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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Yasuhide Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Wakabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Shiga, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohhei Ohya, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhide Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Wakabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Shiga, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohhei Ohya, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a pair of rollers, a biasing member, a guide member, a biasing support, and a biasing force changer. The pair of rollers includes a first roller and a second roller disposed in contact with the first roller. The pair of rollers is configured to hold a sheet between the first roller and the second roller. The biasing member is configured to bias the first roller toward the second roller. The biasing support is configured to support the biasing member and has a guide target member configured to slide along the guide member to move the biasing support. The biasing force changer is configured to change a biasing force of the biasing member along with movement of the biasing support. The guide target member has a portion projecting into a sheet conveyance passage through which the sheet is conveyed by the pair of rollers.