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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masatoshi Hitaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
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.