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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiromu Nagato, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/10 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/6529 (2013.01); B65H 9/101 (2013.01); G03G 15/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet conveyance method using a sheet conveyance apparatus that includes a conveyance path and a plurality of alignment members disposed along the conveyance path, the method includes: determining a set of alignment members to be operated based on a length of the paper sheet from among the plurality of alignment members; and aligning the paper sheet conveyed on the conveyance path using the determined set of alignment members.