Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16929181Application Date: 2020-07-15
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Publication No.: US12091273B2Publication Date: 2024-09-17
- Inventor: Shinji Kubo
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP 19146510 2019.08.08
- Main IPC: B65H29/12
- IPC: B65H29/12 ; B65H31/02 ; B65H31/20

Abstract:
A sheet discharge apparatus includes a first conveyance guide having a plurality of first ribs and rotatably supporting a drive roller, with the plurality of first ribs guiding a sheet, and a second conveyance guide to support a holder member movably in a separating direction where the holder member separates from the drive roller. The second conveyance guide includes a plurality of second ribs which form a conveyance path, together with the first ribs, through which the sheet passes, and a regulation portion to regulate movement of the holder member within a range of a first distance in the separating direction from a position where a driven roller is in contact with the drive roller, wherein the first distance is smaller than a second distance which is a distance between the first ribs and the second ribs in the separating direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210039909A1 SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-02-11
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