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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Yasuhiro Sagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Watase, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoyuki Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikuni Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamiya Akimoto, Saitama, JP;
Yasuhiro Sagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Watase, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoyuki Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikuni Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tamiya Akimoto, Saitama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disclosed sheet conveying apparatus includes a first conveying unit configured to convey a sheet in a first sheet conveying direction; and a second conveying unit arranged on a downstream side of the first conveying unit in the first sheet conveying direction and configured to convey the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit in a second sheet conveying direction different from the first sheet conveying direction. At least the second conveying unit acts as a holding/conveying unit with a holding section to hold and convey the sheet and includes a moving/guiding unit arranged along an outer side of a sheet conveying path extending between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit. The moving/guiding unit moves/guides the sheet toward the holding section of the second conveying unit, and is arranged in a discontinuous manner along a sheet width direction orthogonal to the first sheet conveying direction so as to contact at least one part of the sheet in the sheet width direction.