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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/62 (2006.01); B65H 43/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/62 (2013.01); B65H 43/04 (2013.01); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 15/6558 (2013.01); B65H 2511/13 (2013.01); B65H 2515/805 (2013.01); B65H 2515/81 (2013.01); B65H 2553/40 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1131 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0062 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00717 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00734 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00738 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00742 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00751 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00776 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet characteristic detection device includes a first conveyance path on which a sheet is conveyed, a second conveyance path that is branched from the first conveyance path and on which a sheet to be purged is conveyed without passing through an image former, and a first detector that is disposed on the first conveyance path and allows detection of sheet characteristic information corresponding to at least one of a size, a sheet thickness, a basis weight, or a moisture amount of the sheet.