Sheet conveyance device, and image forming apparatus and image reading unit including same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8444135
APP PUB NO 20120119436A1
SERIAL NO

13293164

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A sheet conveyance device includes a loading section, a first conveyance member a separation section, a first sheet length detector to detect whether the sheet is longer than a predetermined length slightly longer than a specific sheet size in the sheet conveyance direction, a trailing-edge detector disposed downstream from the separation section, a leading-edge detector disposed downstream from the trailing-edge detector a distance smaller than the specific sheet size and from the first conveyance member a distance longer than the specific sheet size, and a controller. When the sheet is equal to or greater than the predetermined length, the controller starts sheet feeding when the trailing-edge detector detects the trailing edge of the sheet, and when the sheet is smaller than that, the controller starts sheet feeding when either the leading-edge detector detects the leading edge of the sheet or the trailing-edge detector detects the trailing edge thereof.

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RICOH COMPANY LTD3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1 CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kambayashi, Mamoru Tokyo, JP 16 184
Kanaya, Atsushi Kanagawa, JP 17 243
Kimura, Norio Kanagawa, JP 186 3564
Kitaoka, Shinya Kanagawa, JP 26 370
Morita, Kenichiro Tokyo, JP 82 1552
Suzuki, Michitaka Kanagawa, JP 65 1182
Suzuki, Yoshito Kanagawa, JP 66 499
Tobinaga, Hideki Kanagawa, JP 23 238

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