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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiro Hirose, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoto Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohhei Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masateru Ujiie, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Namekata, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Sakamaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device, which is included in a fixing device and an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet contacting body and a lateral relative position shifting body. The sheet contacting body is configured to contact a sheet to be conveyed. The lateral relative position shifting body is configured to shift a passing position of the sheet being conveyed toward the sheet contacting body, in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction and a relative position to the sheet contacting body, each time the sheet is conveyed by a number of sheets based on a setting. The setting of the number of sheets varies based on information of the sheet.