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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Akio Shimonaga, Saitama, JP;
Akio Shimonaga, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium-directing device includes: first-third roll members, the third roll member contacting the first and second roll members in first and second regions, respectively; and a directing member having first and second directing surfaces and being rotatable between first and second positions such that the directing member, when located at the first position, directs a medium conveyed along a first conveyance path toward the first region via the first directing surface and directs a medium conveyed from the second region toward a second conveyance path via the second directing surface, the directing member including a region of the second directing surface on a side closer to the second region relative to a bent portion, in which, when the directing member is at the first position, a distance between the second directing surface and a tangential line between the second and third roll members increases toward the second region.