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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikuni Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikuni Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a pair of conveyors each including a conveyance face to convey a recording medium inside an image forming apparatus. One of the pair of conveyors further includes an exposed face, a handle, and a swing fulcrum. The exposed face is exposed to an outside of the apparatus while an inside of the apparatus is open. The handle is exposed to the outside of the apparatus and operatable to expose the conveyance face to the outside of the apparatus while the inside of the apparatus is open. The swing fulcrum swings the one of the pair of conveyors to expose the conveyance face to the outside of the apparatus when the handle is operated while the inside of the apparatus is open. The handle includes a partial annular portion. The partial annular portion is included in a plane including a swing direction around the swing fulcrum.