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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2025
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Daijiro Ueno, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet alignment device includes a roller that moves a sheet on a sheet transport route so that a side edge of the sheet abuts against an alignment member, a first one-way clutch that transmits a first rotative driving force for making a roller support device pivot upward with respect to the shaft of the roller support device, when a motor rotates in a first direction, a first torque limiter that disconnects the transmission of the first rotative driving force, when a rotation control device limits the rotation of the shaft, a second one-way clutch that rotates with a second rotative driving force, and making the roller support device pivot downward, when the motor is stopped, and a second torque limiter that stops the rotation of the shaft, by being subjected to a rotational torque of the second one-way clutch.