Method for removing a substance deposited on a sheet
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMasatoshi Saito, Tooru Maruyama, Hisao Watanabe
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Abstract
In a method for removing toner or similar substance deposited on a recording sheet or similar sheet, projections are formed on a back-up member and located at portions on which the rear of a separating member slide. While a sheet is passed through a pressing portion in contact with the separating member, the projections raise the rear of the separating member toward the surface of the sheet carrying the toner. Hence, even solitary particles of the substance adjoining relatively thick and large masses of the substance can contact the front of the separating member. Hence, the solitary particles are prevented from remaining on the sheet.
Claims4
A method of removing a substance deposited on a surface of a sheet using a separating member, and a pressing member and a back-up member forming a nip therebetween, comprising the sequential steps of:
- moving a sheet and the separating member in a first direction through the nip between the pressing member and the back-up member to separate a substance deposited on the surface of a sheet from the surface of the sheet;
- separating at least a part of the sheet from the separating member;
- and
- moving the sheet and the separating member in a direction opposite the first direction through the nip to further separate the substance from the surface of the sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.