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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Applicant:
Hiroshi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To handle a paper jam, an opening/closing coveris swiveled a predetermined angle around a pivoting shaft, with the opening/closing coverand a paper transport guide memberin an unlocked state, to open the opening/closing cover. The paper transport guide memberopens thereupon by swiveling around a pivoting shaftin response to the opening movement of the opening/closing cover, thereby opening simultaneously a paper transport pathand a reverse transport path