Sheet transport device
US5253856A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00924
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet transport device is provided with a plurality of sheet transport paths arranged in parallel to one another and a sheet transport assembly for transporting a sheet along the sheet transport path. The transport assembly includes a drive shaft extending normal to the plurality of sheet transport paths, a roller member mounted on the drive shaft in a position corresponding to each of the plurality of sheet transport paths, and a transmission mechanism provided between the drive shaft and roller member for transmitting the rotational force of the drive shaft rotating in a sheet transport direction to the roller member and for shutting off transmission of the rotational force of the roller member rotating in the sheet transport direction to the drive shaft. Accordingly, the misalignment of sheets to be transported simultaneously can be readily corrected. In addition, even if one of the simultaneously transported sheets gets jammed, the jammed sheet can be smoothly removed without affecting transport of the other sheets.
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