upstream rollers and a pair of downstream rollers each including a drive roller and a driven roller, a calculating unit, and a control unit. The upstream rollers include a measuring unit that obtains speed information of the upstream rollers. The calculating unit calculates a target value based on the speed information. The control unit controls the speed of the drive roller of the downstream rollers based on the target value.

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