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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/04 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B65H 16/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/04 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); B65H 16/005 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 31/20 (2013.01); B65H 2401/14 (2013.01); B65H 2405/1116 (2013.01); B65H 2701/11312 (2013.01); B65H 2801/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reception apparatus that receives an article discharged from a processing apparatus includes a first rod, a second rod, a reception sheet and two side rods. The reception sheet has flexibility, is supported by the first rod and the second rod and receives the article between the first rod and the second rod. The two side rods can rotate, extend and contract independently from each other with respect to the processing apparatus while respectively supporting both end portions of the second rod.