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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Watase, Yasuhiro Sagawa, Kenji Ueda, Masayuki Ueda, Naoyuki Okamoto, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Yoshikuni Ishikawa
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A sheet conveying device, that can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a first conveying unit to convey a sheet in a first direction, a second conveying unit disposed on a downstream side of the first conveying unit to convey the sheet in a second direction, and a first path formed between the first and second conveying units. At least the second conveying unit has a holding section to hold and convey the sheet. The sheet conveying device further includes a belt conveying unit disposed along an outer side of the first path and includes a belt to convey the sheet toward the holding section. The belt is stretched around a first belt holding and rotating member and a second belt holding and rotating member disposed on an upstream side of the second conveying unit in the second direction.
A sheet conveying device, comprising:
An image forming apparatus including a sheet conveying device, the sheet conveying device comprising:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in…:…
Sheet holders, retainers , movable guides, or stationary guides: for the sheet feeding section
Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for: drives, motors, controls or automatic…
By belts: between belts and rotary means, e.g. rollers, drums, cylinders or balls, forming a transport nip
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The present patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-220457 filed on Aug. 11, 2006 in the Japan Patent Office, the entire contents and disclosure of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
1. Field
Example embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a sheet conveying device effectively conveying various types of sheets, an image forming apparatus such as a copier, a facsimile machine, a printer, a printing machine, an inkjet recording device, a scanner provided with the sheet conveying device, and a multifunctional machine combining functions of at least two of the above.
The accompanying drawings are intended to depict example embodiments of the present invention and should not be interpreted to limit the scope thereof. The accompanying drawings are not to be considered as drawn to scale unless explicitly noted.
A more complete appreciation of the disclosure and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a schematic entire configuration of an image forming apparatus, according to an example embodiment of the prevent invention;
It will be understood that if an element or layer is referred to as being “on”, “against”, “connected to” or “coupled to” another element or layer, then it can be directly on, against, connected or coupled to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, if an element is referred to as being “directly on”, “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, then there are no intervening elements or layers present. Like numbers referred to like elements throughout. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Spatially relative terms, such as “beneath”, “below”, “lower”, “above”, “upper” and the like may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements describes as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, term such as “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors herein interpreted accordingly.
Although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, it should be understood that these elements, components, regions, layer and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.