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US 8,542,260 B2Granted
Device detecting curl of sheet and image erasing device
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki Tsuchihashi, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Isao Yahata, Hiroyuki Taguchi, Ken Iguchi, Hiroyuki Taki
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Abstract
There is provided a device detecting curling of a sheet, the device including a first guide member carrying the sheet; a second guide member including a carriage path that is broader than the carriage path of the first guide member and accepting the curling of the sheet; and sensors with detection ranges into which a portion of the curling of the sheet enters, in the carriage path of the second guide member.
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A device detecting curl of a sheet comprising:
- a first guide member carrying the sheet;
- a second guide member including a carriage path that is broader than the carriage path of the first guide member and accepting the curling of the sheet;
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- sensors with detection ranges into which a portion of the curling of the sheet enters, in the carriage path of the second guide member.
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An image erasing device comprising:
- a first guide member carrying a sheet;
- a second guide member including a carriage path that is broader than the carriage path of the first guide member and accepting the curling of the sheet;
- sensors with detection ranges into which a portion of the curling of the sheet enters, in the carriage path of the second guide member;
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- a heater erasing the color of a developer attached to the sheet by heating the sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.