Sheet ejecting device and image forming apparatus
US-2015375956-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus including the same
US9505578B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9505578-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414498683-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Publication date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
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A sheet conveying device is provided in a paper sheet discharge portion of an image forming apparatus. The sheet conveying device includes, inside thereof, a pair of conveyance guides forming a curved path. A stiffening member is attached to an upper conveyance guide. The stiffening member includes a first pressing portion on the downstream side in the conveyance direction, and a guide portion on the upstream side. The first pressing portion is positioned at a lower position than a nip portion of a pair of discharge rollers. The guide portion is positioned at an upper position than the nip portion. The guide portion is narrower in the width direction than the first pressing portion.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A sheet conveying device comprising: a first conveyance guide member and a second conveyance guide member disposed to face each other and forming a discharge path extending to a sheet discharge outlet; a first discharge roller and a second discharge roller disposed to face each other across the discharge path and configured to nip a sheet member conveyed in the discharge path in a sheet conveyance direction toward the sheet discharge outlet and disch…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9505578B2 cover?
- A sheet conveying device is provided in a paper sheet discharge portion of an image forming apparatus. The sheet conveying device includes, inside thereof, a pair of conveyance guides forming a curved path. A stiffening member is attached to an upper conveyance guide. The stiffening member includes a first pressing portion on the downstream side in the conveyance direction, and a guide portion …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65H29/70. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 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).