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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Yasuki Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuki Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A discharge mechanism includes a rotating shaft that is rotatable, a plurality of roll portions provided around the rotating shaft, an opposing member provided above the roll portions so as to oppose the roll portions, the opposing member holding and conveying a material to be conveyed, in cooperation with the roll portions so that the material to be conveyed is discharged onto a discharge section, and a protrusion formed on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the protrusion not protruding beyond the outer diameter of the roll portions.