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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Koichiro Kawaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Toshiki Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kengo Nieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahito Yoshida, Shiki, JP;
Masato Izumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Shigeno, Yokohama, JP;
Ryosuke Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Noriyuki Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Takaaki Ishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichiro Kawaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Toshiki Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kengo Nieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahito Yoshida, Shiki, JP;
Masato Izumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Shigeno, Yokohama, JP;
Ryosuke Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Noriyuki Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Takaaki Ishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device includes a conveying roller configured to convey a recording medium, a follower roller configured to press the recording medium against the conveying roller, a detector configured to detect a direction of skew of the conveyed recording medium, and a changer configured to change a state of contact between the recording medium and the conveying roller in accordance with a result of the detection by the detector such that a length of a portion of the conveying roller that is in contact with the recording medium in a conveyance direction is larger on a side toward which the recording medium is skewed than on an opposite side.