Sheet conveying apparatus and original document processing apparatus
US7000915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00976
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus has a conveyor for conveying a sheet to a prescribed position, a pair of reverse-discharge rotating members capable of rotating forward and reverse for feeding the sheet to the conveyor by switchback and an electricity removal unit for removing electricity from the conveyed sheet. The switchback serves to feed a sheet having a maximum conveyable length from the pair of reverse-discharge rotating members to the conveyor and the electricity removal unit is arranged downstream in a sheet discharging direction from a cross over position fro a front edge of the sheet and a back edge of the sheet during discharge of the sheet, and at a downstream side to the sheet discharging direction the pair of reverse-discharge rotating members again.
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