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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Ryosuke Nara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Ryosuke Nara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for switching a transport direction of a recording material includes a switching unit and a movement unit. The switching unit switches a transport direction of a recording material by being selectively moved to a first position or a second position. The movement unit moves the switching unit between the first position and the second position by increasing or reducing a force exerted on the switching unit. The movement unit changes, on the basis of a temperature of the movement unit, timing at which the force exerted on the switching unit is increased or reduced.