Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having a flap swingable from a first position to a second position
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Application No.: US16725225Application Date: 2019-12-23
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Publication No.: US11262684B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Yusuke Ikegami , Kazuya Kamikawa
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Priority: JPJP2018-243556 20181226
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; B65H29/12 ; B65H29/60

Abstract:
A first transport unit transports, along a first path, a sheet transported from an image forming unit. A second transport unit transports the sheet along a second transport path branched from a junction with the first transport path. A first cover, when open, holds the sheet transported to an exterior of a housing and, when closed, partially constitutes the second transport unit. A flap is disposed at the junction and, when at a first position, blocks the second transport path and guides the sheet along the first transport path and, when at a second position, blocks the first transport path and guides the sheet along the second transport path. A drive unit moves the flap between the first position and the second position. A moving mechanism moves away from the flap in response to closing of the first cover, and pushes and moves the flap to the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200209797A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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