- Patent Title: Sheet conveyance apparatus that ensures grounding of discharging member and conveyance roller with simple configuration, and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US15233526Application Date: 2016-08-10
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Publication No.: US09696677B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Hiroshi Wada
- Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agent James Judge
- Priority: JP2015-158166 20150810
- Main IPC: B65H5/06
- IPC: B65H5/06 ; B65H31/00 ; B65H29/12 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a housing, a rotationally driven conductive shaft, a conveyance roller, a drive transmission unit, a conductive bearing member, a conductive discharging member, a cover member, and a conductive grounding member. The bearing member rotatably supports one end side of a shaft in a sheet width direction. The conductive discharging member is disposed in the openings. The discharging member discharges sheets by contacting the sheets. The cover member is secured to the sidewall along the one end side of the housing in the sheet width direction. The cover member includes a conductive grounding portion for electrical grounding. The conductive grounding member contacts the bearing member and the one end side of the discharging member along the sheet width direction. The grounding member conducts the bearing member and the discharging member to the grounding portion of the cover member.
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