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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Tomoyuki Araki, Numazu, JP;
Teruo Komatsu, Mishima, JP;
Yasuyoshi Hayakawa, Mishima, JP;
Tsuyoshi Waragai, Mishima, JP;
Atsushi Ogata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus including a conveying path changing device, the conveying path changing device having a main conveying path for conveying a sheet, a plurality of branched paths branched from the main conveying path, a plurality of oscillatable flappers for selecting between a changed position where the sheet is guided from the main conveying path to one of the branched paths and a retracted position permitting passage of the sheet, a single solenoid for oscillating the plurality of flappers, a single link for connecting the solenoid and the flappers, and a sensor confirming movements of the flapper by detecting a movement of the link.