Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US14840191Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US09637331B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Noritaka Iwama
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2015-073412 20150331
- Main IPC: B65H1/00
- IPC: B65H1/00 ; B65H1/26

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus including a movement mechanism includes a first arm assembly including a first arm configured to pivot about a first pivot axis between a retracted position and a protruding position, the first arm being biased toward the protruding position and extending away from the first pivot axis in a first direction and a second arm configured to rotate between a restriction position in which the second arm engages the first arm, and a releasing position in which the second arm is separated from the first arm, the second arm configured to rotate from the restriction position to the releasing position in a direction away from the first arm, and a guide including a guide surface extending in the first direction, the guide surface configured to contact the first arm situated in the protruding position and a protruding guide configured to contact and move the second arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160289015A1 Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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