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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Takeshi Akai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikuhisa Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehisa Shimazu, Kanagawa, JP;
Youhei Niitsuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Ochiai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ikuhisa Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehisa Shimazu, Kanagawa, JP;
Youhei Niitsuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Ochiai, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a conveyer to convey a sheet and a primary sheet guide, disposed downstream from the conveyer in a sheet conveyance direction, to guide the sheet conveyed by the conveyer in the sheet conveyance direction. A secondary sheet guide is disposed opposite the primary sheet guide and includes a bending portion to bend the sheet while the sheet slides over the bending portion to change the sheet conveyance direction. A sheet conveyance path is defined by the primary sheet guide and the secondary sheet guide. The primary sheet guide includes a cavity disposed opposite the sheet conveyance path and a communication through-hole communicating with the cavity and the sheet conveyance path. The communication through-hole is disposed opposite the bending portion in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction.