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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Masato Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisayoshi Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehisa Fuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Niikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotake Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Okutsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Konno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohjiroh Haga, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisayoshi Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehisa Fuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Niikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotake Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Okutsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Konno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohjiroh Haga, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet separating device includes: a lifting nozzle configured to blow air against an end portion of a sheet bundle placed on a sheet loading portion to lift sheets; a separating nozzle configured to separate the sheets; a lifting-nozzle shutter member configured to open and close the lifting nozzle; a separating-nozzle shutter member configured to open and close the separating nozzle; a lifting-shutter driving mechanism configured to drive the lifting-nozzle shutter member; a separating-shutter driving mechanism configured to drive the separating-nozzle shutter member; and an open/close control unit configured to control the lifting-shutter driving mechanism and the separating-shutter driving mechanism such that the lifting-nozzle shutter member and the separating-nozzle shutter member are opened or closed simultaneously.