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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Jumpei Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Jumpei Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/12 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/58 (2006.01); B41J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/12 (2013.01); B41J 11/0022 (2021.01); B65H 29/58 (2013.01); B41J 13/0036 (2013.01); B65H 2301/517 (2013.01); B65H 2403/942 (2013.01); B65H 2601/251 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a sheet conveyor, a sheet stacker, and circuitry. The sheet conveyor is configured to convey a sheet on which liquid is applied. The sheet stacker is configured to stack the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyor. The circuitry is configured to control conveyance of the sheet. The circuitry is configured to cause the sheet conveyor to expose the sheet on which the liquid is applied, to an outside of the housing, and convey the sheet to the sheet stacker.