Transport mechanism and image forming apparatus
US-9193551-B2 · Nov 24, 2015 · US
Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
US9102483B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9102483-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313845448-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | Oct 1, 2010 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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A sheet conveying apparatus including: a conveying roller pair conveying a sheet by a nip portion; a shutter portion which is rotatably supported on a rotary shaft of the first conveying roller; a same radius portion, provided in the shutter portion, which is formed to have substantially the same radius as a radius of the first conveying roller; an abutment portion, provided in the shutter portion, and against which the leading edge of the sheet is abutted; and a boundary portion, provided in a boundary of the abutment portion and the same radius portion, which guides the leading edge of the sheet to the nip portion when the shutter portion is rotated by abutting the leading edge of the sheet against the boundary portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sheet conveying apparatus, comprising: a conveying roller pair including a first conveying roller and a second conveying roller, which conveys a sheet by a nip portion formed by the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller; a shutter portion which is rotated around a rotation center of a rotary shaft of the first conveying roller, the shutter portion being rotated and guiding a leading edge of the sheet to the nip portion after the leading…
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- What does patent US9102483B2 cover?
- A sheet conveying apparatus including: a conveying roller pair conveying a sheet by a nip portion; a shutter portion which is rotatably supported on a rotary shaft of the first conveying roller; a same radius portion, provided in the shutter portion, which is formed to have substantially the same radius as a radius of the first conveying roller; an abutment portion, provided in the shutter port…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65H9/004. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).