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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Takayuki Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Ofuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tohru Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Yukifumi Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Ofuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tohru Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Yukifumi Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet discriminator includes a sheet loader on which a recording medium is loaded, an information detector to detect information of the recording medium loaded on the sheet loader, and a sheet distinguisher to distinguish a type of the recording medium based on the information detected by the information detector. The information detector detects the information of the recording medium with the recording medium being inserted between the sheet loader and the information detector. An image forming apparatus incorporates the sheet discriminator and an image forming part to form an image on the recording medium.