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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuo Shiba, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/00 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 9/006 (2013.01); B65H 2404/143 (2013.01); B65H 2404/54 (2013.01); B65H 2404/696 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a driving roller and at least one spherical driven roller. The driving roller and the at least one spherical driven roller nip a sheet therebetween from opposite sides of the sheet to convey the sheet.