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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhito Kato, Toride, JP;
Noriyoshi Ueda, Kashiwa, JP;
Yoshifumi Takehara, Abiko, JP;
Naho Saitoh, Toride, JP;
Kazuyuki Iwamoto, Abiko, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Kashiwa, JP;
Wataru Kawata, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 5807 ; 83684 ; 234 38 ; 399407 ;
Abstract
A sheet transport apparatus has a puncher for punching a hole in a sheet as the sheet is being transported through a transport path, and a transport device for clamping and transporting the sheet, the transport device being disposed downstream of the puncher and having a first rotation member and a second rotation member for pressing the sheet into contact with the first rotation member, the transport device being disposed at a position where a hole punched by the puncher passes through.