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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadafumi Shimizu, Osaka, JP;
Tadashi Ohira, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271263 ; 271274 ; 271902 ;
Abstract
Sheet transport device with easy sheet jam handling. The device comprises a first sheet transport path which includes a feed roller rotatable in forward and reverse directions and a pair of transport rollers separable from each other, and a second sheet transport path connected to the first path which includes an openable frame. When the frame is opened, the transport rollers are separated from each other and the feed roller is driven reversely. The device further comprises a display which indicates the position where a jammed sheet is located.