Device for correcting an edge portion of a sheet material and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
US8864133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0129
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for correcting an edge portion of a sheet material, including a first roller provided in a sheet material conveying path, a second roller including a center shaft and side rollers provided at both sides thereof, the center shaft having an outer diameter less than a minimum diameter of the side rollers, each of the side rollers having an outer diameter increasing from a center side to an outer side thereof, and a pressing unit configured to cause the second roller to bend toward the first roller to press the side rollers of the second roller against the first roller.
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