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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicants:
Masahiro Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/66 (2006.01); B65H 29/52 (2006.01); B65H 5/38 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/66 (2013.01); B65H 5/38 (2013.01); B65H 29/52 (2013.01); B65H 3/0607 (2013.01); B65H 2404/522 (2013.01); B65H 2404/5211 (2013.01); B65H 2404/531 (2013.01); B65H 2404/5521 (2013.01); B65H 2404/612 (2013.01); B65H 2511/135 (2013.01); B65H 2515/82 (2013.01); B65H 2601/521 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet transfer guide, which is disposed along a sheet conveyance passage through which a sheet passes, provided to guide the sheet, and is included in an image forming apparatus and an image reading device, includes a base material, a coat layer formed on the base material and having a surface roughness smaller than a surface roughness of the base material, and a guide face to which the sheet contacts. The coat layer is formed on the guide face.