Sheet transport device and image forming apparatus
US9555992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet transport device includes a transport path along which a sheet is transported in one direction; a sheet butting portion against which a side edge of the sheet on the transport path is butted, the sheet butting portion being provided at one side of the transport path; a butting section that moves the sheet toward the one side to butt the side edge against the sheet butting portion; and a sheet rotating section located on the upstream side of the butting section in a sheet transport direction, the sheet rotating section having two sheet transport parts provided so as to be shifted from each other in a direction intersecting the one direction, at least one of the sheet transport parts being configured to have a variable sheet transport speed, the sheet rotating section rotating the sheet by utilizing a difference in transport speed between the two sheet transport parts.
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