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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Kentaro Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Yoo Dongkyu, Tokyo, JP;
Park Sungkyu, Tokyo, JP;
Kentaro Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Tamotsu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Yoo Dongkyu, Tokyo, JP;
Park Sungkyu, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet discharge device includes a fixing device that fixes a sheet, a curl correcting device that corrects a curl of the fixed sheet, a first guiding member that guides the fixed sheet in a sheet discharging direction, a second guiding member that guides the fixed sheet in the sheet discharging direction and is arranged on a side opposite to the first guiding member, a support part that rotatably supports the first guiding member, and an engaging part that engages with the support part. The curl correcting device includes a correcting roller that is attached to the first guiding member. The engaging part includes a hole including an oblong shape so that the first guiding member is movable apart from the second guiding member. An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet, and the sheet discharge device.