Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus therewith
US10035676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1696
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet conveying device has a body and a frame supporting it, and is insertable or extractable along a sheet stacking face formed in an in-body discharge space in an image forming apparatus and having an inclined face with an upward gradient toward the downstream side in the sheet discharge direction. On the face of the frame opposite the sheet stacking face, a plurality of first and second wheels rotatable in the insertion or extraction direction are provided downward of the center of the opposite face in the insertion direction. The first wheels are arranged downstream of the second wheels in the insertion direction, and protrude from the opposite face farther than the second wheels. The first wheels fit into a concave portion formed in the sheet stacking face by the inclined face and thereby enable the second wheels to make contact with the sheet stacking face.
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