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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
May. 22, 1995
Takeshi Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Kikunosuke Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Setsuo Hori, Osaka, JP;
Seiji Kado, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Satake, Osaka, JP;
Hiromi Nakatsu, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Baba, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Ishii, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiko Uriu, Osaka, JP;
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
A sheet transporting device for use in an image forming apparatus includes a first and second sheet transporting members movable in widthwise directions of sheet to be transported, the first sheet transporting member for transporting the sheet in a lengthwise direction of the sheet in contact with one side end portion of the sheet, the second sheet transporting member for transporting the sheet in the lengthwise direction in contact with the other side end portion of the sheet; a moving mechanism for moving the first and second sheet transporting members in widthwise directions of the sheet: a sheet feeder provided at an upstream of the first and second sheet transporting members for holding the sheet temporarily and feeding the sheet to the first and second sheet transporting members; and a controller for controlling the moving mechanism and the sheet feeder to move the first and second sheet transporting members until they come into contact with the sheet while rendering the sheet feeder hold the sheet.