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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Daisuke Kozaki, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Ohama, Iwakura, JP;
Ai Oyamada, Konan, JP;
Takeru Morinaga, Seto, JP;
Daisuke Kozaki, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Ohama, Iwakura, JP;
Ai Oyamada, Konan, JP;
Takeru Morinaga, Seto, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A conveyor device includes a conveyor including a conveyor roller to convey a sheet along a conveyance path, a cover movable between a closed position where the cover covers the conveyor roller and an open position where the cover is separated from the conveyor roller. The conveyor further includes a pinch roller urged toward the conveyor roller when the cover is in the closed position. When the cover is in the closed position, the conveyor roller and the pinch roller define a nip point along the conveyance path. The conveyor device includes a holder supported by the cover and to rotatably support the pinch roller and an urging member disposed between the cover and the holder to move the holder away from the cover to urge the pinch roller toward the conveyor roller when the cover is in the closed position.