Patent ID: 8083226
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: B41J,B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A sheet guiding apparatus, comprising: a supporting member formed of a dielectric material having a supporting surface which supports a sheet; a first electrode provided in the supporting member so as to be distant from the supporting surface; an electric field generating portion configured to generate an electric field between the supporting surface and the first electrode by applying a voltage to the first electrode; a guide member which is distant from the supporting surface by a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to the supporting surface and which defines a path extending to the predetermined position; a moving portion configured to move the sheet supported by the supporting surface by moving at least one of the supporting member and the guide member relatively to each other in a direction parallel to the supporting surface; and an electric field inverting portion configured to invert a direction of the electric field generated by the electric field generating portion, before a leading end portion of the sheet has moved in a direction in which the sheet is moved to reach the guide member.