Skew correction device, image forming system, and skew correction method
US8678369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00936
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A skew correction device for aligning a booklet that is a folded bundle of sheets on a conveying path includes a first member against which a leading end of the booklet abuts in a conveying direction; a second member configured to push a trailing end of the booklet in the conveying direction so that the leading end of the booklet abuts against the first member; and a deflection generating member configured to deflect the booklet downward when the trailing end is pushed.
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