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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiharu Yoneda, Osaka, JP;
Masahiko Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Masaharu Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Noriaki Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Yuji Sawa, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 29/52 (2006.01); B65H 29/14 (2006.01); B65H 31/24 (2006.01); B65H 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 29/14 (2013.01); B65H 29/52 (2013.01); B65H 31/24 (2013.01); B65H 33/08 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1422 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1424 (2013.01); B65H 2405/115 (2013.01); B65H 2405/332 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet discharge device of the present invention includes discharge rollers configured to transport a sheet in a predetermined transport direction and to discharge the sheet to a discharge tray, and an upper discharge tray disposed above the discharge tray with a space being interposed therebetween. A bottom face of the upper discharge tray that faces the discharge tray includes a guide rib extending in an oblique direction inclined relative to the transport direction.