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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Peng Zou, Nagoya, JP;

Kenji Samoto, Nagoya, JP;

Yoshiyuki Washino, Gifu-Ken, JP;

Assignee:

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/22 (2006.01); B65H 1/26 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 31/20 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/22 (2013.01); B65H 1/266 (2013.01); B65H 3/0684 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 31/20 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2402/46 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11164 (2013.01); B65H 2405/3321 (2013.01); B65H 2405/3322 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a conveyance apparatus including a main body, a feed tray, and a discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first projecting portion, and the main body includes a supporting portion, first and second contacting portions. With the installed discharge tray rotating by a first amount or more about a fulcrum in a direction for such a part of the discharge tray as positioned on one side in a second direction from the fulcrum to move away from the first contacting portion, the first projecting portion is positioned below the second contacting portion. The part of the installed discharge tray as positioned on the one side in the second direction from the fulcrum is lighter in weight than the part of the installed discharge tray as positioned on the other side in the second direction. The conveyance apparatus includes a regulating portion.


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