Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus
US9487364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/52
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a holder, a friction member, a rotary conveyance member having an outer circumferential surface and forming a nip area between the outer circumferential surface thereof and the friction member, the rotary conveyance member configured to rotate while contacting the friction member, and separate and convey multiple sheet-like materials one by one at the nip area, and a pair of guides configured to lift an underside of each of the sheet-like materials at a portion facing the friction member, the pair of guides disposed upstream from the nip area in a sheet conveying direction, outside both ends in an axial direction of the rotary conveyance member, separate from the nip area from the axial direction of the rotary conveyance member, and being overlaid with the outer circumferential surface of the rotary conveyance member.
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