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US 12,552,624 B2Granted
Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorSatoshi Kohara
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Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a sheet stacker, an air blower, and a guide. The sheet stacker stacks a plurality of sheets. The air blower blows air onto the plurality of sheets. The guide faces an uppermost sheet of the plurality of sheets on the sheet stacker and contacts the uppermost sheet at a plurality of positions of the guide spaced apart from each other in a sheet conveyance direction.
Claims8
A sheet conveying device comprising:
- a sheet stacker configured to stack a plurality of sheets;
- an air blower configured to blow air onto the plurality of sheets;
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- a guide facing an uppermost sheet of the plurality of sheets on the sheet stacker, the guide configured to contact the uppermost sheet at a plurality of positions of the guide spaced apart from each other in a sheet conveyance direction,
- wherein the guide is an elongated member having a wave shape in which a distance between the guide and the sheet stacker varies in the sheet conveyance direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.