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Image recording apparatus

US7435025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 2005
Grant dateOct 14, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/06
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image recording apparatus includes an accommodation section, an image recording section, an outer arcuate guide member, an inner arcuate guide member, and a feeding section. Recording media are stacked on the accommodation section. The image recording section forms an image on a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance direction. The outer arcuate guide member connects in a U-shape the accommodation section with the image recording section. The outer arcuate guide member guides the recording medium from a downstream end portion of the accommodation section to an insertion port of the image recording section. The inner arcuate guide member is disposed to be separate from the outer arcuate guide member. A passage is defined between the outer arcuate guide member and the inner arcuate guide member. The passage allows the recording medium to displace in a thickness direction thereof.

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