Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 片材输送装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13951172Application Date: 2013-07-25
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Publication No.: US09260273B2Publication Date: 2016-02-16
- Inventor: Tatsubumi Mizuno
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2012-168144 20120730
- Main IPC: B65H29/58
- IPC: B65H29/58 ; B65H85/00 ; B65H29/60

Abstract:
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first path and a second path through which a sheet is conveyed, and a guide portion rotatable between a first position where the sheet is guided to the first path and a second position where the sheet is guided to the second path, wherein the guide portion includes a resin member including a first guide surface configured to guide the sheet to the first path at the first position, and a second guide surface configured to guide the sheet to the second path at the second position, and a reinforcing member including a main body portion extending in a direction along an axis line of guide portion, and protrusions protruding, along the first guide surface and the second guide surface, from both end portions in a longitudinal direction of the main body portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140027975A1 SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-01-30
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