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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2006.01); B65H 29/20 (2006.01); B65H 29/70 (2006.01); B65H 29/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/20 (2013.01); B65H 29/14 (2013.01); B65H 29/70 (2013.01); B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 2301/5133 (2013.01); B65H 2401/211 (2013.01); B65H 2404/60 (2013.01); B65H 2404/61 (2013.01); B65H 2404/63 (2013.01); B65H 2405/113 (2013.01); B65H 2601/261 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an output unit that transports and outputs a recording medium on which an image has been formed, a member having an opening through which the recording medium is output, and a shield member disposed at the opening, the shield member shielding the output unit. The shield member includes plural swing members and a shield plate. The swing members are swingably supported and arranged in an axial direction of the output unit. The shield plate is attached to a wall that restrains the recording medium that is output from returning toward the output unit.