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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Switching device for switching transport directions of recording medium, and image forming apparatus
Applicant:
Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Jun Sawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/60 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/60 (2013.01); B65H 29/12 (2013.01); G03G 15/6529 (2013.01); B65H 2601/521 (2013.01); B65H 2601/524 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switching device for switching transport directions of a recording medium includes a switching member and at least one rotation stopper. The switching member is configured to switch transport paths of the recording medium. The at least one rotation stopper is configured to hit the switching member to stop rotation of the switching member. The at least one rotation stopper is disposed asymmetrically in a direction perpendicular to a transport direction in which the switching member transports the recording medium.