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Ejected paper receiving unit for large printer and large printer equipped with the same

US6568865B1 · kind B1 · utility

51Cited by
9References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 2000
Grant dateMay 27, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/36
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fulcrum shaft 61 and a recessed sheet member 64, which together constitute an ejected paper receiving unit that is rotatable force forward and backward within a range extending from a front receiving position and a rear receiving position. When an operator rotates the ejected paper receiving unit 6 forward and sets it at the front receiving position, a print sheet that is ejected by a paper ejection unit 4 is accepted while sliding forward along the sheet member 64. And when the operator rotates the ejected paper receiving unit 6 to the rear and sets it at the rear receiving position, a print sheet ejected by the paper ejection unit 4 is accepted while sliding to the rear along the sheet member 64.

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