Sheet reversing apparatus, image forming apparatus and sheet reversing method
US8480079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1131
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet reversing apparatus including: a right angle reversing conveyance section which reverses front/back sides of a sheet while changing a conveyance direction of the sheet, being conveyed in a first conveyance direction, to a second conveyance direction perpendicular to the first conveyance direction; a sheet skew sensor which detects a sheet skew of the sheet being conveyed by the right angle reversing conveyance section; and a sheet skew correction mechanism which corrects the sheet skew of the sheet while the sheet is being conveyed by the right angle reversing conveyance section.
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