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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshito Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Shinya Monma, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet separation device is configured to separate a non-bonding portion of a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at one end as a bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The sheet separation device includes a conveyance roller pair and circuitry. The conveyance roller pair is configured to convey the two-ply sheet while nipping the two-ply sheet, when separating the non-bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The circuitry is configured to control sheet conveyance. The circuitry is configured to stop the conveyance roller pair, cause a leading end of the two-ply sheet conveyed toward the conveyance roller pair to contact a nip region of the conveyance roller pair while the conveyance roller pair is stopped, and start the conveyance roller pair to rotate to nip the two-ply sheet.