Sheet transport apparatus and image forming apparatus
US9588475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/27
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet transport apparatus includes a transport guide that is included in a first transport path along which a sheet is to be transported and a flapper that selectively guides the sheet, which is transported by passing through the first transport path, to a second transport path and a third transport path. The transport guide has an air-blowing hole that is positioned further upstream than the flapper in a transport direction of the sheet. The sheet transport apparatus further includes an air-blowing fan that blows air to the flapper from outside the first transport path via the air-blowing hole.
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