Sheet feed unit having guide with sheet guide surface placed at confluence of two transport paths
US6293541A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/44
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Featured is a sheet feed unit including a first transport path in which is transported a first sheet, a second transport path and a protrusion. A second sheet is transported in the second transport path and guided at a prescribed angle relative to the first transport path. The protrusion is located or fixed at a confluence of the first transport path and the second transport path. The protrusion also has a guide surface that is placed to allow the second sheet to be guided along the first transport path.
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