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Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2024
Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Takashi Kotani, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/60 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B65H 85/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/60 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B65H 85/00 (2013.01); B65H 2301/3423 (2013.01); B65H 2701/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sheet conveying device includes: a sheet conveyance path that receives a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus and allows the sheet to be conveyed on the sheet conveyance path; a turnover conveyance path that diverges from the sheet conveyance path, receives the sheet conveyed from the sheet conveyance path to turn over the sheet, and allows the turned-over sheet to be conveyed on the turnover conveyance path; a first shunt conveyance path that is formed to connect to the turnover conveyance path and have a circularly curved shape and allows the sheet conveyed from the turnover conveyance path to be shunted and switched back on the first shunt conveyance path; and a first U-turn conveyance path that is formed to diverge from the first shunt conveyance path and allows the sheet switched back on the first shunt conveyance path to be conveyed toward the image forming apparatus.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kotani, Takashi. (2025). Sheet conveying device conveying sheet ejected from image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12428254). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12428254

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