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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Shuuya Nagasako, Kanagawai, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Maeda, Aichi, JP;
Tomoichi Nomura, Aichi, JP;
Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Ichihashi, Aichi, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Kanagawai, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Maeda, Aichi, JP;
Tomoichi Nomura, Aichi, JP;
Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Ichihashi, Aichi, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device in which at least a sheet is guided and conveyed by a guiding member includes a discharging roller that conveys the sheet, a first guiding member and a second guiding member that are arranged along an outer periphery of the discharging roller, and a supporting shaft that rotatably supports both the first guiding member and the second guiding member. When the first guiding member is located at a first position in which a path between the first guiding member and the discharging roller is closed, the sheet is guided to a shift conveying path, and when the first guiding member is located at a second position in which the path is opened, the sheet is guided to a folding processing tray.