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US 2026/0158805 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsTAKAHITO MORITA, HIROAKI TAKAI
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a shutter member and a control member. The shutter member is provided along a transportation path for a sheet, and has an open state in which passage of the sheet is allowed or a closed state in which the passage of the sheet is not allowed. The shutter member enters the open state when subjected to a force of a specified magnitude from the sheet due to an end of the sheet being brought into contact with the shutter member. The control member enables control performed to change the specified magnitude.
Claims7
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a shutter member that is provided along a transportation path for a sheet, the shutter member having an open state in which passage of the sheet is allowed or a closed state in which the passage of the sheet is not allowed, the shutter member entering the open state when subjected to a force of a specified magnitude from the sheet due to an end of the sheet being brought into contact with the shutter member;
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- a control member that enables control performed to change the specified magnitude.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.