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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takamasa Matsumoto, Miyagi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Miyagi, JP;
Kiyoshi Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Musha, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takamasa Matsumoto, Miyagi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Miyagi, JP;
Kiyoshi Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Musha, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A skew correction device for aligning a booklet that is a folded bundle of sheets on a conveying path includes a first member against which a leading end of the booklet abuts in a conveying direction; a second member configured to push a trailing end of the booklet in the conveying direction so that the leading end of the booklet abuts against the first member; and a deflection generating member configured to deflect the booklet downward when the trailing end is pushed.