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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Hirota, Hachioji, JP;
Hisao Hosoya, Hachioji, JP;
Satoru Endo, Hachioji, JP;
Mamoru Tomotsune, Asaka, JP;
Yuji Kanazawa, Musashino, JP;
Kazuyoshi Omi, Kawagoe, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271315 ; 271208 ; 271185 ; 271186 ; 428630 ; 361213 ;
Abstract
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a guide for the recording sheet formed by a discharging layer. The layer includes an electrically grounded conductive substrate and an organic conductive fiber thereon. The surface of the guide is in close proximity to the surface of the recording sheet.