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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
May. 01, 2007
Susumu Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
Susumu Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A sheet transport path switching mechanism includes a movable guide to be moved rotatably about a support shaft parallel to the width direction of a transport path so as to selectively take either a main posture where the movable guide directs a sheet to the downstream side of a main transport path relative to a branch point, and a branch posture where the movable guide directs a sheet to a branch transport path. An engagement hook is provided in an apparatus body and supports a central region in the longitudinal direction of the movable guide to prevent the movable guide from being deformed due to interference with a sheet fed toward the branch transport path. The mechanism prevents deformation of the movable guide while facilitating reduction in material and production costs and adequately meeting requirements of waste treatment.