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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Shingo Takai, Ibaraki, JP;
Makoto Nakura, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoto Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoshi Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Akira Kobashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Koichi Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Takai, Ibaraki, JP;
Makoto Nakura, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoto Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Satoshi Ueda, Ibaraki, JP;
Akira Kobashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Koichi Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus including: a sheet conveying unit; an upstream side guiding member that forms an upstream side conveying route of a sheet; a downstream side guiding member that forms a downstream side conveying route of the sheet; an upstream side detection unit; and a downstream side detection unit, wherein a detection position of the sheet for the upstream side detection unit is set between the sheet conveying unit and a position where the sheet is in contact with the upstream side guiding member, and a detection position of the sheet for the downstream side detection unit is set between the sheet conveying unit and a position where the sheet is in contact with the downstream side guiding member.