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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2004
Hisato Yabuta, Hiroshima, JP;
Norio Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiko Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayanori Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisato Yabuta, Hiroshima, JP;
Norio Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiko Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayanori Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet material identifying device for identifying the kind of sheet material by applying vibration on the sheet material. The identifying device has a vibrator for applying vibration on the sheet material, a vibration sensor for detecting, via the sheet material, vibration applied by the vibrator, a device for changing a vibrating state between the vibrator and the vibration sensor, and an identifying section for identifying the kind of sheet material based on a detection result of the vibration sensor. Also, an image forming apparatus making use of the sheet material identifying device and a method of identifying the kind of sheet material are provided.
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