Recording medium conveying device and image forming apparatus including the same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Watase
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Abstract
A recording medium conveying device for an image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a conveying member for conveying a sheet or similar recording medium by nipping it. After the sheet being conveyed by the conveying member has abutted against a registering member, the registering member rotates in synchronism with the rotation of an image carrier carrying an image thereon for thereby conveying the recording medium toward an image transfer position. After the recording medium has slackened on abutting against the registering member, a nip canceling mechanism cancels the nip of the conveying member acting on the recording medium.
Claims28
A recording medium conveying device for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a conveying member configured to convey a recording medium by nipping said conveying medium;
- a registering member configured to rotate, after the recording medium being conveyed by said conveying member has abutted against said registering member, in synchronism with a rotation of an image carrier carrying an image thereon for thereby conveying said recording medium toward an image transfer position;
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- nip canceling means configured to cancel, after the recording medium has slackened on abutting against said registering member, a nip of said conveying member acting on said recording medium.
In an image forming apparatus comprising a recording medium conveying device, said recording medium conveying device comprises:
- a conveying member configured to convey a recording medium by nipping said conveying medium;
- a registering member configured to rotate, after the recording medium being conveyed by said conveying member has abutted against said registering member, in synchronism with a rotation of an image carrier carrying an image thereon for thereby conveying said recording medium toward an image transfer position;
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- nip canceling means configured to cancel, after the recording medium has slackened on abutting against said registering member, a nip of said conveying member acting on said recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.