Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device, sheet conveying method using the image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device, and image forming method using the image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11148892
APP PUB NO 20190276258A1
SERIAL NO

16269915

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A sheet conveying device includes a position detector configured to detect a position of a side end portion of a conveyance target medium, a position adjuster configured to move in at least one of a width direction of the conveyance target medium and a rotation direction of the conveyance target medium within a plane of sheet conveyance, while conveying the conveyance target medium, and adjust a position of the conveyance target medium, according to the position of the side end portion of the conveyance target medium detected by the position detector, a transfer rotary body disposed downstream from the position adjuster in a sheet conveying direction and having a receiver mounted on the rotary body to receive the conveyance target medium, and circuitry configured to change a rotation speed of the transfer rotary body according to the position of the conveyance target medium after adjusted by the position adjuster.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Egawa, Tomohiro Kanagawa, JP 33 50
Maeyama, Yuichiro Kanagawa, JP 33 232
Takahashi, Motoharu Kanagawa, JP 13 48

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