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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazune Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/26 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 7/06 (2006.01); B65H 43/04 (2006.01); B65H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/06 (2013.01); B65H 9/004 (2013.01); B65H 43/04 (2013.01); B65H 2553/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet placement device includes a placement member on which a sheet is placed; a limiter that is movable with respect to the placement member to limit a position of an end of the sheet placed on the placement member; a contact member provided in the limiter and to be displaced by contacting with the end of the sheet; and a detector that detects displacement of the contact member. The detector is provided in the placement member.