Sheet transport device
US6739778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00544
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a sheet transport device for use in an image forming apparatus in which one surface of a guide member and one surface of a first counterpart member define a first sheet transport path, and the opposite surface of the guide member and one surface of a second counterpart member define a second sheet transport path. The second counterpart member is pivotally supported on a main body of the image forming apparatus to be selectively set to a closed position for defining the second sheet transport path and an opened position for exposing an interior of the second sheet transport path. The guide member is pivotally supported on the main body of the image forming apparatus to be selectively set to a closed position for defining the first sheet transport path and a closed position for exposing an interior of the first sheet transport path. The sheet transport device has retaining means for retaining the guide member at the closed position. The guide member is retained at the closed position when the second counterpart member is set to the opened position by the retaining means.
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