Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yohichi Tsukamoto

Yuji Arai

Yutaka Ikebuchi

Arinobu Yoshiura

Kohichi Utsunomiya

Motoyoshi Yamano

Hideo Nagafuji

Shingo Kuboki

Shohei Saito

Daisuke Sawada

Qifeng Cui

Yuuki Nobuoka

Takahiro Kikuchi

Yuichi Harashima

Satoshi Endoh

A paper conveyance device comprises: a conveyance member having a conveyance surface for conveying a recording medium, the conveyance member extending in a first direction along a front-rear direction of the image forming apparatus that has an opening member for exposing inside of the apparatus, and including a handle disposed on an exposure surface of the opening member, and a swing pivot point that is used to swing the conveyance member around the first direction to expose the conveyance surface when the handle is operated in the open state. The handle is disposed in at least one position in a range between positions near a center of the conveyance member in the first direction. The positions are a certain distance away from the center of the conveyance member along the first direction.

Paper conveyance device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yohichi Tsukamoto