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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Masashi Kasamai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahisa Koike, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying status detecting unit configured to determine a conveyance status of a medium based on a driving torque of a driving unit, wherein the conveying unit is configured to convey the medium at a reference speed, the reference speed being faster than the upstream conveying unit at least when the medium is conveyed from the upstream conveying unit, and the reference speed being slower than the downstream conveying unit at least when the medium is conveyed to the downstream conveying unit, and wherein the conveyance status of the medium is detected by the comparison of a prescribed reference torque to the driving torque of the driving unit at least when the medium is conveyed between the upstream conveying unit and the conveying unit or when the medium is conveyed between the conveying unit and the downstream conveying unit.