Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus including the sheet conveying device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorYutaka Fukuchi
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Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a drive roller having a shaft, a driven roller having a shaft, a biasing member that rotatably supports one of the drive roller and the driven roller and biases one of the drive roller and the driven roller against the other one of the drive roller and the driven roller, and a holding member that pivotally holds the biasing member. The sheet conveying device conveys a sheet while rotating the drive roller and the driven roller and passing the sheet through a nip part formed between the drive roller and the driven roller.
Claims19
A sheet conveying device, comprising:
- a drive roller including a shaft;
- a driven roller including a shaft;
- a biasing member configured to rotatably support one of the drive roller and the driven roller and to bias one of the drive roller and the driven roller against the other one of the drive roller and the driven roller;
- and
- a holding member configured to pivotally hold the biasing member,
- wherein the sheet conveying device conveys a sheet while rotating the drive roller and the driven roller and passing the sheet through a nip part formed between the drive roller and the driven roller.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image carrier configured to carry an image;
- and
- a sheet conveying device configured to convey a sheet that receives the image on at least one side of the sheet, said sheet conveying device including,
- a drive roller including a shaft,
- a driven roller including a shaft,
- a biasing member configured to rotatably support one of the drive roller and the driven roller and to bias one of the drive roller and the driven roller against the other one of the drive roller and the driven roller, and
- a holding member configured to pivotally hold the biasing member,
- wherein the sheet conveying device conveys a sheet while rotating the drive roller and the driven roller and passing the sheet through a nip part formed between the drive roller and the driven roller.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- image carrying means for carrying an image;
- and
- sheet conveying means for conveying a sheet that receives the image on at least one side of the sheet, the sheet conveying means comprising,
- a drive roller including a shaft,
- a driven roller including a shaft,
- biasing means for rotatably supporting one of the drive roller and the driven roller and for biasing one of the drive roller and the driven roller against the other one of the drive roller and the driven roller, and
- holding means for pivotally holding the biasing means,
- wherein the sheet conveying means conveys a sheet while rotating the drive roller and the driven roller and passing the sheet through a nip part formed between the drive roller and the driven roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.