Patent ID: 8145109
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet separator using air, comprising: a plurality of nozzles, through which compressed air is ejected against a nip portion where a plurality of rotating members meets, presses each other, and carries a sheet of a recording medium therebetween, disposed downstream in a direction of sheet transport and also in a direction of a width of the recording medium; and a guide member to hold and secure the nozzles, the guide member including a conduit to supply the compressed air to the nozzles, and a guide surface to direct the recording medium separated from the nip portion, wherein the nozzles are detachably mountable to the guide member, and wherein a tip of each of the nozzles from which air is ejected projects beyond the leading edge of the guide member on the nip portion side.