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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Katsuhiko Hanamoto, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); B65H 29/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/162 (2013.01); B65H 29/12 (2013.01); G03G 15/0131 (2013.01); G03G 15/0136 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 15/165 (2013.01); G03G 15/1655 (2013.01); G03G 15/1665 (2013.01); G03G 15/167 (2013.01); G03G 15/1685 (2013.01); G03G 21/1685 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1421 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1532 (2013.01); B65H 2404/17 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0125 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1614 (2013.01); G03G 2215/1619 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transfer unit includes first and second rollers, a roller switching mechanism, and upstream-side and downstream-side guides. The second roller is arranged downstream of the first roller in the conveyance direction of the recording medium. The roller switching mechanism selectively arranges the first or second roller at a reference position to form a transfer nip. The upstream-side and downstream-side guides are respectively arranged upstream and downstream of the transfer nip in the conveyance direction of the recording member. When the first roller moves to the reference position by the roller switching mechanism, the second roller moves to a first retracted position behind the downstream-side guide, and when the second roller moves to the reference position by the roller switching mechanism, the first roller moves to a second retracted position behind the upstream-side guide.


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Hanamoto, Katsuhiko. (2024). Transfer unit with a non-selected transfer roller retracted behind a guide and image forming apparatus therewith (U.S. Patent No. 11934116). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11934116

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