An apparatus for simultaneously rolling up and washing hoses. The apparatus has at least one nozzle and one bristle for washing and scrubbing a hose as it is being rolled onto a hose reel. The apparatus can be connected to a standard garden hose or to a water source on a fire truck. The apparatus washes and scrubs a hose of decontaminates as it is being rolled.

A converting machine, or a machine for winding or unwinding a strip of material on coils or for converting coils of a material into smaller coils, is configured to process a delicate material. The machine includes a loading unit for automatically loading a strip of material into the machine, an accumulation unit for accumulating the strip being processed, and a winding unit for winding the strip on a winding shaft to form respective coils.

An image forming apparatus includes: a main housing; a transfer roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a fixing device; a movable chute positioned between the transfer roller and the fixing device in a conveying direction; and a solenoid actuator. The movable chute is configured to guide the sheet, and is movable between: a first position; and a second position at which a downstream end in the conveying direction of the movable chute is positioned further downward relative to the downstream end of the movable chute positioned at the first position. The solenoid actuator is configured to cause the movable chute to move. The main housing includes: a first frame positioned further toward one side in the first direction relative to the movable chute and supporting the solenoid actuator; and a second frame positioned further toward another side in the first direction relative to the movable chute.

A medium discharge device includes a discharge drive roller configured to contact a first surface of a medium, a discharge driven roller that is configured to contact a second surface of the medium and nip the medium between itself and the discharge drive roller, a driven roller shaft, and a discharge assisting member configured to contact the second surface of the medium to be discharged, that has a larger diameter than the discharge driven roller, and that rotates integrally with the discharge driven roller. The discharge driven roller has a shaft hole through which the driven roller shaft passes, an inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole and an outer peripheral surface of the driven roller shaft slide with rotation of the discharge driven roller, and a quick-drying lubricant is used between the inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole and the outer peripheral surface of the driven roller shaft.