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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Jumpei Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Tobinaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Kamichi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kuno, Tokyo, JP;
Shun Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Jumpei Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Tobinaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Kamichi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kuno, Tokyo, JP;
Shun Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet container accommodating a recording medium therein, a sheet separating feeder including a sheet feeding body and a sheet separating body, an image forming part, and a bend applier. The sheet feeding body feeds the recording medium along with a surface movement thereof while the recording medium contacting the surface thereof. The sheet separating body forms a sheet separation nip region with the sheet feeding body and sandwiches the recording medium in the sheet separation nip region. The sheet separating feeder separates and feeds the recording medium contacting the sheet feeding body. The image forming part forms an image on the recording medium. The bend applier having a leading end of an elastic material contacts and bends the recording medium before the sheet separation nip region and generates a wrinkle extending on the recording medium in a sheet conveying direction.