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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 21, 2021
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Okuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakatsu Eda, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Taira, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A decurling device includes: a pair of decurling units configured to correct curl of a recording medium by sandwiching the recording medium; a switching unit configured to switch the pair of decurling units between a first state in which a pressure contact force is relatively large and a second state in which the pressure contact force is smaller than that in the first state; a release unit configured to release a pressure contact between the pair of decurling units; and a restricting unit configured to restrict release of the pressure contact between the pair of decurling units when the pair of decurling units are in the first state.