US 12,221,312 B2
Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus
Takuya Nishimura, Osaka (JP); and Yasunori Ueno, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 18/042,190
Filed by KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/024746
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 17, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/044535, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-142287 (JP), filed on Aug. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025683 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B65H 43/04 (2006.01); B65H 7/10 (2006.01); B65H 9/00 (2006.01); B65H 9/10 (2006.01); B65H 9/16 (2006.01); B65H 29/12 (2006.01); B65H 31/20 (2006.01); B65H 31/34 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 43/04 (2013.01) [B65H 7/10 (2013.01); B65H 9/006 (2013.01); B65H 9/103 (2013.01); B65H 9/166 (2013.01); B65H 29/125 (2013.01); B65H 31/20 (2013.01); B65H 31/34 (2013.01); B65H 2301/331 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1422 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1424 (2013.01); B65H 2511/12 (2013.01); B65H 2511/24 (2013.01); B65H 2515/34 (2013.01); B65H 2601/272 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sheet conveying device comprising:
a sheet conveying portion configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path;
a sheet discharge portion disposed downstream of the sheet conveying portion in a sheet conveying direction and configured to discharge the sheet from a discharge port to a discharge tray;
a sheet shift portion disposed on the conveyance path and configured to move the sheet in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction;
a conveying position detecting portion configured to detect a position of the sheet in the width direction on the conveyance path;
a discharge position detecting portion configured to detect a discharge position of the sheet, in the width direction, discharged onto the discharge tray; and
a control portion configured to control conveyance of the sheet, wherein
the control portion derives an amount of deviation between the discharge position of the sheet and a discharge reference position serving as a reference in the width direction in the sheet discharge portion based on a detection result of the discharge position detecting portion and controls the sheet shift portion according to the amount of deviation to correct a conveying position of the sheet in the sheet conveying portion.