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Patent No.:

US 11142418 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2019

Image forming device, paper feeding mechanism deterioration determining method and non-transitory recording medium

Applicant:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Masatoshi Hitaka, Toyokawa, JP;

Assignee:

KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Primary Examiner:

Prasad V Gokhale

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/18 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B65H 7/20 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/18 (2013.01); B65H 3/06 (2013.01); B65H 5/06 (2013.01); B65H 7/02 (2013.01); B65H 7/20 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4234 (2013.01); B65H 2511/30 (2013.01); B65H 2511/524 (2013.01); B65H 2513/10 (2013.01); B65H 2513/53 (2013.01); B65H 2515/842 (2013.01); B65H 2601/121 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming device comprising: a tray in which multiple number of sheets are stored; a feeder that feeds the sheet stored in the tray; and a hardware processor that: measures a carrying speed of the sheet fed by the feeder; determines whether or not the measured carrying speed is affected by the following sheet; corrects the carrying speed upon determining the carrying speed is affected by the following sheet; and detects a wear status on the feeder based on the measured carrying speed or the corrected carrying speed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hitaka, Masatoshi. (2021). Image forming device, paper feeding mechanism deterioration determining method and non-transitory recording medium (U.S. Patent No. 11142418). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11142418

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