SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

• Main Author: NAKAYASHIKI YUJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 17.05.2018
• Subjects: CINEMATOGRAPHY; CONVEYING; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet conveyance device capable of easily releasing the sheet jamming occurring in the first conveying path between the opening/closing member, and securing high dimensional accuracy at the second conveying path which the second moving part supported by the first moving part is formed with a body part.SOLUTION: The sheet conveyance device includes a body part 100 having a conveyance part 30 for conveying a sheet S, an opening/closing part 200 supported openably and closably with respect to the body part 100, a first moving part 204 movably supported at a first position forming a first conveyance path 108 where the sheet S is conveyed between the opening/closing part 200 and a second position at which the first conveyance path 108 is opened, a second moving part 205 movably supported with respect to the first moving part 204, and a guide member 32 provided on the body part 100 and capable of abutting against the second moving part 205 in a state where the opening/closing part 200 is closed and constituting the second conveyance path 109 together with the second moving part 205.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】開閉部と第１の移動部の間の第１の搬送路で発生したシートの詰まりを容易に解除可能でかつ、第１の移動部に支持される第２の移動部が本体部と形成する第２の搬送路について高い寸法精度を確保可能なシート搬送装置を提供する。【解決手段】シートＳを搬送する搬送部３０を有する本体部１００と、前記本体部１００に対して開閉可能に支持される開閉部２００と、前記開閉部２００との間でシートＳが搬送される第１の搬送路１０８を形成する第１の位置及び前記第１の搬送路１０８が開放される第２の位置に移動可能に支持される第１の移動部２０４と、前記第１の移動部２０４に対して移動可能に支持される第２の移動部２０５と、前記本体部１００に設けられ、前記開閉部２００が閉じられた状態で前記第２の移動部２０５に当接することで、前記第２の移動部２０５と共に第２の搬送路１０９を構成するガイド部材３２と、を備える。【選択図】図１