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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2007
Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Watase, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Kusumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Watase, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Kusumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device, that can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes first and second conveying units configured to hold and convey a sheet, a first sheet conveying path between the first and second conveying units, and a registration unit to change a positional condition of the sheet conveyed by the second conveying unit. In at least one embodiment, the second conveying unit includes a moving and guiding unit and a rotary conveyance unit facing each other and forming a sheet holding section therebetween to hold and convey the sheet, and the moving and guiding unit and the rotary conveyance unit are disposed in the vicinity of the first conveying unit so that a distance between the second conveying unit and the registration unit is relatively increased.