Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Toshihiro Imai

Takashi Tomiyama

Yuki Koike

Fumiharu Nakayama

Toshiaki Ouchi

According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveyance unit that is configured to transport a print medium along a conveyance path. An antenna is configured to emit radio waves towards a predetermined portion of the conveyance path. A controller is configured to control the antenna to emit the radio waves towards the predetermined portion with a polarization direction set according to a type of the print medium being transported by the sheet conveyance unit. The print medium may have, for example, one or more wireless tags thereon or therein.

Image forming apparatus

According to one embodiment, a paper conveyance apparatus includes: a paper feed section on which paper is placed; a first roller configured to be arranged at the upstream side of a reading position where the paper is read to convey the paper at a first speed; a second roller configured to be arranged between the first roller and the paper feed section to convey the paper at a second speed faster than the first speed; a motor; a fourth roller configured to be arranged between the first roller and the reading position and driven by the motor to convey the paper to the reading position at the first speed; and a transmission section configured to always transmit a rotation driving force of the motor to the first roller and the fourth roller.

Paper conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus

In accordance with an embodiment, a paper conveyance apparatus comprises a paper feed section, a first roller, a second roller and a motor. Paper is placed in the paper feed section. The first roller is arranged at the upstream side of a reading position where the paper is read. The first roller conveys the paper at a first speed. The second roller is arranged between the first roller and the paper feed section. The second roller conveys the paper at a speed faster than the first speed. The motor drives the first roller and the second roller.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Toshihiro Imai