- Patent Title: Opening/closing unit and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US15438163Application Date: 2017-02-21
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Publication No.: US09910400B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Takehiro Sato , Yoshiaki Tashiro
- 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
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- Priority: JP2016-035412 20160226
- Main IPC: G03G15/23
- IPC: G03G15/23 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
Provided is an opening/closing unit including a cover member and a conveying unit. The cover member is provided to one side surface of an apparatus main body so as to open and close a sheet conveying path. The conveying unit is provided inside of the cover member in the apparatus main body. The sheet conveying path includes a first conveying path formed between the conveying unit and the apparatus main body, and a second conveying path formed between the conveying unit and the cover member. When an operating lever of the cover member is rotated to a second position, opening operation of the cover member is enabled. When the operating lever is rotated to a first position in a state where the cover member is opened, the conveying unit rotates with respect to the cover member so that the second conveying path is opened.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170248898A1 OPENING/CLOSING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2017-08-31
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