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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2016
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Kotaro Kurokawa, Gifu, JP;

Masahiko Ohta, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/36 (2006.01); B65H 31/26 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 29/52 (2006.01); B65H 29/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 29/52 (2013.01); B65H 29/70 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2301/51214 (2013.01); B65H 2402/545 (2013.01); B65H 2404/63 (2013.01); B65H 2405/115 (2013.01); B65H 2405/3321 (2013.01); B65H 2601/111 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01); B65H 2801/39 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path; a discharge tray configured to support the sheet discharged from the conveyance path; a sheet presser movable toward and away from a support surface of the discharge tray and configured to press the sheet being discharged, onto the support surface; a first stopper configured to limit a spaced distance between the sheet presser and the support surface to a first distance when the first stopper is located at a first position, and configured to allow the spaced distance to become greater than the first distance when the first stopper is located at a second position; and a position change mechanism configured to change a position of the first stopper between the first position and the second position.


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