Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US16597130Application Date: 2019-10-09
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Publication No.: US11117769B2Publication Date: 2021-09-14
- Inventor: Fumiaki Murakami , Katsumi Kuroyanagi , Shigeru Sawano
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JPJP2018-191688 20181010
- Main IPC: B65H9/00
- IPC: B65H9/00 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
A sheet conveyance device correcting skew of a sheet being conveyed includes: a rotational shaft extending perpendicularly to a sheet conveyance direction; conveyance rollers disposed at predefined intervals and into which the rotational shaft is inserted; gate members being coaxial with the conveyance rollers and disposed between the conveyance rollers along the rotational shaft, the gate members each having an arc-shaped part partially surrounding the rotational shaft and a stopper protruding radially outwards from the arc-shaped part; and a mounting plate elongated along the rotational shaft and being supported rotatably around the rotational shaft and holding the gate members in a same orientation. After the sheet abuts against at least one of the stoppers, the stoppers are pushed out of the conveyance path by the sheet. When the stoppers are positioned on the conveyance path, openings of the arc-shaped parts face toward a downstream side in the conveyance direction.
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