Patent ID: 11878893
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein
the paper-length detection device further includes
a second controller that outputs information of an absolute angle of the magnet on a basis of the voltage value of the signal output by the angle sensor, and
a storage table that stores distances between the first regulatory member and the second regulatory member that continuously increase from a minimum value to a maximum value corresponding to absolute angles from 0° or more to less than 360° or distances between the first regulatory member and the second regulatory member that continuously increase from a minimum value to a maximum value corresponding to absolute angles from 0° or more to less than 180°,

the second controller refers to the storage table and outputs, as information of a length of the paper, information of the distance corresponding to the absolute angle to the first controller, which includes the absolute value of the length of the paper sheet.