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Patent No.:

US 10138083 B1

Date of Patent:

Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2017

Sheet discharging apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Tomooku Koyama, Suntou-gun, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Primary Examiner:

Prasad V Gokhale

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B65H 7/00 (2006.01); B65H 7/04 (2006.01); B65H 31/04 (2006.01); B65H 5/04 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B65H 29/38 (2006.01); B65H 29/52 (2006.01); B65H 31/10 (2006.01); B65H 43/02 (2006.01); B65H 29/70 (2006.01); B65H 31/14 (2006.01); B65H 31/18 (2006.01); B65H 33/08 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B65H 7/04 (2013.01); B65H 5/04 (2013.01); B65H 5/068 (2013.01); B65H 29/38 (2013.01); B65H 29/52 (2013.01); B65H 31/04 (2013.01); B65H 31/10 (2013.01); B65H 43/02 (2013.01); B65H 29/70 (2013.01); B65H 31/14 (2013.01); B65H 31/18 (2013.01); B65H 33/08 (2013.01); B65H 2405/113 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2553/612 (2013.01); B65H 2553/81 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);

Abstract

A sheet discharging apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sheet discharge member provided in the apparatus body, and a movable tray including a sheet supporting surface. A movable member in the movable tray is moved by being pressed by the sheet supported on the sheet supporting surface, and a detecting portion detects a presence of the sheet supported on the sheet supporting surface in response to a position of the movable member. The movable member includes an extension portion extending out of the movable tray toward the apparatus body, and the apparatus body is provided with an opening portion through which the extension portion extends. The opening portion is formed such that the extension portion is movable along a moving direction of the movable tray within the apparatus body, and the detecting portion detects a position of the movable member by detecting the extension portion.

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