Sheet conveying device, automatic document feeder, and image forming apparatus
US20250026595A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-01-23RICOH CO LTD
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US18/777681
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-07-21
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-23
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Abstract
A sheet conveying device includes a conveyor, a sound collector, an operation unit, and circuitry. The conveyor conveys a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction. The sound collector collects sound produced by conveying the sheet by the conveyor. The operation unit outputs information of a conveyance of the sheet. The circuitry is to cause the sound collector to collect the sound, detect a factor of an abnormal conveyance produced by conveying the sheet based on the sound collected by the sound collector, locate a position of the factor of the abnormal conveyance of the sheet in response to a detection of the factor of the abnormal conveyance of the sheet, and output, to the operation unit, the position of the factor of the abnormal conveyance of the sheet.
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