Electrophotographic apparatus and sheet guide mechanism
US5671466A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00599
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet guide mechanism is provided with a guide path along which a sheet-like member is guided and which is defined between one and the other guide surfaces. A stationary guide member has a first surface defining the one guide surface, and a movable guide member having a second surface defines the other guide surface, which is shiftable relative to the stationary guide member. Protrusions are formed on one of the first and second surfaces, protruding toward the other of the first and second surfaces by a predetermined distance. A shiftable member is shiftable relative to the stationary guide member between a guide position and a remote position. A spring is provided between the shiftable member and the movable guide member allowing the elastic contact between the protrusions and the other of the first and second surfaces, when the shiftable member is located in the guide position.
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