Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – By means to convey sheet
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-15
2011-12-20
Joerger, Kaitlin (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
By means to convey sheet
C271S262000, C271S263000, C271S258050
Reexamination Certificate
active
08079590
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes a pair of conveyance rollers to nip and convey a sheet on which a formed image is recorded, a turning amount detection section which is disposed downstream of the pair of conveyance rollers and includes a bearing section coming in contact with the sheet, a thickness detection section to detect a thickness of the sheet based on a turning amount detected by the turning amount detection section, a pair of register rollers which is disposed downstream of the bearing section and aligns the sheet, and an image recording and fixing section to record and fix the image on the sheet passing through the pair of register rollers. A distance from a center point of a contact portion of the pair of conveyance rollers to a point where the bearing section contacts with the sheet is zero or more and about 3 mm or less.
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Murakami Reiji
Soga Naofumi
Gokhale Prasad
Joerger Kaitlin
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
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