PAPER SIZE DETECTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
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1. A paper size detecting apparatus comprising:
- a paper width guider configured to move from side to side to set one or more paper sheets loaded in a paper feeding part in a widthwise direction;
a detecting sensor disposed at the paper width guider; and
a detected band disposed at the paper feeding part in a widthwise direction of the paper sheets to face the detecting sensor.
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Abstract
A paper size detecting apparatus includes a paper width guider configured to move from side to side to set paper sheets loaded in a paper feeding part in a widthwise direction, a detecting sensor disposed at the paper width guider, and a detected band disposed at the paper feeding part in a widthwise direction of the paper sheets to face the detecting sensor.
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1. A paper size detecting apparatus comprising:
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a paper width guider configured to move from side to side to set one or more paper sheets loaded in a paper feeding part in a widthwise direction; a detecting sensor disposed at the paper width guider; and a detected band disposed at the paper feeding part in a widthwise direction of the paper sheets to face the detecting sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a paper feeding part having one or more paper sheets loaded; a paper width guider configured to move from side to side to set the paper sheets loaded in the paper feeding part in a widthwise direction; a detecting sensor disposed at the paper width guider; and a detected band disposed at the paper feeding part in a widthwise direction of the paper sheets to face the detecting sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a paper feeding part to feed one or more paper sheets along a paper feeding path in a first direction; a band disposed on the paper feeding path in a second direction having an angle with the first direction at the paper feeding part and having characteristics of different lengths corresponding to sizes of the paper sheets; and a detecting sensor movable along the band to detect the characteristics of the different lengths so as to determine the sizes of the paper sheets. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a paper feeding part having a first portion on which one or more paper sheets are loaded, to feed the paper sheet in a first direction; a band disposed in a second direction on a second portion of the paper feeding part to receive the fed paper sheet, and having characteristics of different lengths corresponding to sizes of the paper sheets; and a detecting sensor movable along the band to detect the characteristics of the different lengths so as to determine the sizes of the paper sheets. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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