SHEET DISCRIMINATOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

A sheet discriminator includes a sheet loader on which a recording medium is loaded, an information detector to detect information of the recording medium loaded on the sheet loader, and a sheet distinguisher to distinguish a type of the recording medium based on the information detected by the information detector. The information detector detects the information of the recording medium with the recording medium being inserted between the sheet loader and the information detector. An image forming apparatus incorporates the sheet discriminator and an image forming part to form an image on the recording medium.

主权项

1. A sheet information detecting device comprising:
a sheet loader on which a sheet is loaded; an information detector configured to detect information of the sheet loaded on the sheet loader, the information detector including
a light emitter configured to emit light to a surface of the sheet and to an interior of the sheet, anda light receiver to receive the emitted light; and the information detector configured to detect the information of the sheet with the sheet being inserted in the sheet loader.