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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Tsuyoshi Suganuma, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 5/36 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 3/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/0684 (2013.01); B65H 1/04 (2013.01); B65H 3/66 (2013.01); B65H 5/36 (2013.01); B65H 2404/50 (2013.01); B65H 2404/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet conveyer comprises a sheet support surface; a first roller to convey sheets; a second roller to separate one by one the sheets to convey a sheet downstream; a holder configured to be swingably supported about a swing center axis, wherein the first roller is attached to the holder to be rotatable; and a guide formed of a separate member and comprising a guide surface extending upstream with respect to an upstream end portion of the holder and the guide guides the sheet to a portion below the holder and the first roller.