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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kyoichi Mizuno, Tama, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation device includes: a registration roller pair configured to shift sheet in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction of a sheet feeding direction while holding the sheet; a feeding section provided upstream of the registration roller pair in the first direction and including a feeding belt configured to convey the sheet to the registration roller pair; a first air adjustment section configured to perform air suction or blowing for the sheet conveyed by the feeding belt; and a control section configured to switch between a first operation of controlling, when the sheet is conveyed by the feeding belt, the first air adjustment section to suck the sheet with air and a second operation of controlling, when the sheet is swung by the registration roller pair, the first air adjustment section to blow air on the sheet.