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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Koji Murata, Osaka, JP;

Tadahisa Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/20 (2005.12); B65H 31/02 (2005.12); B65H 45/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/04 (2012.12); B65H 31/02 (2012.12); B65H 2801/27 (2012.12);
Abstract

A sheet post-processing device includes a discharge port, a discharge tray, and a sheet holding member. On the discharge tray, a sheet discharged through the discharge port is stacked. The sheet holding member is swingably attached above the discharge port, and holds the sheet stacked on the discharge tray. The sheet holding member has a plurality of link members and a joint portion. The plurality of link members are coupled to each other along a discharge direction of the sheet. The joint portion couples the plurality of link members to each other. The sheet holding member is capable of changing a shape thereof by being bent at the joint portion in an up-down direction.


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