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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Chuuji Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Chuuji Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet separator using air includes a plurality of nozzles and a guide member. The plurality of nozzles, through which compressed air is ejected against a nip portion where a plurality of rotating members meets, presses each other, and carries a sheet of a recording medium therebetween, is disposed downstream in a direction of sheet transport and also in a direction of a width of the recording medium. The guide member holds and secures the nozzles, and includes a conduit to supply the compressed air to the nozzles, and a guide surface to direct the recording medium separated from the nip portion. A tip of each of the nozzles from which air is ejected projects beyond the leading edge of the guide member on the nip portion side. A fixing unit includes the sheet separator. An image forming apparatus includes the sheet separator.