Sheet Conveying Device, Fixing Device, and Wet-Type Image Forming Apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJunya HIRAYAMA, Shigeo Uetake, Yuji Kamoda, Toshiya Natsuhara
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Abstract
A sheet conveying device configured to convey a sheet of paper from upstream to downstream of a conveying route includes a plurality of wire ropes configured to support and convey the sheet of paper in the conveying route, in which the plurality of wire ropes are arranged apart from each other, and at least two of the wire ropes are arranged so that a distance between them becomes larger as they come closer to downstream of the conveying route. The sheet conveying device can reduce an area of contact with the sheet of paper and reduce the occurrence of abnormal conveyance when conveying the sheet of paper.
Claims20
A sheet conveying device configured to convey a sheet of paper from upstream to downstream of a conveying route, comprising
- a plurality of wire ropes configured to support and convey the sheet of paper in the conveying route, wherein
- said plurality of wire ropes are arranged apart from each other, and
- at least two of said wire ropes are arranged so that a distance between them becomes larger as they come closer to downstream of the conveying route.
A fixing device comprising:
- a fixing unit configured to fix to a sheet of paper the toner image transferred thereon by an image transfer member;
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- a sheet conveying device configured to convey the sheet of paper from upstream to downstream of a conveying route, said sheet conveying device including a plurality of wire ropes configured to support and convey the sheet of paper in the conveying route, said plurality of wire ropes being arranged apart from each other, and at least two ropes being arranged so that a distance between them becomes larger as they come closer to downstream of the conveying route.
A wet-type image forming apparatus comprising;
- an image carrying member configured to carry thereon an electrostatic latent image;
- a development device configured to develop with a liquid developer the electrostatic latent image on the image carrying member into a toner image, said liquid developer including carrier liquid and toner dispersed therein;
- an image transfer member configured to transfer the toner image developed by the development device onto a sheet of paper;
- a fixing device configured to fix to the sheet of paper the toner image transferred thereon by the image transfer member;
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- a sheet conveying device configured to convey the sheet of paper from upstream to downstream of a conveying route, said sheet conveying device including a plurality of wire ropes configured to support and convey the sheet of paper in the conveying route, said plurality of wire ropes being arranged apart from each other, and at least two ropes being arranged so that a distance between them becomes larger as they come closer to downstream of the conveying route.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.